i really hope so. >> tangier is morocco. >> tangier is morocco. always was morocco.raced it. in all its ill reputed glory. the days of predatory poets in search of literary inspiration and young flesh are probably over for good. hippies can just as easily get their bong rips in portland or peoria. but the good stuff, the real good stuff, the sounds and smells and the look of tangier, what you see and hear when you lean out the window and take it all in, that's here to stay. >>> after nine days of threats of imprisonment, confiscation of footage, and what was the most chaotic, difficult, yet amazing trip of my life, the last thing that stands between us and our flight home is the reason we came. the congo river itself. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> the u.n. truck just said he's been here since this morning. >> i've been held up for days. >> what's up, freddie? >> they're starting the engine. >> awesome. >> just broke down again?

morocco is not in this frame. the majority of the countries felt orphanage because decisions were taken in istanbul. people felt orphanage and were looking for a father. it is a sort of a panacea. a cure all pill. in morocco, we were aware that this is a dream being offered and we need to shape a political islamic theory that will respond to that. this, if you can follow in history, you would see that this has happened in many countries. in morocco, that was the case. but in 1979 in iran, this happened as well. it what bo boko haram is claiming. it is not a game. the legitimacy is in question. the -- is the question. this discourse needs to be deconstructed. this is what we have been trying to do in morocco. we have been true to literature. extremist literature. audio, written, audiovisual, on the internet. we have discovered some repetitive items, such as that while the west has been conspiring against the muslim world, the west has flaunted israel. we need to do what needs to be done ourselves. they would highli

that is what we have been trying to do in morocco so far. thank you.use] >> our panel is being cut short so we are running on a tight ship here. you study all kinds of violent extremism, especially as it relates to anti-semitism. can you talk about the resources you created to empower communities? >> i have about 140 characters or less. in the jewish community, the concept of violent extremism is not abstract. it is very real. at adl, we are trying to deal with mitigating the threat of violent extremism. we don't have the luxury to focus on one extremist movement over another. this discussion today and in the coming days it is imperative for us, based on our research and the trends we are seeing and based on the threat not just to the jewish community but to the entire american community, that we look not just that one community. file and extremism is not a muslim community problem. it is an american problem. -- violent extremism [applause] it is also a problem that is international. we are looking at ways to try to mitigate that threat. we have to fin

that effect can be easily seen today in a living city a city like fez, morocco.archaeologists have come to fez because the same high degree of specialization suggested by the ruins of ostia can be seen here in the flesh. the population and density of the old city of fez has remained the same since the 10th century. archaeologist david webster. the old city of fez had about 120,000 people for its total population. this would have been an equivalent of a population density of tens of thousands of people per square mile. now, the only reason why that was possible, especially in a nonindustrial context, was that you had a very effective agricultural environment around fez within, say, 15 or 20 miles radius. but you also had very effective forms of nonhuman transport -- donkeys, camels, horses, mules -- that could bring in all of the kinds of supplies that the city needed. now, that's one reason why you had such high population densities. one of the effects of really high population densities, of course, is to create very dense urban markets, lots of consumers concent

let's go to video we have coming out of morocco. you're talking about the sandy beaches along the west coastline here, but the mountains recorded over a meter of snow on sunday. workers in the highlands were isolated for five days due to these blocked roads, the winds were not helping them to clear their way. they haven't seen this much snow in recent years out here. definitely a very unwelcomed sight. fake a look at the satellite imagery, this is from back on sunday. you have the cooler air coming up the north. it dumped it off here, and ran into the mountains also. by extending off there toward the east. now, here on wednesday, we're seeing a similar setup. we have a low back over italy, that's wrapping in that cool air yet again. i think you're going to miss out on the worst of this you're going to be looking at that threat of snowfall out here. as far as italy and over to the balkan peninsula, really looking at the threat of thunderstorms out here heavy rain severe wind gusts that could be included with this low. the big problem

. >> yeah, that is right, we have rain making its way across the sarah and we can see clouds in moroccoing its way through algeria and stretches down to mali and all parts of algeria will see some rain through the next 24 hours or so. you will see how that has got to continue making its way further east and it will tend to go out pushing into libya but it's unusual to see rain so long pushing its way across the saraha and it's unusual they have been hit by two tropical cyclones in australia in one day, the first to the north here that was severe tropical cyclone and significantly looking at sustained winds at 55 kilometers gusting to 85 and there is a chance of doing damage and sending plenty heavy rain as well and 189 millimeters of rein in 24 hours and it's effecting a lot more people and making its way just around the capricorn course and weakened significantly and we are looking at damaging winds and trying to get to 100 kilometers per hour and gusts 150 kilometers per hour and lots of very very heavy rain and 206 millimeters of rain in only 24 hours and it was wetter in samuel hill

will morocco be forced to pay a hefty price for refusing to stage the event? details after a bit. >> after more than a decade of war iraq's image has become synonymous to violence, armed groups and instability. whendecades ago when they lived in a far more liberal society now a showcasing of a very different country. >> this is what millions think of when it comes to iraq. saddam hussein and war. but this is what she wants people to see. a country that was felt fairly liberal. a snapshot from another time. >> it's a surprise to see that my aunt and my uncles, that they lived in the 50s, a life which compares to everything in the west. but with their own roots. they listened to modern arab music. they had their writers their poets, everything. it gives an idea of what could have happened if the country had not gone into war and dictatorship. >> you iraqi odyssey tells the story through his family members now scattered from london to los angeles, new york to new zealand. it shows iraq's earlier days and how it's course was changed. >> the cold war and soviets an

morocco. why? >> what a beautiful place, morocco. "gladiator" and "kingdom of heaven" was made and where we shot "the bible." we have built the largest free-standing jerusalem set ever built and in morocco. an enormous four-acre complex. so big i got lost on the way to the set some days. >> now you, as we talked about before wrote "the bible." why do you think that this whole idea of what happened during that period resonates with people and why will they want to see what you've done this time? >> well america is one nation under god. it's 150 million americans go to church every week. this is the underpinning of our society, that nation of what we stand for, and americans understand the story. this resinates. the bible had 100 million viewers, and a.d. has gone to a network, nbc, it's going to be even bigger. >> other people across the world will probably wanted to see it too. >> yes. >> tell me i understand your wife was involved in this project as well? and she's also in it. tell me what she does and what was it like working with

robin, in this day of punishment morocco were fined $10 million for not hosting the 2015 edition. do you think that's a bit harsh? >> absolutely. i mean, it comes on a day of just extraordinary and contrasting sanctions. for all intents and purposes, misconduct in african football, i don't know they've gone around it the right way. they've been given their $10 million fine, 1 million is for not staging the event the other $9 million for damages. sponsors would have lost out on you not hosting. incredibly harsh but comes on the back of morocco failing to stage the 2015 tournament over ebola fears but then going on to host the world cup in december. i think they would have taken that into consideration saying this is why the sanction is harsh. >> what about their neighbors tunisia, what's happening with their sanction? can you talk us through that? >> you might remember that tunisia had caf unethical coming from the game against equatorial guinea in which they were hand add controversial penalty when they knocked tunisia out. caf gave them a deadline of say you apologize or you prov

. >> they are focusing on a re-conciliation between france and morocco. they are talking about back together. you can see a photo of the president and the more often -- and the moroccan king. this is symbolic of the reconciliation after one year of the silent treatment between the two countries. what went wrong? it takes a look at the diplomatic route. there was then on lateral crisis sparked by -- in france. it includes the head of moroccan intelligence. he was summoned in front of a court over allegations of porter -- of torture. it led to this cold period between the two countries. measures had been suspended since february 2014. an unheard of situation. >> his name appeared on the list of the bank accounts with the controversial swiss branch of hsbc. this was leaked. it has gotten lots of attention. he had an account with up to 7.9 million euros on it. in theory, it is illegal for a moroccan to get an -- there is a shock wave that has come through moroccan society. that does not come as a surprise. people are talking about his wealth. >> police office

investigators say he was sitting in the car in the 1500 morocco morocco -- 1500 block of west butler street when he shot with an assault rifle. >>> one man is in custody in connection with the death of niki minaj's tour manager. picket from new york was killed and his friend eric parker was critically injured. one person is in custody. police are searching for two other men. >> both parties knew a female that worked at the bar and the argument strld around here. >> -- centered around here. picket was in town for ma ja's upcoming tour. >>> a penn state fraternity has been suspended for alleged hazing. the sense ends in a week. if you're looking for a job, 6 flags begins its seasonal hiring. they host a job fair 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the employment center at 16 flags boulevard. if you're interested you're encountered to fill an application out ahead of time on six flags website. >>> the countdown has been on and now the oscars are one day away. our alicia vitarelli is in hollywood where where she hit the famed red carpet. >> reporter: hey guys while they prepare for the big show,

. >>> a day of punishment in morocco, forced to pay a hefty price. done don e don .e don . >> u.s. president barack obama has unveiled his nation's security strategy a document meant to highlight the country's poverties priorities. his critics have latched on to one concept, complaining he doesn't have a guiding strategy, that he lurchecs from one crisis to the next and is slow to respond. he issponding to that with this national security strategy five years in the making arguing the u.s. should not overreach or make decisions based upon fear and it should try to avoid acting on its own. susan rice unveiled the proposal and argued, it's working? >> think for a minute where the world would be today without decisive american leadership. symbols would be spreading throughout west africa and likely the far corners of the world. without us russia would be suffering no cost for its actions in ukraine. without us there would be no military campaign or sixty companies countering. >> she went on to detail the national security priorities. it's a long list: protecting the homeland for people

. >> reporter: there is a meeting set to take place next month in morocco.re the two governments would go and attend and try to form a national unity government. everyone is aware that that is a priority if you are to fight a common enemy being isil and its affiliates. they have met in geneva and in another city inside libya. by all accounts there was a lot of progress made in the last meeting in libya. they had agreed on a framework. they had agreed on the mandate of the national unity government they agreed the national unity government who had been in power for about a year would supersede the two parliaments and two governments that are in tripoli and tobruk. and then came the egyptian air strikes. and those strikes were well received by the u.n.-recognized government in ta bruk, and condemned by the government in tripoli, and that has widened the gap. we are hearing that that meeting is still scheduled to go ahead. however, there are reservations from some people as we know it. right now the u.n.-recognized government in tobruk is meeting and there are

brokered negotiation are scheduled to start in morocco on thursday. >>> al jazeera has obtained an audio recording the conversation is believed to have come from a meeting last year before rallies in support of deposed president mohamed morsi. >> every year they turn out across egypt. no different last year, carrying pictures of deposed president mohamed morsi. coup that forced him from power in july 2013. at least four protest erst were killed. dozens injured. a leaked audio recording presents new insight into events of that day. the gathering was chaired by interior minister mohamed ibrahim who gives clear instructions about how protesters should be dealt with as they left friday prayers. >> ibrahim was no less blunt about how the demonstrators should be dispersed. are. >> reporter: riots groups have criticized the use of excessive force by egyptian forces, thousands are being held indefinitely without charge or trial. while others are being prosecuted under new anti-protest laws. on monday a court in cairo hand he down a 5-year sentence to one of the organizers of the protest, for hol

is usually associated with morocco, france, and britain.here was concern they would travel from america. obviously, it is a concern of the american citizens that they could take the same route from turkey into syria. katty: nick brian in brooklyn. thank you very much. people trying to get two islamic state over the past few months. americans have been watching this very carefully. we are learning about how three british schoolgirls may have crossed into syria to join islamic state. yesterday, we reported they were smuggled in several days ago and our correspondent has spoken to a people smuggler who explains how the process works. reporter: they got themselves into syria with help from smugglers. those smugglers worked out how to operate in this increasingly dangerous and ungoverned border zone. they share information with one another. we have spoken to a smuggler who did not want to be shown. he did not have the girls into syria himself. he claims he learned the details of how they got across. reporter: did you meet the girls question mark

brokered talks are due to begin in morocco. u.s. special envoy said that they'll resome talks in political factions on monday. this will include houthi rebels. it comes as gulf states say they almost the move to welcome the move. they appeal to yemenis to remain patient and rally around president hadi, who has rebased from sanaa to aden. >>> there have been a number of protests. human rights watches are concern concerned that houthi fighters have regularly beaten and detained protesters. >> russia's foreign minister certificate guy lavrov and his ukrainian counterpart are attending a meeting at the u.n. >> this is a meeting called by the security council of china. it's supposed to take stock of the security of the united nations u.n. charter, 70 years after it was first created. but as you say although that's the formal agenda for the meeting, and that is what they'll be discussing in all their speeches, we suspect behind the scenes one of the main things that will be dominating the conversations and it may make it to some of the sp

. >> 40-year-old corchi is a native of morocco. like tonight, like others, he will call the polk county jail home. >> hi, is this amanda? >> meanwhile, a male undercover is working on booking a date with a very young looking woman who goes by amanda. >> is to you in the pictures, first of all. >> amanda agrees to $100 for half an hour of sex and tells the undercover she is on the way. >> got one here. got one here. oh, she says she is coming up now. >> at first glance, amanda appears to be very young, possibly even a juvenile. >> if i heard right, she agreed for sex. >> as soon as she commits to the deal and takes the cash, sheriff's deputies move in for the arrest. >> go ahead, take her. >> take it. >> a quick look at amanda's id tells investigators that she is not a juvenile. she's 20 years old and more than 1200 miles away from her home in upstate new york. investigators quickly turn their attention to the car that delivered her to the hotel. >> sheriff's office. hands up. >> the man behind the wheel is 36-year-old quinton pittm

a meeting is scheduled to take place next monday in morocco, a meeting attended by both the governmentn tobruk and the court-appointed government in tripoli. >>> in tripoli there have been protests against the egyptian air strikes. hundreds packed into the city center. they are angry at the egyptian air strikes launched in response to the murder of 21 coptic christians carried out by an isil group. >>> a leaked telephone conversation suggests that a senior official in the office of president sisi was trying to intervene in libyan affairs. it was thought to feature a man who was trying to arrange a meaning between sisi and a cousin of gadhafi. he is a concern believed to control large sums of libyan overseas investments, and has strong ties to the government in tobruk. the phone call was from more than a year ago at a time when sisi was the defense minister in egypt. >>> an anti coup rally in egypt has turned violent. witnesses say security forces opened fire on the crowd in cairo's district. the area has been a flash point for unres between promuslim brotherhood protesters and egyptian

for a thousand years or more the tanners of morocco have sorted, processed and sold the skins of animals. their leather-making skill is world

there is a meeting that is scheduled to start next week monday in morocco. to several members in both tripoli and tobruk and told me this time they were going to go there and try to reach some sort of national unity government, that is the aim but we also have to remember that they have met already in the past and once in geneva and once in libya and have not reached any kind of solution so far, there is an acknowledgment from the people i spoke to at least that they are also under pressure from libya themselves and they say these two governments, these two coalitions of malitias is actually making things much worse and basically leading to the partition of the country if it's not already a defacto partition and a lot of pressure on these two governments to come to some sort of solution and to find a unified stance to really counter this spread of i.s.i.l. or affiliates around the country. >> thank you very much. there have been secret talks between egypt and libyan politicians to intervene in libya affairs from leaked conversations of the office manager of

. >> reporter: a meeting is scheduled in morocco neck week the hope is it will bring about a governmentnational unity. essential to combat the spread of isil and its a fail yacht in libya. al jazerra. >>> the new u.s. defense secretary ash carter has clarified that there is no time frame from the operation to recapture the iraqi city of mosul from isil. his comments came after two republican senators criticized centcom for revealing operational details. >> that is one that will be iraqi led. and u.s. supported. and it's important that it be launched at a time when it can succeed so i think the important thing is that it will -- it get done when it can be done successfully. and i -- even if i knew exactly when that was going to be, i wouldn't tell you. >>> british police are appealing for help to find three school girls thought to be on their way to join the fight in syria. the teenagers were seen at the airport in london boarding a flight to istanbul. turkish media is being used to try to contact the girls. 600 british muslims are thought to have traveled to syria and some to fight alon

. >> reporter: a meet ago wrong all factions is scheduled next week in morocco. the hope is that will bring about the government of national unity. essential to counter the spread of isil and its affiliate in libya. al jazerra. >>> one protester has been killed and several injured in an ante coup rally in egypt on friday. security forces opened fire on the crowds. that area has been a flash points for violence between pro-muslim brotherhood supporters and egyptian security forces sin the former president mohamed marcy was ousted in 2013. >>> meanwhile, egyptian media is reporting that the government has approved plans to amend a law which will allow courts to overlook some witness testimonies. the amendments have reportedly been sent to president sisi for approval. some recent trials have attracted widespread international criticism over their perceived fairness. in some cases death sentences have been handed to defend encarnacion defendant en mass. >> at least 20 people dead. two members of parliament killed in the capital mogadishu. alexei o'brien report. >> re

i was in north africa last weekend and in morocco at her security conference, there were several people who had been flown in from libya who described a scene that is pretty disordered. but i'm not sure that it's on the brink of total disaster. these folks seem to be able to move in and out. but it might be well to put this in context. so this country is a vast area that is a thin veneer of population, write up on the coast on the mediterranean but it is a strategic location. something else whatever it was three years ago the push to get into this country and do something lead to better judgment, what are we going to do how are we going to do it pretty logical questions that didn't seem to have good answers at the time and so now we are left with a mass. but a couple of things that might be good to recall is that this business had some antecedents precedents and that includes the long-term rain, he was a member of the western tribes and the entire time he was in power the disaffected part of the population was over in benghazi. so it should not have been a surprise that the anti-qaddafi

equatorial guinea took under two months to stand in for replacement of morocco.f course, it was their time to shine. now all that anybody can remember are the scenes of ghana fans being injured and police being pelted with water bottles. it's a gloss over what should have been a big event. now they're just going to be thinking about the semifinal that tarnished african cup of football. >> in spain the madrid derby between atletico and real is underway. it's the current champions atletico who lead 2-0 at halftime. in english premiere league, they were up against arsenal. but two second-half goals turned the game in tottenham's favor. chelsea are looking to extend their lead at the top of the table. hull has taken a surprise lead, and everton hosts deliver liverpool in what will be the final derby for captain steven gerrard. >>> in the rugby seven the support will make its debut. they beat england in the final of the wellington seven. two tries from 17-year-old school boy bringing the kiwis to the victory. south africa still maintains the top spot in the world stan

a meeting is scheduled to take place next monday in morocco. a meeting that would attended by both the u.n. and appointed one in tripoli. >> hundreds backed into the city center where the airstrikes are in libya. they condemned the days attacks. >>> yemen's feuding political groups have greed to governor the country and guide it out of the current crisis. council members will come from unrepresented sectors of yemen's south as well as women and young people. >> yemen's political factions reach a deal forming transitional council. it would be yemen's highest authority. >> they would guide the country for the next two years. the details have not been agreed upon the initial deal and very far from a final deal. >> yemen's political crisis continues. the main factions have yet to agree on a presidential council which is going to be the highest executive body. an interim government. they would army the army arm the army and the police. this majority remains skeptical with tribesmen gathering in the province and al qaeda stronghold. they're forming a

nerlens noel follows a morocco and triple double -- nerlens noel follows a block and triple and double. 30 points off the bench. sixers lose 106-95. >>> everyone knows the phillies are in full rebuild mode. not everybody is on board. >> i'm not sold on the entire rebuilding. jonathan paplebon is not throwing in the towl on the 2015 season just yet. even though they have not made the playoff pap still puts his money on this team. he expects the fightin' phils to show some fight. >> i still think we can compete. is that crazy for me to believe that? you tell me. >> i don't know. we haven't been healthy certain things have gotten in the way of that, i think every year is new. >> reporter: if the new year plays out like everyone expects it to, pap will ends up in another uniform. >> the chances of me being here another season, i don't know. we could use that magic 8 ball. >> reporter: if he stays he he said he won't complain. in clearwater, jeff skeverski channel 6 "action news." >> the flyers take on former coach peter peter in nashville this morning. i'm ducis rogers. >> check out this j

there is a meeting scheduled to be held next monday in morocco. that comes at the back of two other u.n.-sponsored meet thanks happened in geneva and inside libya. now this time, i spoke to some of the politicians in both tripoli and in tobruk and they said they will hunker down until there is unity. both governments realize they have the backing of a coalition of strong militias, but a lot of libyans are alienated from both sides. >> while we talk about the political ma entrepreneurings, fighting is taking place in so many parts of linea. it's difficult to pick at one and say this is important. close to where the egyptian christians were murdered by members of isil, which some people believe was the reason why the egyptians then bombed that area, there's a battle taking place there that's crucial for what reason? june it's crucial because isil wants to keep its group. just now, a convoy of 182 egyptianses who actually were deported, so to speak from libya has arrived here at the airport. they were held at the border between libya and tunisia for

. >> reporter: among all factors, it is scheduled next week in morocco, and the hope is that it willring about a government of the national unity. the spread of i.s.i.l. and its affiliates in libya >>> one protester killed and several injured in a coup on friday. witnesses say the security force opened fire. the violences between pro-muslim protestors. since the former president was ousted. >> a fire gutted the top of one of the tallest apartment buildings in dubai. the building - hundreds of people had glass and metal raining down. there are no reports of casualties. four people suffered injuries. the fire has been extinguished and the chief is saying that it appears to be the result of an accident >>> well now, let's get a check of the weather. strong winds on the arabian peninsula. >> that's right, that fire couldn't have broken out at a worse time winds averaging 45 k/hr, probably up to 70 or 80 k/hr. we had an area of low pressure pushing down from the north. there was a cold front, saying what it says. introducing the cooler air, lasting between 3-5 days and brings about coolin

>>reporter: a meeting is scheduled next week in morocco. hope is it will bring about a government of national unity essential to fighting isis in libya. >>> joining us now to discuss the fight against isil particularly the announced offensive in the spring is richard allen smith, a retired army sergeant and is in washington d.c. tonight. it's good to have you with us. it's highly unusual for the military to give out details of a future operation. it seems to have taken the white house off guard. why do you think this was done and could it have been a mistake? >> i don't think it was a mistake. i think it was a briefer speaking off the cuff to reporters. general john allen has been saying we were going to isil since last year. he pegged it in october but gave a timeframe at the time and iraqi military have been doing the same thing saying they would like to do this before ram dan. so this is not exactly news to anyone other than folks trying to make headlines here in the united states like john mccaine and lindsey graham who i heard in our p

the most notable sought morocco kicked out of the 2017 and 2019 african cup of nations after a failure to host the 2015 tournament resulting from ebola fees. and given a $10 million fine, $1 million for failing to stage and another $9 million. the president of the federal football federation was spended after comment that they were lacking ethics and bias. they have given tunisia of 31 march, or facing a possibility that they could be kicked out of the 2017 african cup of nations. most surprising sanctions happened out on friday saw equatorial guinea the host nation given a $100,000 fine after the bizarre scenes at the stadium. which 66 ghanaian fans were insured. they have been asked to pay the medical bills of the injured fans. third and fourth placed games will be going ahead. in the spirit - these are their words - in the spirit of fair play and brotherhood in the 20 sa african cup of nation that it will be hope to fans. >>> the derby between atletico and real highlights the action. real holds a 4-point lead at the top of the table. atletico are a further three adrift. cristiano ro

you can see a fair amount out into morocco and sliding down across a good part of al jazeera. look at that. that's going to make its way across the country. all parts of algeria will see wet weather. that is unusual. we have rain there around the western side. >>> everton, thank you very much for that. to hollywood, that is where the countdown is on for the oscars. as the carpet is rolled out ahead of the big night, the latin american communities say they have been left out of the picture of the phil lavelle explains. >> reporter: you can't move the billboards are everywhere. you can't say the same for the latinos. latinos view more movies than anyone, going to the cinema once a month. it appears this place does not reciprocate that at least when it comes to casting. on an average year. three speaking roles in big budget goes white actors. as for the filipino talent. try 4%. latinos make up a significant part of the populationful 17%. here in los angeles, the number is higher. what is hollywood's problem. >> they are too white. >> that is the verdict from this long-time film d

. >> a meeting among all factions is scheduled next week in morocco. the hope is that this will bring about a government of national union unity. >> al jazeera. >> a television appears to suggest that a senior official in the office of president el-sisi was thought to be trying to interfere with libyan affairs. there was a meeting between el-sisi and a cousin of moammar gaddafi. he's believed to control large sums of libya's oversea's investment. the phone call is from more than a year ago when sisi was the defense minister of egypt. >>> meanwhile, hundreds of libyans have rallied to protest against the egyptian airstrikes on libya. the attacks of the brutal murders of 21 coptic christians by a group related to isil. thank you for being with us. how much is egypt's involvement complicated things in libya? >> it would be unreasonable to expect to stand by and stand by when a number of its citizens were brutally slaughtered the way the 21 coptic egyptians were slaughtered by isil. obviously if you get an outside power involved, it becomes more difficult,

third, we will have the secretary-general of the mohammed in league of scholars in morocco.has served many positions with the government of morocco including the director of islamic affairs. we have the director of the anti-defamation league center on extremism and the director of the research center. he trains law-enforcement officers, works closely with the tech industry, and publishes reports on a wide range of extremist topics. i will start with mayor hidalgo. first of all please accept all of our condolences for the loss and suffering of the french people since the horrible terrorist attack last month. how has that tragedy changed the way the city of paris will deal with meant extremism? >> thank you. first, i would like to tell you, thank you for this invitation. thank you for your support. after the terrorist attack in paris, when we were all together , we are most strong. now i speak in french. i am sorry. i think it is better for me and it is better for you. [laughter] [speaking in french] >> during those three horrible days in january, people were assassinated beca

so people from morocco and malaysia can start new businesses and create prosperity prosperity. just as we address economic grievances we need to face a third challenge. that's addressing the political grievances exploited by terrorists. when governments oppress their people deny human rights, stifle dissent or marginalize ethnic or religious groups or favor certain religious groups over others, it sows the seeds of extremism and violence. it makes those communities more vulnerable to recruitment. terrorist groups claim that change can only come through violence. and if peaceful change is possible that plays into extremeist propaganda. the agreement to stability is not less democracy but more democracy. it's institutions. [applause] it's institutions that uphold the rule of law equally. and police forces that treat people with dignity. it's free speech where people can advocate for peaceful change. it's freedom where people can practice their religion without fear or intimidation. this is all part of countering extremism. fourth, we have to recognize that our best partners in al

king last week, but it has united the entire arab world from indonesia in the east all the way to morocco in the west. they are -- they are united to join us to go after and to stop isis. >> what happens if what you describe as our appropriate policy troops of forward to ground control and nose where the plane will strike, what happens if that's not enough to beat isis? >> or what happens in isis goes to another country? i think we're going to have to give the president some flexibility. he used the words "enduring forces." it's equivalent of like a large standing army on the ground. that's not going to be allowed in this authorization. >> thank you so much, senator bill nelson of florida. thank you for taking the time. >> thanks, chris. >>> congressman, did you hear senator nelson? he offered up the idea of a limited commitment of troops, to basically help with the spotting of targets by our air attack. basically not -- i wouldn't say not infantry moving into combat against the enemy. where do you stand in terms of restricting the president? >> i'm a bit perplexed by his comments. person

. >>> they only got a spot at the african cup of nations due to morocco withdrawing as host. but the equatorial guinea has made the finals. trailling 1-0 awarded a penalty, it sparked a fight among the players. riot police had to be brought in. a score from a spot kick free kick in equal time sent equatorial guinea through. >> the last thing you can call this is a football match. the penalty was not justified and came at a crucial time the the referee was pulling his whistle on one out of the five fouls. we had a chance to win by then if it wasn't for the referee. >> democratic republic of congo came from 2-0. on sunday 4-time champions ghana takes on guinea and algeria face the ivory coast. now we'll speak to african football writer gary. is it fair to say apart from tunisia everywhere else is not happy about equatorial guinea's progress? >> well that's not really true. equatorial guinea is supported by a wide range of people. as the host nation there were a lot of people believing that the host nation must be given a thank you for taking the african cup of nations as late a

-brokered talks are due to start in morocco on thursday. >>> bombing in sanaa, in a neighbourhood of the shia houthi rebels. they are threatening to try the ministers for treason if they fail to return to work u they resigned on mass after the hewitt why is seized parliament. there has been daily protests. human rights watch is worried that houthi fighters are beaten and detaining protesters this is a funeral procession for an activist killed when houthis dispersed at protests on saturday >>> u.n. special envoy to syria is heading to damascus for another round of talks. the fight started in 2012, and government forces are losing ground. rebels say they killed 300 soldiers in the past week, and 48 civilians are said to have been killed. >> reporter: fighting in strategically important aleppo province is fears and complicated. here the free syrian army blow up a tank using an antitank rocket. rebel groups are fighting soldiers from the regime, there are other sides involved in this war. last week forces fighting for syrian president bashar al-assad, iran and hezbollah said they had tak

brokered negotiations are scheduled to start in morocco on thursday. >>> the retrial of two al jazeera journalists in egypt has been adjourned until march the 8th. they appeared in court on monday. the case has been postponed because of an absence of witnesses. both are accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges that are denied. peter greste the third journalist, was freed on february 1st, and deported to australia. >> a u.s. court fined two palestinian groups $218 million for athat is correct in israel more than 10 years ago. the court said the palestinian organization and authority were liable for the attacks, in which 33 were killed. the lawsuit was filed in new york, because some of those that died were american citizens. it could be tripled under a special anti-terrorism law. let's get more from kristen saloomey, live at the united nations in new york. it's a very significant ruling. is this the first of its kind? >> there was a similar ruling under the same statute, the u.s. anti-terrorism law that took place in september, that held the air bank loible for attack

. >> a meeting among all factions is scheduled next week in morocco. the hope is that it will bring about a government of national unity, essential to counter the spread of i.s.i.l. and its affiliates in libya. hoda al hamit. al jazeera. (f) mosul i.s.i.l. captured this town last year and gave away a lot of details about the operation yesterday and that is raising a lt of questions. jamie mcintire is with us from washington. jamie, did the pentagon give away any big secrets? how much do we know about this operation? >> tony, dozens of reporters crammed into the small office, while the u.s. central command briefed them on the battle against i.s.i.l. in iraq and syria. the pentagon believes no tactical information was given away but the conops, concept of operations how five iraqi brigades would be mounting an assault in april to may time frame, although that could slip and that three kurdish peshmerga brigades would also pin in the fighters by block in supply routes and routes of escape in the east. it was much more information than we were given and th

. >> a meeting among factions is scheduled for morocco. the hope is it will bring about a government. expected to counsel i.s.i.l. and its afailiates >>> security forces in the philippines have been fighting two of the longest running conflicts anywhere battling separatists on one front. communists on the other. as part of our series on mental health, we meet survivors from the conflicts who have to cope with more than the physical wounds. >> reporter: this is ward 25. rarely seen often whispered about. it's where soldiers go to be evaluated for psychiatric treatment. the stigma of needing mental or emotional health is no less when moved into rooms without bars. this corporal has been here for six months, since the unit came under fire from the southern philippines. >> it felt like new year's leave. they didn't know where the explosions were coming from. since then i haven't been able to sleep, maybe from thinking too much. >> reporter: the military has been fighting two long-running conflict. 90% of troops see active combat. it's not just

so young people from morocco to malaysia can start new businesses and create more prosperity. just as we address economic grievances, we need to face a third challenge and that's addressing the political grievances that are exploited by terrorists. when governments oppress their people, deny human rights stifle dissent, or marginalize ethnic or religious groups or favor them, it sows the seeds of extremism and violence. it makes those communities more vulnerable to recruitment. terrorist groups claim that change can only come through violence. and if peaceful change is impossible that plays into extremist propaganda. the essential ingredient to lasting stability and progress is not less democracy. it is more democracy. it's institutions. it's institutions that uphold the rule of law and apply justice equally. it is security forces and police that respect human rights and treat people with dignity. it is free speech in strong societies where people can assemble and advocate for peaceful change. it is freedom of religion where all people can practice without fear or intimidation

tune naeza, 1,500, morocco, jordan, russia france.this is a worldwide crisis, correct, congresswoman. >> yep, worldwide crisis and we have to do our part to make sure we're in front of it and we're taking care of it and letting the american people know exactly what we're dealing with. >> i know that the people on capitol hill are turning to you for a snow day, because you're from utah. you know how to handle this stuff, right. >> we're perfectly fining, here everything just slows down but in utah it just goes on normally. >> welcome to d.c. great to have you on the real story. >>> documents recovered during the bin laden raid back in may 2012 slowly being declassified, now being used in a new york city courtroom for a huge terror trial. and while the terror suspect on trial today wanted to blow up the -- straight to the doors of the white house. david lee miller live from our new york newsroom, he's been busy combing through these documents today. david, what have you found out? >> gretchen, this is the very first time that some of th

he was born into poverty in morocco and didn't move to the netherlands. >>> ukraine is asking for u.sekeepers to monitor a crumbling cease-fire. president poroshenko is calling for a firm reaction from the world to what he describes as russia's violation of the agreements. >> 80% of the forces have withdrawn from the flashpoint town. the army and pro-russian separatists have battled for control of the transport hub for weeks. you can really see the impact of the fighting from above. let me just show you this image. this drone footage was shot by a ukrainian charity fund. for five days, it captured the devastation all around the town. you can see burned houses you can see some military vehicles there. and shell craters in the snow as well. >> the fighting was so fierce the separatists and russia wanted to solidify their gains before a cease-fire could take hold. nick paton walsh has a firsthand look. >> reporter: we're heading towards debaltseve where something has happened that has profound implyications for european security. the ground around it changing hands fast. hours earlier, t

our top story morocco rejecting sanctions for withdrawing from hosting the african cup of nations.appealing against that decision. aljazeera.com/sport. >> andy thank you very much indeed. a test flight of a new reusable space plane blasted off about two hours ago. it has already splashed down. just a test this was. having a look at the technology for its own version of nasa's space shuttle. >> this is a fundamental step today to master the technology for next step eventually being able to look at these type of obligations so bringing back to people for different infrastructures, and the capability to bring back launcher stages for example, for reusable launch vehicles as well as to open the way to the possibility to bring back samples from asteroids or other planets. this is a fundamental step that we are doing today. we are going to gather a lot of data. we have more than 300 sensors, and infrared cameras, so we're going to master all of the critical re-entry phenomenon. >> the mission director says the aim of the test flight is to collect important data. ♪ >> an al jazeera americ

a meeting was scheduled to start on monday in morocco. that has been postponed until thursday, as we understand it, but it has nothing to it with political discord as much as that after the triple bombing in the eastern town that killed 45 people the speaker of the parliament of the u.n. recognized-government in tobruk declared a seven day of mourning and asked the u.n. envoy to postpone talks until next thursday. that said, they are arriving at this time maybe with a wider gap than the past meeting because there has been a different reaction to the egyptian airstrikes. the government in tobruk, the u.n. recognized one backing those airstrikes, while the one in tripoli the court appointed government being voluntary vocal in condemning those airstrikes. >> the trial of muammar gaddafi's sons and 33 of his former officials has resumed the defendants including the former spy chief and the former prime minister, they are back in court over alleged war crimes committed during the 2011 jump rising. there are two governments at the moment in lib