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hello i'm maryam namazie in london with a quick look at the headlines now syrian opposition activists saying rebels have withdrawn from the strategically important town of consequent in southern province follows days of fighting which saw them firing rockets into government territory and harder has more now from beirut. is back under the control of the syrian government images released by pro regime media shows a town in southern italy empty of residents and fighters rebels withdrew early on tuesday after days of fighting and hundreds of air strikes its location gives the syrian government access to parts of a vital commercial highway that connects the northern city of aleppo to the capital damascus and has been a military objective for months this is a very important development in the course of this conflict. this is the 1st step in the 1st stage maybe. in an effort by the government to regain control of the territories along them 5 road between. and. i think the next target would be moderate to normal. the opposition didn't just lose. rebel fighters had little choice but to leave t

that's right maryam and then incredible thing is if those numbers are substantiated so once given by the organizers you're looking at a quarter about a quarter of hong kong's population coming out in the streets and they were there to support the protests that have been ongoing many many fear that they had lost the protesters had lost support due to the violent nature of recent protests but they also were condemning the actions of police in recent days now local media is calling this the 3rd day of consecutive protests without tear gas and they say it's a landmark day so in response the government has not condemned the protests that took place the protesters had a permit to protest at victoria park that's where you see the pictures of more than hundreds of thousands of people they all spilled out on the streets and then they started marching despite not having that permit but because of sheer numbers they just could not be contained then a few broke away and came here to where we are at the government headquarters where they milled around for a while. before leaving and they told us

disembark after the deputy prime minister martin so vini to political pressure more on this one with maryam namazie issues and i european news center in. yes hello kemal that's right 27 children and young adults stranded at sea have been transferred to a patrol boat and taken to the italian island of lampedusa they'd been on the spanish aid group ship open arms for 2 weeks along with more than 100 other migrants after being rescued off libya's coast to salvage any agree to let the miners come ashore following a demand from the prime minister just epic antti but the fate of their parents and other adults is on clear up despite several e.u. countries agreed to accept the migrants italy has a ban which stops humanitarian aid vessels from docking at its ports. meanwhile more than 350 migrants remain stranded on another humanitarian rescue boat off the coast of malta the ocean viking vessel operated by 2 aid groups including doctors about orders has been given no port to disembark and migrants on board were rescued over the past few days in waters off libya italy and multiple new to deny entry i

hello i'm maryam namazie in london with a quick look at the headlines now pakistan's prime minister has compared the indian government to nazis over its decision to strip indian administered kashmir of its autonomy and revoke special rights and ron concepts india's governing party led by prime minister narendra modi is anti muslim because of its hindu nationalist ideology khan dedicated pakistan's independent state to kashmir which has been under a strict security lockdown for 10 days. a lot of career between india and pakistan there is no fight going on but we are standing up to an ideology which is worse this ideology is the r s s ideology the parent organisation of the b j p modi is a member of it since childhood this ideology got inspiration from hitler's nazi party which includes racial superiority. meanwhile the strict lockdown in indian administered kashmir looks set to be eased india's governor in the region such as curfews will be relaxed for india's independence day celebrations on thursday but internet and phone services will remain cut off. china is saying that the protest m

oh i maryam namazie in london just a quick look at the headlines now months of deadly bombardment have come to a pause in northwest syria after the government announced a conditional cease fire as strikes have halted in italy province which is syria's last rebel stronghold the truce was announced during peace talks in kazakhstan the opposition says they will abide by the deal as long as the government doesn't violate it there are fears the latest ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo could last for 2 to 3 years countries about a response team says the government there is only identifying about 50 percent of all the cases authorities are trying to trace anyone who came into contact with the latest victim of the virus in the congolese city of goma they say the man who died on wednesday had a large family and infected several people. u.s. president donald trump has announced a deal to sell more american beef to europe his government says it's a modest win as washington's trade war with china escalates exports to the bloc will increase by more than 40 percent in the 1st year b

hello i'm maryam namazie and london with a quick look at the headlines now security officials in yemen saying separatists that are backed by the united arab emirates have taken control of all of the government's military camps in aden the group known as the security belt forces of also seize the port cities empty presidential palace in the last half an hour the saudi led coalition has called for an immediate cease fire in the area but i mean we spoke to peter goelz re he is the senior yemen alison international crisis group and says that there may be more violence in the coming days. what we've seen over the last few years is this group the s.t.c. and its allied forces who also confusing the full and the how do ministry of interior really pushing for control over all of yemen some known governorates and either a place in government or to take over the south over the last few days since it's by the killing by the who is one of the senior military commanders we've seen in this group i'm lisa tate agan and there's a real possibility the coming days will see more guns in other governorates

hello i'm maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up italy's prime minister resigned accusing hardline interior minister mikhail selvi of toppling the government for his own gain faces italian prosecutors ordered the evacuation of migrants from a spanish rescue ship after several jumped overboard off lampedusa and a major gain for syrian government forces as rebels withdraw from the key town of concha coon and live province. in doha with your sport is targeted with racial abuse after missing a penalty for manchester united and the straightest cricket team has delivered a blow its top batsman steve smith is ruled out of the food ashes test with concussion. hello welcome to the program our top story italy's prime minister just epic conti has resigned launching a bitter attack on his coalition partner matesic he branded the hardline interior minister an irresponsible opportunist and accused him of bringing down the government to force early elections has been asked to stay on as cat take a lead if and now while italy's president talks to party leaders to see if a new gov

hello i'm maryam namazie in london with a quick look at the headlines the u.s. president has told american companies they should get out of china the beijing announced terrify its own $75000000000.00 worth of american goods is deepen the trade war between the world's 2 biggest economies can really help it reports now from washington what we do know is that behind the scenes he has been meeting with his trade advisers one can only speculate that perhaps they may be saying you might want to rethink this given the fact that we've seen retaliate tory measures in place from china time to take effect at the very same time the u.s. had put tariffs on some $300000000000.00 of chinese goods to take effect next month and also in december france and ireland have threatened to block a trade agreement between the e.u. and south american countries unless brazil does more to tackle thousands of wildfires raging in the amazon rain forest is a major source of the world's oxygen environmental groups are saying the fire is a link to brazilian president policies which he denies mea

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program i. at least 5 tear gas at protesters in hong kong again but flights have resumed at the territories airport. a warning to the united states and its allies as iran's leader says it needs no help protecting the gulf. and teenage activists quest to turn back set sail across the atlantic taking a fight against climate change to the united nations in new york. welcome to the program we begin with the crisis in kashmir pakistan's prime minister has compared the indian government to nazis over its decision to revoke kashmir is autonomy imran khan says india's governing policy is anti muslim because of its hindu nationalist ideology. has more now from his offer a body in pakistan administered kashmir. he. was it was a holiday to celebrate the end of british rule and the creation of pakistan in 1947 but 72 years on this still the freedom of religion just that. the capital of the administered focused on. this mounting anger against the effective and efficient indian administered kashmir and frustr

i know i maryam namazie in london you are with al-jazeera also coming up. the leader of yemen salman separatist says they are committed to a ceasefire in the port city of aden. police fired tear gas at protesters as there's no end in sight to the demonstrations in hong kong on the presidential election in guatemala with wider implications beyond the country's borders. pakistan's foreign minister has attacked the indian government for evoking the autonomy of indian administered kashmir accusing it of a fascist mentality in an exclusive interview with al jazeera the minister said he has just returned from consultations with the chinese government and he says they completely support pakistan's position over the disputed region to do you need india you have a regime which has the fascist mentality that the nazi approach that they have is that all of us has been guilty you know this is the political wing of the other sort of. dark is if great concern to pakistan innocent people. being attacked killed very mean and threw the pellet guns you know losing eyesight y

i maryam namazie in london with the top stories from europe including as more people aboard attempt to swim to shore or just come for the mediterranean rescue ship the open arms to finally be brought into port after almost 3 weeks stranded at sea.

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program the tragedy playing out in a tunisian beach paradise has become the latest front line in a migration crisis also. singing the songs of revolution in hong kong as pro-democracy protesters kick off a 3 day sit in at the apple. and who's winning the trade war between the united states and china the answer might be in latin america. welcome to the program our top story thousands of protesters of poured into the streets of indian administered kashmir in a wave of anger that's rooted in an unprecedented security lockdown and his story political upheaval. because of the 1st pictures we've seen of the on rest in stone ago where most phones television and the internet have been cut since monday that's when india stripped the disputed territory of its special rights causing outrage in pakistan and a tide of criticism from the opposition we've also received reports that police of 5 pellets and tear gas to disperse friday's protest has gupta has more now from new delhi. thousands of protesters marched in st augustin

no i'm maryam namazie on the new with al jazeera also coming up on the program zimbabwean police break up anti-government protesters and go rises over a crippling economic emergency. a devastating about outbreak spreads to a new province in the democratic republic of congo infecting a young woman and her 7 month old baby. footwork from some of the best dancers out there is a complete it was tango championships. the crisis in the kashmir valley has taken the diplomatic spotlight for the 1st time in decades with the un security council discussing tensions that have engulfed the disputed territory since india revoked its special rights last week meanwhile inside indian administered kashmir hundreds of people have turned out on the streets defying a security lockdown that is now in its 12th day millions of have been forced to stay in their homes without access to phones television or internet and movies infuriated pakistan which also claims kashmir in its entirety of the pakistani government has vowed to keep supporting residents of indian administered kashmir and to take the crisis to the

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you know with al-jazeera also coming up on the program zimbabwean police break up anti-government protests as i go rises over a crippling economic crisis a devastating about outbreak sprite's to a new province in the democratic republic of congo infecting a young woman and her 7 month old baby. and some fancy footwork from some of the best dancers out there as they can pace out the well tango championships. the crisis in the kashmir valley has taken the diplomatic spotlight for the 1st time in decades with the united nations security council discussing tensions that have engulfed the disputed territory since india revoked its special rights last week meanwhile inside indian administrate kashmir hundreds of people have defied. security lockdown that's now in its 12th day millions of others have been forced to stay in their homes without access to phones t.v. or the internet india's move infuriated pakistan which also claims kashmir in its entirety the pakistani government has vowed to keep supporting residents of indian administered kashmir and to ta

hello i'm maryam namazie in london with a quick look at the headlines now syrian opposition activists saying rebels have withdrawn from the strategically important town of concha koon in southern adlib province follows days of fighting which saw them firing rockets into government territory and a hunter has more now from beirut. is back under the control of the syrian government images released by pro regime media shows the town in southern italy empty of residents and fighters rebels withdrew early on tuesday.

low i'm maryam namazie in london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program i still says it was behind an attack that killed at least 63 people and injured hundreds at a wedding reception in afghanistan and iranian oil tankers about to leave gibraltar after a u.s. request to seize it was rejected and making a break for the coast the migrants taking desperate measures after 2 and a half weeks on a rescue boat in the mediterranean. protest organizers in hong kong are saying more than 1700000 anti-government demonstrators have rallied through the night people took to the streets despite the heavy rains and one of the largest gatherings to take place since june many of them say they want to prove that they are peaceful but also determined abdel-hamid reports now from hong kong. it's becoming did norman hold call for 11 week in street streams of pro-democracy protesters on the streets hundreds of thousands filled victoria park police are about 8. husband have taken part of the rally so far this time they brought their 2 young children all sun to face the outdoor why shouldn't to

no i maryam namazie and london you know with al jazeera also coming up on the program all than 20 people are killed in yemen as the recent surge in violence in the port city of aden continues. also we look at the tragedy playing out in a tunisian beach paradise has become the latest front line in a migration crisis and who's winning the tribal bitch. the united states and china only answer might be in latin america. welcome to the program on top story thousands of protesters of poured into the streets of indian and minister of kashmir in a wave of anger rooted in an unprecedented security lockdown and historic political op he evil al-jazeera has obtained video of unrest unsure nigga where most phones television and the internet have been cut since monday that's when india stripped the disputed territory of its special rights causing outrage in pakistan and a tide of criticism from the opposition we've also received reports that police of 5 pellets and tear gas to disperse friday's protesters bracco gupta has more now from new delhi. they came out in their thousands defying barricades and

hello i'm maryam namazie and london you know with al jazeera coming out.police fired tear gas at protesters in hong kong again but flights have resumed at the airport. a warning to the u.s. and its allies as iran's leader says it needs no help protecting the gulf. and the teenage activists gretta turn back set sail across the atlantic taking have fight against climate change the united nations in new york. we begin with the crisis in kashmir pakistan's prime minister has compared the indian government to the nazis of its decision to revoke kashmir is autonomy imran khan says india's governing party led by prime minister narendra modi is anti muslim because of its hindu nationalist ideology khan dedicated pakistan's independent state to kashmir which has been under a strict security lockdown for 10 days off to india stripped the region of its special rights there are fears india is trying to change the majority muslim demographic of the region amid nazir gives a lot of career between india and pakistan there is no fight going on but we are standing up to an

hello i'm maryam namazie in london with al jazeera also coming up a battle over syria's loss rebel stronghold where pro-government forces are accused of bombing displacement camps dozens of young migrants on a rescue boat. given permission to be taken ashore after 2 weeks stranded at sea. and escaping extinction the fate of wild life hangs in the balance as 183 countries hold conservation talks in geneva. it began as a protest over the price of bread but now sudan's people a celebrating the birth of a new democratic future after months of violence on rest in which hundreds of people were killed thousands have journeyed from across the country to the capital hard to him to celebrate the signing of a historic accord between the military and the opposition the deal paves the way for a civilian led government following a military coup in april that toppled the dictatorship headed by president tomorrow bashir under the agreement a sovereign council of 6 civilians and 5 generals will run sudan for a transitional period until elections are held. and reports now are to. but deal signed today between

this is business live from bbc news with victoria fritz and maryam moshiri. midsummer turbulence: ryanair pilots start a 48—hour strike — at the height of the holiday season. live from london, that's our top story on thursday august 22nd. it is going so well! the strike is over pay and conditions — and the second round of strikes is planned for early september. also in the programme, the us central bank reveals it's been split over cutting the cost of borrowing — ahead of a crucial address by its boss. european stocks are open and falling from health care and industrial, to financial stocks. also in the programme: tackling unconscious bias — we'll talk to man determined to make sure we're all on an even playing field when it comes to getting a job. today we want to know: do you think paying more for plastic bags helps the environment as the us supermarket group morrisons reveals it is raising the cost from 20p, up to 30p, that's 36 cents. hello and welcome to business live. we start here in the uk — with travel worries for thousands of airline passengers as p

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you know with al jazeera also coming up on the program the democratic republic of congo races to contain an igbo director demick warning it could last for 3 years as a political scandal brings down puerto rico's governor but nobody is sure who will take his place. and the tough guy in a neighborhood that produces africa's champion boxes the delivers a knockout to gender stereotypes. hello welcome to the program months of deadly bombardment have come to a pause in northwest syria after the government announced a conditional cease fire as strikes have halted an adlib province which is syria's last rebel stronghold the truce was announced during peace talks and kazakhstan the opposition says they will abide by the deal as long as the government doesn't violate it hundreds of civilians have died since the government launched its operation to retake it live in april andrew symonds is monitoring developments for us at those peace talks and nursultan. on the face of it there does seem to be a will for a ceasefire although there are many questions about how lon

hello i'm maryam namazie and london you're with al jazeera also coming up on the program u.s. congresswoman rashida to labor and oh ma banned from visiting israel pakistani and indian forces exchanged fire across the line of control dividing the disputed region of kashmir deaths are reported on both sides. and a boat carrying migrants who is stranded at sea has docked in italy we'll have the latest from the ocean viking. welcome to the program our top story an iranian oil tanker seized off the coast of . the go has been given the all clear to set sail the grace one tanker has been cleared of breaching any e.u. sanctions but the u.s. state department has asked for its detention to be extended the supertanker was seized by british marines on the cover of darkness on july 4th the u.k. to accuse it of shipping 2100000 barrels of iranian oil to syria iran called the seizure an act of piracy and deny the vessel was bound for a syrian oil refinery gibraltar's chief minister says he's been given written assurances that the oil will not be sent to syria. it's taken time because we need

i'm maryam namazie non-tenure with al-jazeera also coming up as they are now in a new phase of conflict with israel after 2 israeli drones crash in play with it as brazil's military has deployed to battle the fires sweeping the amazon president also nora says the situation is returning to normal. and police used water cannon to disperse protesters in hong kong for the 1st time in 12 weeks of demonstrations. we begin this hour in france where iran's top diplomat made a brief and unexpected visit to barretts which is currently hosting the g 7 summit foreign minister mohammad javad zarif flew in for talks on the sidelines with the french president among alack wrong they were organized very short notice taking many leaders by surprise but france has been trying to revive the 2050 nuclear deal which the u.s. withdrew from last year diplomatic editor james bays has more now from barrett's. the 1st that reporters found out about the arrival of the iranian foreign minister's plane at the ritz port was on flight tracking websites is now clear of the g 7 leaders also got little or no advance warn

hello i'm maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up a democratic republic of congo races to contain and a boner epidemic warning it could last for 3 years. in puerto rico protesters are celebrating the departure of their in battle governor but uncertainty continues over his replacement. and u.s. president donald trump announces a deal to sell more american beef to europe but is trade war with china continues to escalate. months of deadly bombardment have come to a pause in northwest syria after the government announced a conditional cease fire as strikes of holton in province which is syria's last rebel stronghold the truce was announced during peace talks in kazakhstan the opposition says they will abide by the deal as long as the government doesn't violate it hundreds of civilians have died since the government launched its operation to retake it live in april well after simmons was at those peace talks and nursultan and has our report. pollution in accordance with a communique that didn't use the word ceasefire syrian state media had already announced a con

hello i'm maryam namazie and london with al jazeera also coming up a battle of a serious loss rebel stronghold where pro-government forces are accused of bombing displacement camps. dozens of young migrants on board a rescue boat. given permission to be taken ashore off to 2 weeks stranded at sea and escaping extinction the fate of wild life in the balance is 183 countries hold conservation talks in geneva. it began as a protest over the price of bread but now saddam's people are celebrating the birth of a new democratic future after months of violent unrest in which hundreds of people were killed thousands traveled to the capital is a story called was signed between the military and the opposition it paves the way for a civilian led government as him now reports from the capital hard to. after 18 months of protests and 4 months of negotiations sudan's ruling military junta and the opposition coalition known as the forces of freedom and change into a final power sharing deal with marking the start over 39 month transitional period you know your average american i am aware with only for whom th

hello i maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up brazil says military aircraft and 44000 troops will be available to fight the fires sweeping through the amazon. while it's returns to the streets of hong kong as protesters rally against smart lamp posts which have sparked surveillance. and police battle a wave of kidnappings in nigeria where people now feel like no one and no way is a. global trade look set to dominate the g. 7 summit which is now underway in the french seaside town of beer it's france had made fighting gender and social inequality a key theme of this year's event but the trade war between the u.s. and china has suddenly become a more urgent matter of to both sides and else more tariffs on each other's goods it's already being blamed for a global economic slowdown french and german leaders are also demanding urgent talks on the fires engulfing the amazon rainforest and emanuel lakhani is hoping to deescalate tensions between the u.s. and iran president trump pulled the us out of the nuclear deal and re-impose sanctions but often last year's tens

european union with no deal at the end of october more on that story now in a london new center with maryam namazie that's right come on the clock is ticking with the october 31st breaks it date false approaching and still no sign of any deal now leach government documents describe the risk of a meltdown which would result in shortages of food fuel and medicine prober exit politicians have dismissed this is excellent and the minister in charge of coordinating no deal planning said the u.k. has scaled up those preparations since the report was written so again go has mall . it paints a grim picture a leaked report in a sunday newspaper breaking down what the u.k. civil service says would likely happen in the event of a disorderly exit from the european union and the havoc it could entailed the dossier known as operation yellow hammer offers an insight into the plans underway in the event of a no deal breck's it an enormous feats that would have to be achieved to avoid disaster it details a vision of a country in peace time forced to undergo food shortages jammed ports and a lack of fuel and

hello i'm maryam namazie and london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program italy's prime minister resigns accusing the hardline interior minister material of toppling the government for his own gain while italian prosecutors ordered the evacuation of migrants from a spanish rescue ship after several jumped overboard off lampedusa and schools reopened as life slowly returns to normal in indian at mystic kashmir but few students show up. alone welcome to the program that syrian opposition activists are saying rebels have withdrawn from the strategically important town of concha koon insolvent province the town is a main population center and was home to 100000 syrians who took shelter that before the military escalation began in april towns nearby in the northern hama countryside afforded to government forces and rebel fighters who have risked being besieged if they didn't move further north but for the syrian government getting control of consequent gives it access to the crucial and 5 an important economic highway that crosses the country so you know holder has more now f

fast approaches cross over to maryam namazie our european broadcast center for more on that. that's right during the countdown is very much on isn't it and u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi has been speaking out saying that would be no chance of congress passing a trade deal with the u.k. if breaks it undermines the good friday peace agreement in northern ireland but these comments appear to contradict those of the u.s. national security adviser john bolton who held talks in london this week he said opposed breaks it trade deal could be fos trying through washington meanwhile here in london the speaker of the house of commons is saying he is confident parliament can block a no deal prices aren't sleep has more from westminster. it may be the middle of august and parliament isn't sitting but political intrigue at westminster right through the summer has been absolutely full bore because of all the controversy about boris johnson's threat to leave the e.u. with all without a deal at the end of october this enormous game of poker that's going on now between the british governments

kong as part of china ryan patel is a senior fellow at claremont graduate university my colleague maryam the mozzie spoke with him earlier about all the ways the unrest in on kong is affecting companies you know the rules of engagement how to do business in china and in hong kong is changing now i mean there isn't a rulebook anymore and there is a lot of pressure because you really have 2 different consumer bases right you've got china you've got hong kong consumers on both sides and you have your employees so how do you really lay out for the hong kong businesses something that is not detrimental to your business as we've seen over the last 11 weeks has been this past week has been even more global attention and more pressure behind it so there is an effect that's already been going special the mom and pop businesses locally and the multinationals where they have to address this every day with their employees and how how to really react to this and to the consumers properly so they can ensue their products and services being still delivered on a on a on a high level basis. so you can al

this is business live from bbc news with maryam moshiri and victoria fritz. heading for safety. investors vote with their feet as concerns about the global economy mount. but here in london, the ftse 100 and 250 fail to open due to technical difficulties. live from london, that's our top story on friday the 16th of august. gold, bonds and the japanese yen have all become magnets for investors, amid worries about the us—china trade war and uncertainty over brexit. also in the programme... hong kong's richest man urges demonstrators to love china, hong kong and themselves, as chinese military forces gather near the territory's border. in europe, the markets look like this, the london market has failed to open due to technical difficulties. we will have the latest. and today a biz live favourite, andrew walker is here to talk through the big events of the week, including a horrible time for the argentinian markets and the impact of the hong kong protests on the financial hub. also on the show — one study says there arejust six major things that affect your ability to secure a pay r

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're with al jazeera also coming up on the program a major gain for syrian government forces as rebels with draw from the key town of concha cohen in atlanta province and a disgraced catholic cardinal is heading back to court in australia to appeal his abuse conviction. italy's prime minister just have because he has announced his resignation with a better attack on his deputy mattel's selvin a who he branded an opportunist italy's president will now talk to party leaders to see if a new government can be formed but salvini is eager to capitalize on his party's growing popularity with a snap election so i go reports on this now from russia. as leader of the government because they had overseen one of the most challenging coalitions in recent times battling one political crisis after another aimed at being a stabilizing force between 2 vastly different political parties the far right leak and the anti establishment 5 star movement it proved to be an impossible task and called the said he would be offering his resignation but there was no question o

hello i'm maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up in the next 60 minutes the escalating u.s. china trade war overshadows the g. 7 summit where expectations for progress along. brazil says military aircraft and $44000.00 troops will be available to fight the fires sweeping through the amazon. violence returns to the streets of hong kong as protesters rallied against so-called smart lamppost which of sparks surveillance fears and the 1st death linked to vague thing is reported in the united states where experts are investigating a mystery lung disease. and i'm really a hearty i'm in doha with all of your sports england are chasing an unlikely 359 for victory in the 3rd actually test against australia i'll have that for you and much more coming up in the program. hello welcome to the program global trade looks set to dominate the g. 7 summit which is now underway in french seaside town of be at ritz france had made a fighting gender and social inequality a key theme of this year's event but the trade war between the u.s. and china has suddenly become a more urgen

hello i'm maryam namazie in on them with a quick look at the headlines for you now russia has announced a unilateral cease fire in syria as it lip province starting on saturday morning syrian government forces backed by russian at power and waging an offensive on the last rebel held territory for the past 4 months this as syrian civilians calling on russia and turkey to end the violence in adelaide demonstrated at the border with turkey some try to force their way through a border crossing more than 550 civilians have been killed in the province and 400000 displaced since april meanwhile turkey's president is saying that it the country's military stands prepared to handle the situation and it live. it would be a lie if we said that developments in a blip at the point we want in fact in libya 60000 people have been killed and once or twice that number i'm a great thing they are of course coming towards us and we need to be vigilant we need to be cautious and we have taken all the mystery precautions you see it on television channels anyway that orlow armored personnel carriers tanks arti

hello i'm maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up. thousands of people celebrate the birth of a new suit down after the opposition in the military signed a historic deal for a democratic future. thousands of young migrants on a rescue boat off italy's coast a given permission to be taken ashore off to 2 weeks stranded at sea. and escaping extinction the fate of us wildlife hangs in the balance as $183.00 countries hold conservation talks in geneva. school has been a dramatic day in the english premier league champions man city had to settle for a 2 old draw with talk to them after the video assistant referee controversially ruled out a late city went out. welcome to the program when it began as a protest over the price of bread now sudan's people a set of pricing the birth of a new democratic future off to months of violent unrest in which hundreds of people were killed thousands have johnny from across the country to the capital to celebrate the signing of an historic accord between the military and the opposition the deal paves the

hello i'm maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up. russia and now a ceasefire in a syrians demanding an end to the fighting protest at the turkish border leading pro-democracy activists are arrested in hong kong at least in. ny they're trying to scare people out of protesting. in cities across pakistan come to a standstill for iran khan's 1st kashmir al at a show of solidarity with a disputed region. about a few disturbing though who do support roger federer has won his way into the next round of the u.s. open and serena williams is also through she completes a straight sets winning new york color will be action for you play to be sometimes out of. the program out top story russia has announced a unilateral ceasefire in syria's edler province sousing on saturday morning syrian government forces backed by russian air power of been waging an offensive on the last rebel held territory for the past 4 months now syrian civilians rushed to the border with turkey as a call for an end to the violence in atlanta algiers but it's myth reports n

hello i'm maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up. to greet you did you how good you. are pressure from good to be speaking exclusively to al-jazeera pakistan's foreign minister attacks in india over the kashmir crisis accusing it of a nazi approach. the leader of yemen salman separatist says they are committed to a ceasefire in the port city of aden. police fired tear gas at protesters as there's no end in sight to the demonstrations on folding in hong kong. and the presidential election in guatemala with wider implications beyond the country's borders. and in s'pore mantissa united have kicked off their english premier league campaign with the win in the international markets that rushed the dog with 2 goals i thrashed chelsea 4 nil. welcome to the program our top story pakistan's foreign minister has attacked the indian government for evoking the autonomy of indian administered kashmir accusing it of a fascist mentality in an exclusive interview with al jazeera the minister said he has just returned from consultations with the chin

hello i'm maryam namazie in london with a quick look at the headlines this hour thousands of protesters have poured into the streets of indian administered kashmir in a wave of anger that's rooted in an unprecedented security lockdown and historic political upheaval al-jazeera has obtained a video of unrest in srinagar by most phones television and the internet been cut since monday gupta has more now from new delhi. they came out in their thousands defying barricades and checkpoints. tear gas and to write pellets all infuriated by the indian government for taking away their autonomy protests began after friday prayers of street over the largest city in did administered kashmir security was eased for a few hours but by friday evening the 5 day lockdown was tightened again. for lives are dead so is the internet gated to see a doctor it's difficult it was another long walk for the families of patients outside st augustine largest hospital. i can't even explain the hardship i had to face to get here there's no food or milk for children we are suffering there are no doctors in the hospital.

i'm maryam namazie in london with a quick look at the top stories now months of deadly bombardment have come to a pause in northwest syria after the government announced a conditional cease fire as strikes have halted in a province which is syria's last rebel stronghold the truce was announced during peace talks in kazakhstan the opposition says they will abide by the deal as long as the government doesn't violate it andrew symonds is monitoring developments at the peace talks inertial tahn. on the face of it there does seem to be a will for a ceasefire although there are many questions about how long it could last all parties say they intend to move forward with the agreement but there are technicalities which could cripple it very quickly one of them is whether or not all guns all removed from a 20 kilometer buffer zone which was agreed in the socially agreement back in september 28th seen this just in from the opposition spokes person ayman samy he says right now there is no trust right now there are no heavy weapons will be withdrawn again unless there's a signed agreement by russia

hello i maryam namazie and on then with a quick look at the top stories now iran's top diplomat has made a brief an unexpected visit to the french seaside town which is hosting the g. 7 summit wild leaders a gathering barretts for the annual 3 day meeting which began on saturday iran's foreign minister javad zarif flew in for talks on the sidelines with the french president and as russia but there has been following the day's developments from barrett's. donald trump in a somber mood to see of roy for talks the g. 7 the u.s. president facing hostility from some leaders over differences on several international issues but as the meetings began it seemed common ground on iran has achieved the french president too so sting the summit said g 7 leaders agreed that he should talk to iran on their behalf giving discussion we had a discussion on the wrong with 2 common lines 1st no member of the g 7 wants iran to obtain a nuclear weapon 2nd every member of the g. 7 is profoundly attached to stability and peace in the region so we don't want to take any action which could harm this push. and didn

hello i'm maryam namazie and london with a quick look at the top stories now the u.s. president has told american companies they should get out of china after beijing announced terrify its own $75000000000.00 worth of american goods which has deepened the trade war between whiles 2 biggest economies can really help it has more now on trump's reaction from washington. what we do know is that behind the scenes he has been meeting with his trade advisers one can only speculate that perhaps they may be saying you might want to rethink this given the fact that we've seen retaliatory measures in place from china time to take effect at the very same time the u.s. had put tariffs on some 300000000000 of chinese goods to take effect next month and also in in december so what there seems to be going on here is a calculation this is going to have an impact on american consumers and it seems to be sit sitting and sinking in with the u.s. president who has been lashing out at the federal reserve chair that's the head of the central bank here in the united states tying these 2 stori

hello i'm maryam namazie in london here are the top stories protest organizers in hong kong the saying more than 1700000 anti-government demonstrators have rallied through the night people came out despite heavy rain in one of the largest rallies since nearly 2000000 protesters gathered in june police gave permission for the protest but did not authorize a later march through the city demonstrators say they want to show the government that they are peaceful determined was up and is blaming the protest it was almost sure that the boys was and now this protest is actually i was testimonial to show that actually a phone call was a very peaceful we are expressing our views he's bullied not found i mean this is this is what the government wants is what this is what happened he was and it is actually the last time for them to hit the plotters positively response was in my view gopalan is in hong kong. this is the final stop for the protesters it's a major highway right in front of the government headquarters earlier there were thousands of young people wearing hard hats and gas masks saying

i maryam namazie and london with the top stories from europe including teenage activist gretchen thun bug set sail across the atlantic taking our fight against climate change to the united nations and you'll. just for hours of power and day we visit the former oil hub in northern venezuela where people say they've been forgotten by their governments. and i'm peter simmons with your sport the footballer who was on his way to england to sign for a premier league club a 1000000 seller was exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide before his fatal plane crash in january that story and more later this news hour. hello pakistan's prime minister has compared the indian government to the nazis over its this isn't to revoke kashmir's autonomy effectively anik singh the territory imraan khan says india's governing b j p is anti muslim because of its hindu nationalist ideology khan dedicated pakistan's independence day to kashmir which has been under a strict security lockdown for 10 days on the indian side there are fears india is trying to change the majority muslim demographic of the region.

hello i'm maryam namazie in london with a quick look at the top stories now it began as a protest overthe price of bread now sudan's people are celebrating the birth of a new democratic future after months of violent unrest in which hundreds of people were killed thousands have journeyed from across the country to the capital hard to him to celebrate the signing of a historic accord between the military and the opposition a deal paves the way for civilian led government following a military coup in april that toppled the dictator the dictatorship headed by president a model to share under the agreement a sovereign council of 6 civilians and 5 generals will run sudan for a transitional period until elections are held about morgan reports from khartoum. that deal signed today between sudan's ruling military junta and the opposition coalition known as the forces of freedom and change is being hailed as a landmark and the beginning of sadat moving towards a civilian rule but some people in the opposition coalition are not happy the groups known as the sudan's revolutionary front i think th

i'm maryam namazie in london went to top stories from europe including as more people aboard attempt to swim to shore or just come for the mediterranean rescue ship the open arms to finally be brought into port after almost 3 weeks stranded at sea. the challenges of reporting on life under lockdown we speak to journalists in india minister of kashmir. peter said with your sport paul pogba is targeted with racial abuse after missing a penalty for manchester united and of straightness cricket team has delivered a blow as top batsman steve smith is ruled out of the food actuals test with concussion. physician activists in syria say rebels have withdrawn from the strategically important town of conscious in southern province this follows days of fighting which saw them firing rockets into government territory the syrian government. told its forces which are backed by russia the battle isn't over yet rebels also retreated from the town of mora which is in hama and is the size of a turkish military observation post hunter whom in southern province is the main population center it used to b

i maryam namazie and london with the top stories from europe including italy's prime minister says 6 european countries will take in migron stranded at sea off lampedusa despite its interior minister trying to block the boat from docking. and i'm leah harding with your sports the u.s. women's soccer team are preparing to go to court if they don't get paid the same as the men's team the 4 time world cup champion say they've had enough. fellow and iranian oil tankers seized by british marines last month off gibraltar a coup. the sailing again within hours the grace one has been detained for $43.00 days but on thursday afternoon a court ordered its release well it's just gone 8 pm and the tanker still lies a sort of distance off the coast of gibraltar but a crew is being ready to sail it out of the u.k. territory it was seized on july the 4th after being accused of violating e.u. sanctions by shipping oil to syria iran denied those allegations calling the seizure an act of piracy let's bring in andrew symonds who's joining us live from. despite that last minute u.s. request to keep this

hello i'm maryam namazie in london with a quick look at the top stories now an iranian oil tanker seized off the coast of gibraltar 6 weeks ago has been given the all clear to set sail despite the u.s. state department asking for its detention to be extended the tanker had been suspected of breaching e.u. sanctions by sending oil to syria is chief minister says he's been given written assurances this is not the case. it's taken time because we needed to have an assurance in writing that we could rely on which we now have we have that assurance on the letterhead of the islamic republic of iran and that is an assurance that i imagine a state with a representation that the united nations is not one to going to want the whole world to see it does not keep 2 and i think that's why we are able to place reliance upon that assurance in writing because if the whole world now sees iran not keep to it's written commitment i think that will say a lot about the regime and so i think the regime is untitled to have its word respected and then we'll see how the whole thing plays out going forward al-jaz

hello i'm maryam namazie in london with a quick look at the top stories this hour pakistan's prime minister has compared the indian government to the nazis over its decision to strip indian administered kashmir of its autonomy and revoke special rights in one khan says india's governing party led by prime minister narendra modi is anti muslim because of its hindu nationalist ideology calling dedicated pakistan's independence day to kashmir which has been under a strict security lockdown for 10 days. amid nazir gives a lot of career between india and pakistan there is no fight going on but we are standing up to an ideology which is worse this ideology is the r s s ideology the parent organisation of the b j p modi is a member of it since childhood this ideology got inspiration from hitler's nazi party which includes racial superiority some of binge of it has more now from los offer to in pakistan administered kashmir. strong words from the pakistani prime minister saying that the pakistani government as well as its people stand beside the people of kashmir he came to this assembly in the leg

the pakistani opposition leader, maryam nawaz, has been detained by anti corruption officials in lahore prime minister, nawaz sharif, when she was taken into custody. bbc urdu. train companies in britain are to remain part of the interrail and eurail schemes, despite announcing just yesterday that they'd leave. they said the decision followed a "strong reaction" to news of their departure. the schemes allow ticketholders to travel around europe by train. that's popular on our website. us immigration officials have arrested 680 people in a series of raids. they took place here in the state of mississippi. the raids were highly co—ordinated and targeted workers at seven food processing plants. the sites belonged to several different owners. here's how it played out. around 600 immigration officers arrived in buses, and surrounded the plants. they were looking for people who didn't have proper documentation. then they started questioning and detaining workers. you can see some of them here being led away and taken to processing facilities. many children came home from school to find their