the national front for liberation is seen by the algerian as the political party that fought for independence the war of independence and it has a strong legitimacy among although its popularity has. bleakly been waned over the last few years now what you see is independent politicians taking over different political parties and particularly the opposition which is now gaining more momentum problems with a serious opposition compared to other north african countries its opposition has been fragmented over the years if you can come up with a unified candidate in the coming weeks is chances to win the elections we didn't really hear us but if decide to run on separate platforms i don't see them winning the elections absolutely no way they can do it because the political establishment remains really powerful and entrenched on syria just actually i'm keeping half an eye on twitter here as well because it's huge online as well and someone here said my algerian brothers need to watch out for the bait and switch all men might try to rule from the background behind a powerless proxy and when you saw

and the british national front and the british national party and i knew there were equivalentsealanders, including the authorities, were not at all convinced and it took me quite a bit of time to say that yes, they are here. i think the thing that has changed has been the arrival of social media and online opportunities for these groups to interact internationally. the person who has been charged, if you look at his facebook page, you can see the influence of the international connections or influences he has got. and of course, what we have seen got. and of course, what we have seen is the right of islamophobia also when i began it was very much anti—semitic arguments and ideologies but it has morphed into isa ideologies but it has morphed into is a phobia in the last two decades and we are seeing in new zealand what the rest of the world has been experiencing for some time. and has that coincided with an increase in the number of immigrants to new zealand in the last decade or two? since 2013, new zealand has had the highest inward flow of migrant in any country in the oecd a

ethiopia's new prime minister ahmed rashid into power on the coattails of national front. one year on the bold agenda of africa's youngest leader has attracted praise from around the won't well if the o.p.'s prime minister has made him the job since i. think in a country where i haven't read i'm afraid i don't think i don't think i know one of them really really exciting about going to that i managed to give them something to release political journalist behind the headlines however a much more complex tense transition is taking place we are dealing with a country. that is in its own twilight zone the transition is in many ways very fragile this is a dalai lama the editor in chief of ad a standard a prominent newspaper that led coverage of the series of protests that have taken place in the country it's a very delicate sense the. highly emotional kind of conversation awaiting this country. tamar says managing editor of the adice food chain newspaper a media mainstay that reported throughout the twenty eight thousand revolution and transition. to politics and the promise of

active in the anti nazi league fighting the literally actually in some circumstances fighting the national front and you know we have no truck with racists with bigots of any form of the labor party got a proud tradition that's not to say there are isolated examples but anybody get any racist any on c.c. by there's no place obviously has no place in the labor party ninety six hours after that ally of jeremy corbyn said those words should be suspended if the labor leader actually wants to take action against racism he would suspend the honorable member for darby nor. m.p. whose policies are closest to pre leadership jeremy corbyn who did the apologizing call the leadership voters now ask what happened to the empty fascist and designers who supported un resolutions on palestine and what happened to the fight over justice in ireland because corbin made no mention of wednesday's supremes. court decision on the assassination of irish human rights lawyer pat finucane at the prime minister's questions for new can was killed amid shocking collusion between m i five and terrorists linked to the party tha

lose the support of his ruling party algerian media is reporting the president's party the national liberation front now fully supports the recent protests and not the president it is going to. see if he will have new presidential election and until these elections the president will remain in office at the end of the elections he will resign the new president will be elected very democratically and with a full transparency the afghan presidential election has been postponed again this time until september twenty eighth the independent election commission has blamed a lack of transparency and voter registration for the second delay the election was meant to happen in april it was then postponed to july over security concerns and a lack of preparation the afghan president is expected to seek another term indian administered kashmir is once again under curfew the death of a school teacher in a police station on the outskirts of the state capital srinagar is caused outrage and civil society groups have begun a three day strike in the region in protests ahead raman reports now from new delhi . the roads

has been in jail for the last year and a half was her ex-husband charles taylor let the national patriotic front of liberia following the peace agreement he was elected president in one thousand nine hundred seven. but two years later a second civil war broke out and eventually taylor was forced into exile. in two thousand and twelve following a war crimes trial in the hague he was convicted of aiding and abetting rebels committed atrocities in neighboring sierra leone he was sentenced to fifty years in prison the fighting in his native liberia spanning almost fifteen years killed up to a quarter of a million people have been stansell al-jazeera. sports is coming up next and paul will tell us about a delay to the decision over a new testosterone rules in a flood it starts coming up in a moment. hello again tom for the sports news with paul thank you very much the biggest star in gymnastics among bille says she will retire after the tokyo elim picks next year the twenty two year old american house for olympic golds on last year became the first woman to win for all around the world titles but she

has been in jail for the last year and a half i her ex-husband charles taylor let the national patriotic front of liberia following a peace agreement he was elected president in one thousand nine hundred seven. but two years later a second civil war broke out and eventually taylor was forced into exile. in two thousand and twelve following a war crimes trial in the hague he was convicted of aiding and abetting rebels committed atrocities in neighboring sierra leone he was sentenced to fifty years in prison the fighting in his native liberia spanning almost fifteen years killed up to a quarter of a million people have been stansell al jazeera. was for certain to that breaking news coming over iraq korea understand at least forty people have to always after a ferry capsized in the northern iraqi city will sue that's a good name is in baghdad and she joins us now on the phone natasha what more can you tell us about this. pretty grim the social media video we're seeing is showing the ferry upside down people screaming on the banks of the river and others furiously trying to swim against what looks

has been in jail for the last year and a half i her ex-husband charles taylor let the national patriotic front of liberia following a peace agreement he was elected president in one thousand nine hundred seven. but two years later a second civil war broke out and eventually taylor was forced into exile. in two thousand and twelve following a war crimes trial in the hague he was convicted of aiding and abetting rebels committed atrocities in neighboring sierra leone he was sentenced to fifty years in prison the fighting in his native liberia spending almost fifteen years killed up to a quarter of a million people have been stansell al-jazeera. the latest united nations reports own goals suggest that the deaths of one hundred and eight and i'm palestinian protesters at the hands of israeli forces could be considered war crimes as a promise ahead sir james bass sat down with one of the u.n. commissioners about reports. there are reasonable grounds to believe that. crimes may have been committed and we think based on what we have found further investigations are required and do need to be taken up

the country's leading party of national liberation front parties repeatedly said the elections will be free and transparent. it is not him who really is the. it's the group behind the group in the presidency backed up by the cynical economic by the leading business. and the army and the security. who are trying to force them to guarantee a continuity in power and that's really object to. presided over the end of the bloody algerian civil war in two thousand and two and a return to international affairs following decades of isolation but demonstrators say it's time for algeria's longest serving head of state to retire from politics. al-jazeera. is a research fellow at the school of advanced studies in these social sciences she joins us on the line from algiers good to have you with us first of all let me get your take on what we're witnessing right now in algiers is this simply a protest or the start of the revolution no i wanted that with a country. that's something we have you know each country has a manic i think that what we are. seeing now is and what. yesterday's session a very go

more and more defections of the politics from the biggest region party and for them the national liberation front but we also have seen many people stepping down within the powerful businessmen and physicians at sea and especially within the state controlled search security federation division this is the biggest the union federation in the country. which claims that this to the federal and millions of members and small five or six days now more and more local branches for office. trade unions that are affiliated recently are openly and publicly remounting that's apologists for the had of the regime which is sir one of the major backer that is critical. in that algeria for us thank you very much. now to some other stories making news around the world. the newborn son of british teenagers should have begun has reportedly died in syria begum who joined the islamic state when she was fifteen had said she wanted to go back to the u.k. to raise a baby in better conditions british home secretary says the job it revoked her citizenship to prevent her from returning. u.s. president donald trump and his w

united nations human rights chief michelle bachelet just calling a front to conduct a full investigation. into the excessive use of force against protesters the other vessel jimmy joan of taking to the streets the sixteen weekends in a row since late november. the demonstrated against fiscal inequality and government policy they are especially critical of president emmanuel macron. some of the protesters of taking part in the destruction of property and vandalize issue of businesses in the path of the protests. since i can't measure them with this. the french government must do better says the un high commissioner for human rights in a rare reprimand aimed at a western country. she said paris should investigate all cases of reported police violence against yellow vest protesters in friends. delete visualize wrong havining protesting what they see us exclusion from economic right some participation in public affairs. we encourage the government to continue dialogue. including follow up to the national discussions which are currently under way. and urge full investigation of excessive use

more and more defections of the politics from the biggest region partied yet for then the national liberation front but we also have many people stepping down within the powerful businessmen associations. and especially within the state controlled search that you need for the racial division of this is the biggest union federation in the country. which claims that this to the several million for memphis and four or five or six days. more and more local branches for us. trade unions for the estimated recently are openly and publicly remounts in the support for the had of the usually are which is for one of the major backer of that it's pretty common. in algeria for us thank you very much. the president of soccer's world governing body fifa has given us the football confederation one last chance to clean up its act giani in fantasia i made the comments in all clinton where he's attending an o. s. a congress to elect a new president favre has already suspended a foremost siana president for six years for corruption and more recently it's left a three month ban on the vice president following the illeg

who failed to find a successor to ensure the continuity of the country's leading party but national liberation front the parties repeatedly said the elections will be free and transparent. the standard is not here who really is the. it's the group behind the group in the presidency backed up by the cynical economic burns the leading business. and the army and the security. who are trying to force their own choice to guarantee no continuity in power and that's a large areas really object to beautifully kept presided over the end of the bloody algerian civil war in two thousand and two and a return to international affairs following decades of isolation. but demonstrators say it's time for algeria's longest serving head of state to retire from politics leave barca al-jazeera saudi activists who are arrested on accusations of undermining security and harming national unity last year will be put on trial prosecutors say they've completed investigations and are preparing courts referrals rights groups say the cases include mostly detained women activists who campaigned for the right to drive u.s. preside

protest as calls for change which is being viewed as an effort to save the reputation of the national liberation front o. f l a n there is increasing disillusionment with the algerian government after weeks of rallies against president of the last things but the flicka foreign minister on foreign affairs but the flicka will hand over power to a democratically elected successor also called for discussions with the opposition party then in the early work the solution lies in dialogue that the algerian state is fully ready for dialogue moreover it is fully ready to welcome the representatives of the opposition and civil society as members a new government that is being formed. a constructive dialogue is the only way capable of finding successful solutions that meet people's expectations in the state's responsibilities one bosnian serb leader radovan carriage will spend the rest of his life in jail a un court re sentenced have been appealed trial overturning a previous term of forty years behind bars carriage it has been convicted for his role in the one nine hundred ninety five minutes a massacre more th

we see similar sorts of things with marine le pen and the national front in france, with the alternativeor germany, we see similar things around brexit and what's going on in united kingdom, we've seen it in australia with parties like one nation and the candidate, the senator who unfortunately i think has made international news with his charming comments in response to what happened in new zealand on friday. so this is not -- it's not solely a thing to do with the trump campaign or the presidency, but it's certainly something that's happened over this period of time that that campaign ran. >> and apparently we've seen it tragically here in new zealand where citizens believe that they were at a safe geographic distance from this kind of hate and violence. levi west, thank you for taking the time to speak with me and share your insight from charles stewart university in canberra in australia. that will do it for me for now here in christchurch, new zealand. back to you, natalie, at cnn center. >> two revealing interviews there, ivan. we appreciate it, thank you. we will, of course, get m

who failed to find a successor to ensure the continuity of the country's leading party but national liberation frontthe parties repeatedly said the elections will be free and transparent when he's not on the stand it is not him who really is the general. it's the group behind the group in the presidency backed up by the cynical economic burns the leading business. and the army and the security. you are trying to foist one regarding their own choice to guarantee no continuity in power and that's a large areas really object to beautifully kept presided over the end of the bloody algerian civil war in two thousand and two and a return to international affairs following decades of isolation. but demonstrators say it's time for algeria's longest serving head of state to retire from politics leave al-jazeera take a look at some of the key events in algeria split a call history and nine hundred sixty two the country gained its independence from france and more than one million french fled the country in one thousand nine hundred eight thousands of algerian youth took to the streets against the country's ec

one why don't the wonders if he'll be allowed to go home christine salumi al-jazeera the united nations front as well as opposition leader still out of the country building support among south american neighbors brazil's president hired watson are reinforced his backing of one way though at a meeting brazilian why those who travel to part of why on friday before returning to venezuela this threats plenty more still ahead on the news hour including pink champagne and cuban cigars why israel's attorney general says he plans to indict the prime minister. verdict on the murky investigation into the bombing of a jewish center in argentina twenty five years ago and it's paul roger federer is closing in on yet another career. there have been competing narratives over why did nuclear isolation talks broke down between the u.s. president and the north korean leader of vietnam trump says the u.s. had to walk away over demands that lift all sanctions on pyongyang that view has been reiterated by u.s. secretary of state mike peo. i think the president had it exactly right he said they basically asked for

flicker appears to have lost the support of his own party the algerian media reporting the national liberation front chief more shadow of saying the party now fully supports the recent protests the ruling party just the latest in a growing list of groups to come out in force against the president's. and says a nuclear plant under construction in the united arab emirates poses a serious threat to regional stability and the environment qatar is called on the international atomic energy agency to create a framework for nuclear security in the region the u.a.e. denies any safety issues with the plant in abu dhabi which is being built by a korean firm first attempt to build an atomic reactor abroad has been delayed three times that plant set to come online in the twenty twenty we're back with the news hour in about twenty five minutes from now right now it's inside story with adrian finnegan. he's ruled cassocks down for almost three decades now an assault on the something late resigned surprising many but does that signal a shift in the central asian states and how is it being viewed regionally and glob

operation and for the united nations more blue helmets die here than in any of their previous missions their lifeline are the canadian forces who are in charge of many backing front line troops now they are expected to leave in july their mission ends then in an unprecedented move the united nations have asked them to stay on bamako the government and the army there are unable to control the borders of this vast country and the region here that is as big as the european union and a lot is at stake it's to try to disrupt the migration routes to europe the drug trafficking and human trafficking troops as well as well as bringing back peace and security in this region the u.n. security council is meeting to try to get more troops on the ground but make no mistake the u.n. alone cannot fix this at stake is the lives of millions of people not just in mali but beyond its borders who are victims of an ending conflict. at least nineteen people have died and a large fire in a talent block and bangladesh is capital dhaka firefighters along with teams from the air force and navy spent hours trying to push out the blaze here and. as crews fassel to bring the fire that engulf

on the national security front, maybe it is most important. >> we have seen headlines on fox news, doj; no additional mueller indictments, correct, neil pointed out what their could be. what are you hearing from republicans around the president? >> there may be a celebration in florida tonight. call after call, in top sources, an air of apprehension. uncertainty of what is coming next. there may not be indictments on the horizon. house democrats have supena power. what about possible obstruction of justice. the president loves to say, no coclusion, republicans people fell verable about what obstruction of justice as it moves forward. >> what dochbald trump said about the dismissal of mr. comey. >> i was going to fire comey, there is no good time to do it. >> in the letter, you said you accepted the recommend egg. >> i was going to fire regardless. >> he is highly respected. i was going to fire comey. knowing there was no good time to do it. i said to myself, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made up story, an excuse by the democrats for losing an election that he s

has been in jail for the last year and a half was her ex-husband charles taylor lead the national patriotic front of liberia following a peace agreement he was elected president in one thousand nine hundred seven. but two years later a second civil war broke out and eventually taylor was forced into exile. and in twenty twelve following a war crimes trial in the hague he was convicted of aiding and abetting rebels committed atrocities in neighboring sierra leone he was sentenced to fifty years in prison the fighting in his native liberia spanning almost fifteen years killed up to a quarter of a million people have been stansell al jazeera. thank . time source not his foreign folly thank you so much the biggest name in gymnastics among bile says she will definitely retire after the tokyo olympics next year the twenty two year old american has four limpid goals and last year became the first woman to win all four around the world titles and caps are but she says strenuous training and minor injuries have left her body feeling like it's falling apart she was asked if she'd come back to gymnastics an

>> first of all, the national front and deliberation movement , these were groups that had not been active since the early 1960s, a bunch of men over the age of 70, unconnected, there was no sense of a base. they had lingering prestige because of their association, the real opposition were more radical groups like the mujahedin, marxists, regionalists, and the rest of the country for instance. the basically, everybody saw a different khomeini because, of course, many of these people knew exactly what the clergy are like. we are anticlerical like many religious iranians are anticlerical because they see the clergy as hypocrites except the notion was always, khomeini is different. the clerics are like this but khomeini is not a typical cleric. if you read his book, islamic elements, a very vicious attack against the traditional clergy. they said, yeah, i mean, about the clergy, but khomeini is different. that allowed them to accept his leadership, perhaps a lot of wishful thinking was involved, but there was nobody else and as far as people who really knew him, knew him personally, they thou

the mother of the presidential palace has been abandoned by the army by his own party the national liberation front by some heavy tea our allies like the former prime minister ahmed here by a big trade union and more key figures are now think it's about time to remove the president and appoint a replacement however the opposition and the protestors are of the view that it triggered a triggering article one to one solve the problems of algeria and that one needs to be done is to find someone else they are now talking about potential candidates like former president lee i mean like. ben bait to to lead a transitional council to draft a new constitution and then pave the ground for new parliamentary and presidential elections now local media is talking about key business men affiliated with the president who are barred from leaving the country it could be a fine but the army is telling reassurances of the people that while it is committed to trigger article one of silver the same time it is telling the people that anyone who has been found guilty of wrongdoing or abandoning public phones will definite

decades ago the jew munson dokken lost her husband in the war he was a member of the more national liberation front out of reach she says her children picked up the guns their father left behind to fight the philippine military and now she is on her own looking after her grandchildren who are now orphans there has to be a place for the needs of poorly or poorly. but this is. the most probably concede this. must. lead this. organize to. proof that they have been new farm in many of the rebel fighters who died are honored by their communities as heroes are martyrs but three generations of women say for them the legacy of war is not of glory but pain. dogon al-jazeera president province southern philippines. still ahead here on al-jazeera . the penalty but they had to suffer for peace will be here with the action from the portuguese and it's what. they said what waterboarding i said i think we absolutely need it. and if we can we should have. people in power investigates the private companies in the us towns and magically complicit in the illegal use of torture under interrogation the sun will rise on

appears to have lost the support of his ruling party gerry and media are reporting that national liberation front chief more than looks out ahead is saying the party now fully supports the recent protests the ruling party has become the latest in a growing list of groups to come out in force against the president. the second largest party in power has also expressed its support for the protests turned shia . is to run the presidential race for a fifth term in his current physical condition is nothing short of lack of common sense on our part we have not had enough courage to express all what is in our minds we were not among those convinced with the notion of running for a fifth term in his current physical condition. google is a more legal trouble with the e.u. it's been fined one point six billion dollars for blocking rival search advertisers the regulators said the tech giant boots and t. trust rules they say for over a decade google has abused its dominant position in the market allowing it to maintain an unfair advantage over competitors this is the third time the e.u. has fined google googl

the mother of the presidential palace has been abandoned by the army by his own party the national liberation front by some heavy tea our allies like the former prime minister ahmed here by a big trade union and more key figures are now think it's about time to remove the president and appoint a replacement however the opposition and the protestors are of the view that it triggered an triggering article one hundred to one solve the problems of algeria and that one needs to be done is to find someone else they are now talking about potential candidates like former president lee i mean like. ben bait to to lead a transitional council to draft a new constitution and then pave the ground for new parliamentary and presidential elections now local media is talking about key businessmen isolated with the president who are barred from leaving the country it could be a sign that the army is sending reassurances of the people that while it is committed to trigger article one of the same time it is telling the people that anyone who has been found guilty of wrongdoing or abandoning public phones will definite

the ruling national liberation front has held power since the early 60s, after the independence war withonstrators, its leaders are seen as too old and out of touch. what happens next is difficult to predict, there is no sign that any of the opposition parties hold any influence over the processes. — — protesters. let's look at some other stories in brief. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, is under new pressure over allegations by his formerjustice minister that government officials tried to persuade her to shield a canadian company from prosecution in a corruption case. jody wilson—raybould has released more than 40 pages of documents to support her accusations. justin trudeau denies any wrongdoing, but opinion polls suggest the controversy has damaged his re—election prospects in october. a redacted copy of us special counsel robert mueller‘s report into russian interference in the 2016 us election is to be released by mid—april. mr mueller cleared president trump of colluding with russia, but reached no conclusion about whether he had obstructed justice. the democratic chai

decades ago the jew munson dokken lost her husband in the war he was a member of the more national liberation front out of reach she says her children picked up the guns their father left behind to fight the philippine military and now she is on her own looking after her grandchildren who are now orphans there has to be a place for the needs of poorly or poorly. but this is. the most. concede this. must. lead. organize to. them to feel that they have a new farm in many of the rebel fighters have died are honored by their communities as heroes are martyrs but three generations of women say for them the legacy of war is not of glory but pain. in dog an al-jazeera province southern philippines. ok sounds prime minister and ron kahn promised to improve the economy when he came to office seven months ago but his government is still battling to control inflation and that's having a major impact on small businesses come on high reports from is on a. dollar toward mungle bazaar are proud of their reputation for offering a ballgame but business even here it's getting tougher wal-mart farm on their writing p

decades ago the jew munson dokken lost her husband in the war he was a member of the more national liberation front out of rage she says her children picked up the guns their father left behind to fight the philippine military and now she is on her own looking after her grandchildren who are now orphans there has to be a place for them it's all fully or fully. but this place in suicide the most probably concede that this. must. lead this thing that organized to make them to feel that they have a new farm in many of the rebel fighters who died are honored by their communities as heroes are martyrs but three generations of women say for them the legacy of war is not of glory but pain. dugan al-jazeera president province southern philippines. and yes foreign french film director and icon of the cinema industry has dies up the age of nineteen father was a key figure in the so-called french new wave with films from the one nine hundred fifty s. onwards that are believed to have influenced cinema wild winds. still to come on al-jazeera the french national rugby team tackles the question though whether to

the mother of the presidential palace has been abandoned by the army by his own party the national liberation front by some heavy key allies like the former prime minister ahmed here by a big trade union and more key figures are now saying it's about time to remove the president and appoint a good with less money however the opposition and the protesters are of the view that it triggered a triggering article one to one solve the problems of algeria and that one needs to be done is to find someone else they are now talking about potential candidates like former president lee i mean like. ben bait to to lead a transitional council to draft a new constitution and then pave the ground for new parliamentary and presidential elections now local media is talking about key businessmen affiliated with the president who are barred from leaving the country it could be a sign that the army is sending reassurances of the people that while it is committed to trigger article one knows what the same time is it is telling the people that anyone who has been found guilty of wrongdoing or abandoning public phones wil

the protests began a week ago after the ruling national liberation front confirmed beautifully because its candidates in a pool selections. many protestors believe that the eighty one year old incumbent is no longer fit to lead. the israeli been seen in public since he suffered a stroke in. two thousand thirteen and many of angry at the advice as they say will the country instead. thee protesters and opposition politicians on the same page about twenty flick is stepping aside. no single candidates has managed to image as a serious challenge. now for analysis on the story leadss acrcross life by failingo mlb becca. she's a french algerian recession and the author of whatever happened to the islamists who joins us from out yes thank you so much. for being with us which say it's still raw though primatial to refer to this move on some observers have been doing so in algeria. as a punch of potentially the next. hi good evening no i don't. location bar six seven day where we thank you withdrew from up to the word which will be effective control had connect floyd -- really yeah -- there wher

the ruling national liberation front is held power since the early 60s after the independence war withleaders are seen as too old and out of touch. what happens next is difficult to predict, there is no sign that any of the opposition parties hold any influence over the processes . ramzan karmali, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: frustration grows in venezuela, as power cuts continue. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case, the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had n

the state's responsibilities algerian media are reporting that the president's party the national liberation frontfully supports the ongoing protests calling for political change parties describing its earlier decision to nominate president bush to think a fourth fifth as a mistake the second biggest party in power is also expressed its support for the protests turned shia. to run the presidential race for a fifth term in his current physical condition is nothing short of lack of common sense on.

who failed to find a successor to ensure the continuity of the country's leading party but national liberation front the parties repeatedly said the elections will be free and transparent while he's not on the stand it is not him who really is the. it's the group behind the group in the presidency backed up by the cynical economic burns the leading business. and the army and the security. who are trying to force their own choice to guarantee their continuity in power and that's a large areas really object to beautifully kept presided over the end of the bloody algerian civil war in two thousand and two and a return to international affairs following decades of isolation. but demonstrators say it's time for algeria's longest serving head of state to retire from politics leave. the taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack on an army base in afghanistan which killed at least twenty three afghan soldiers the shura back base in helmand province is shared by afghan and american troops the afghan defense ministry says twenty attackers including eight suicide bombers were killed meanwhile high level

dialogue but he remained in office and the protests continued then on monday algeria's ruling national liberation front withdrew its support for the president and his plan for a national dialogue conference with us here in studio use of wonder who's a professor of political science and international relations at kut university you could say the writing's been on the wall here he's been sick for a long time they've been the protests he said he wouldn't run but then this is just stretched on and on do you think he's getting the message now i think it's about a little bit what the gates did nobody talking about the. constitutional institutions in algeria like the parliament and the constitutional council have not done so despite several calls from different quarters in algeria to do so over the last five or six years so what the announcement today is clearly a signal that something needs to be done if we listen carefully to his speech earlier on there are certain key words that he used stability is one of the enemies of a film we do in and out. the wheel off the people and so does three or four words of a

who failed to find a successor to ensure the continuity of the country's leading party but national liberation front the parties repeatedly said the elections will be free and transparent beautifully kept presided over the end of the bloody algerian civil war in two thousand and two and a return to international affairs following decades of isolation but demonstrators say it's time for algeria's longest serving head of state to retire from politics neve barca al-jazeera. the taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack on an army base in afghanistan which killed at least twenty three afghan soldiers the shoot about to base in helmand province is shared by afghan and american troops the u.s. says it sector wasn't threatened the afghan defense ministry says twenty attackers including eight suicide bombers were killed i level talks between the u.s. and the taliban are expected to resume in qatar later on saturday security forces in somalia have shot dead three fighters ending a standoff following a bomb attack on a hotel in the center of the capital the fighters held out for several hours in a buil

who failed to find a successor to ensure the continuity of the country's leading party but national liberation front the parties repeatedly said the elections will be free and transparent beautifully kept presided over the end of the bloody algerian civil war in two thousand and two and a return to international affairs following decades of isolation but demonstrators say it's time for algeria's longest serving head of state to retire from politics neve barca al-jazeera. george of a is an algeria specialist and he's a lecturer a cambridge university is a center for international studies he says people aren't just protesting about the president the social economic challenges are certainly very important and they're not just the unemployment there the fact that algerian really used to drop dramatically with the decline in oil prices there the implications of that the algerian economy its growth there also to the question of the result of that being the internet and there's also a sense of sclerosis a political system that simply is not operating and an algerian finally become thinner. and there's a ve

decades ago the jew munson dokken lost her husband in the war he was a member of the more national liberation front out of reach she says her children picked up the guns their father left behind to fight the philippine military and now she is on her own looking after her grandchildren who are now orphans there has to be a place for the needs of poorly or poorly. but this is. the most. consider this. must. lead. organized to. them to feel that they have a new farm in many of the rebel fighters who died are honored by their communities as heroes are martyrs but three generations of women see for them the legacy of war is not of glory but pain. doug and al jazeera province southern philippines. a slovakian lawyer who campaigns for gay and transgender rights could become the country's first female president. won the first round of the presidential runoff so backwards will go to the polls on saturday in the second round during the campaign voiced support for civil partnerships and adoption by gay couples activists hope the vote will mark a turning point in one of europe's most socially conservative coun

who fail to find a successor to ensure the continuity of the country's leading polity the national liberation front the parties repeatedly said the elections will be free and transparent beautifully kept presided over the end of the bloody algerian civil war in two thousand and two and a return to international affairs following decades of isolation. but demonstrators say it's time for algeria's longest serving head of state to retire from politics leave barca al-jazeera. north korea's leader kim jong un has received an official welcome in vietnam's capital hanoi a day after nuclear talks with the u.s. president broke down says the u.s. had to walk away over demands that lift all sanctions on pyongyang but north korea says it only os for partial sanctions relief and diplomatic editor james bays has more from the summit from hanoi. kim jong un has stayed all in vietnam meeting with the country's president as his isolated nation needs all the friends it can get with the global sanctions now likely to stay in place following the failure of the summit what's happened has been a textbook example of the

decades ago the jew munson dokken lost her husband in the war he was a member of the more national liberation front out of reach she says her children picked up the guns their father left behind to fight the philippine military and now she is on her own looking after her grandchildren who are now orphans there has to be a place for them it's all fully all fully. but this. the most. concede the. most. leaders to. organize to make to feel that they have been new farm in many of the rebel fighters who died are honored by their communities as heroes and martyrs but three generations of women see for them the legacy of war is not of glory but pain. duggan al-jazeera province southern philippines. a slovakian lawyer here campaigns for gay and transgender rights could become the country's first female president there's a couple tova on the sus round of the presidential runoff so backwards as will go to the polls on saturday in the second round. hello i'm. with the headlines on al-jazeera that israel has been hit by another electricity back out this week that how outage on friday night has left the capital

who failed to find a successor to ensure the continuity of the country's leading party but national liberation front parties repeatedly said the elections will be free transparent beautifully kept presided over the end of the bloody algerian civil war in two thousand and two and a return to international affairs following decades of isolation. but demonstrators say it's time for algeria's longest serving head of state to retire from politics leave barca al-jazeera. well i spoke to george joffe a in algeria specialist and research fellow at cambridge university he says the protests and not just targeting the president when he's not on the stand it is not him who really is that the. it's the group behind in the group in the presidency backed up by the so-called economic barons the leading business. and the army and the security services who are trying to force one to come to their own choice to guarantee their continuity in power and that's a large area that's really object to the demonstrations which began in a very small way a week ago and now urgent throughout the whole country and there are very s

who failed to find a successor to ensure the continuity of the country's leading party but national liberation front the parties repeatedly said the elections will be free and transparent when he's not on the stand it is not him who really is the. it's the group behind the group in the presidency backed up by the cynical economic burns the leading business. and the army and the security. who are trying to force their own choice to guarantee no continuity in power and that's one of your ears really object to beautifully care presided over the end of the bloody algerian civil war in two thousand and two and a return to international affairs following decades of isolation. but demonstrators say it's time for algeria's longest serving head of state to retire from politics leave barkha al-jazeera more than fifty people are missing after an oil pipeline exploded in southern nigeria the blast caused the stampede and resulted in a huge spillman m.b.a. on the knees yet delta it's not clear if the pipeline which carries crude oil to the nearest export terminal has been shut down u.s. president donald trump ha

well the latest call for algeria as president to step down is coming from his own party the national liberation front says it fully supports the ongoing protests calling for political change. the members of the national liberation fully support the popular movement it will defend with all sincerity in order to achieve the objectives according to a clear roadmap. the latest united nations report on gaza suggests that the deaths of one hundred eighty nine palestinian protesters killed by israeli forces could be considered war crimes our diplomatic editor james space sat down with one of the u.n. commission as of that report. there are reasonable grounds to believe that. crimes may have been committed and we think based on what we have found further investigations are required and do need to be taken up by the relevant bodies in the international justice system you don't know all of this work you come up with some very hard hitting findings are you concerned that no one's going to take any notice of this and this report is just going to fall away obviously that is a concern and we really hope that will