told al-jazeera that up to 8 soldiers have died egypt has struggled to contain armed groups in north sinaisince former president mohamed morsi was ousted by the military in 2013. still ahead on al-jazeera a major storm wreaks havoc in the u.k. and northern europe and it's not over yet. a city in thailand mourns after a soldier goes on a shooting rampage. hello again it's good to have you back well i do want to start this hour here across parts of north and eastern parts of asia we are seeing one system pull away from japan right now so better weather conditions but cooler weather conditions over the next few days here across much of japan sendai at 4 tokyo at 9 maybe some snow entering into the picture by the time we get towards monday night mostly on that west coast over here toward shanghai though on tuesday your rain is beginning to develop that will continue as we go towards wednesday as well but we do expect to see a tempter there of about 12 and for seoul plenty of sun in the forecast at 12 degrees as well well borneo plenty of rain over the next few days really on monday that's wher

at least 2 soldiers have been killed in a rebel attack on a security facility it happened in the north sinai region sources tell all jazeera that up to 8 soldiers have died in egypt struggled to contain on the groups in north sinai since former president mohamed morsi was ousted by the military in 2013 iran space program has suffered a setback after a satellite launch failed the rocket carrying this one communications satellite blasted off as planned according to state t.v. but didn't reach the speed required to put its cargo into orbit those are the headlines coming up next on al-jazeera its inside story by fanaa. africa's leaders weigh the conflicts in libya and the sun held a meeting in ethiopia's capital for the annual summit and said they want to find out how they came to violence increased the spirit part of the african union play a bigger role in tackling the continent's security challenges but has the block been fulfilling its mandate so far this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm adrian finnegan the african union is supposed to be a symbol of the continent's unity it

at least 2 soldiers have been killed in a rebel attack on a security facility it happened in the north sinairegion sources tell al jazeera up to 8 soldiers were killed egypt has struggled to contain armed groups in north sinai since former president mohamed morsi was ousted by a military coup in 2013 iran's space program has suffered a setback after a satellite launch failed the rocket carrying the zafir one communications satellite blasted off from the launch pad as planned according to state t.v. but it didn't reach the speed required to put its cargo successfully into war but it has said has more from to her on. from what we know the satellite was launched on this rocket it went out for about 9 minutes but the spokesman for the defense ministry aerospace division a said that at the last stage the rocket didn't reach the required speed and wasn't able to launch a satellite into orbit but iran says it was successful most of the goals in fact 90 percent of the goals so they're very much spinning this as a success even though they didn't achieve getting that satellite into orbit now this had

at least 2 soldiers have been killed in a rebel attack on a security facility it happened in the north sinai region sources tell just 0 up to 8 soldiers have died egypt has struggled to contain armed groups in north sinai since former president mohamed morsi was ousted by the military in 2013 millions of desert locusts of swarmed into uganda for the 1st time since the 1960 s. they come from kenya ethiopia and somalia the damage they've done there is threatening to leave 10000000 people short of food. the insects are also ravaging farming areas in eastern pakistan prime minister has declared a national emergency the locals are eating cotton we and maize crops the government says it's the worst infestation for 2 decades. has been speaking to farmers in the eastern city and that are smoke. very large swarm of locusts that drive it from out for godzilla saudi arabia iran and has also moved through some of the pakistani province say right now the government in our state a wall against the rich can eat. 4 day trip entire crop leaving them bad though i might if i said burden exonerated both the loc

of soldiers killed in the attack is as high as 8 egypt has struggled to contain armed groups in north sinaisince former president mohamed morsi was ousted by the military in 2013 a setback for iran's space program with a failed satellite to launch the rockets carrying this off our one communication satellite blasted off but it didn't reach the speed required to put its cargo successfully into orbit a launch could raise tension with the u.s. washington says tehran satellite program is a cover for ballistic missile development iran insists it's for peaceful purposes said big has more from to iran. from what we know the satellite was launched on this rocket it went on for about 9 minutes but the spokesman for the defense ministry aerospace division a said that at the last stage the rocket didn't reach to quite speed and wasn't able to launch a satellite into orbit but iran says it was successful most of the gold in fact 90 percent of the gold so they're very much spinning this as a success even though they didn't achieve getting that satellite into orbit now this had been delayed we were expec

told our dizzier that up to 8 soldiers have died egypt has struggled to contain armed groups in north sinaisince former president mohamed morsi was ousted by the military in 2013. iran space program has suffered a setback after a satellite launch failed the rocket carrying that one communications satellite blasted off from the launchpad as planned according to state t.v. but it didn't reach the speed required to put its cargo successfully into orbit i said big as more from the heart. from what we know the satellite was launched on this rocket it went out for about 9 minutes but the spokesman for the defense ministry aerospace division a said that at the last stage the rocket didn't quite speed and wasn't able to launch a satellite into orbit but iran says it was successful most of the gold in fact 90 percent of the gold so they very much spinning this as a success even though they didn't achieve getting that satellite into orbit now this had been delayed we were expecting it was the end of last week but it was delayed until today we expect to get this morning we've been watching it all day

have been killed or wounded in a rebel attack on a security checkpoint that was carried out in the north sinairegion sources have told al-jazeera that up to 8 soldiers are dead egypt has struggled to stop armed groups in the region a situation that is been happening since the former president mohammed morsi was ousted by the military in 2013 france's northwest coast is being battered by high winds a storm chiara reaches europe major flood warnings have been issued and several areas power has been cut to thousands of homes and hundreds of flights canceled it all to say the worst has passed but many alerts are still in effect. maybe history has been made at the 92nd academy awards a film from south korea won the biggest prize of the night best picture for its satirical look at class divisions out of serious robber annals as more from hollywood. and the oscar goes to. parasite i am knight of triumph for south korean cinema and director paul june home for the 1st time in the oscars 92 year history a film in a language other than english one the top award surprising many critics and so-called holly

soldiers have been killed or wounded in a rubble attack on a security checkpoint it happened in the north sinairegion sources have told al-jazeera that up to 8 soldiers are dead egypt a struggle says stop armed groups and the region a situation that after after former president mohamed morsi was ousted in 2013 jordan introduce another round of tax rises the hikes led to widespread protests when they were 1st announced in 2018 this is the final phase and the response has been more muted this time many people were worried that they won't be able to make ends meet the tosca name reports from amman. a man has consistently ranked as one of the arab world's most expensive cities yet clothing salesman matty l. nimer says people's salaries aren't keeping pace with the high cost of living this month jordanians will begin paying between 5 to 40 percent more in income taxes more than you would cry for jordanian citizens even without paying taxes we're not living we're in $700.00 to $800.00 a month and it's not enough by would we pay more taxes. when the law to raise taxes was announced in 2018 jordanians

least 7 soldiers have been killed in a rebel attack on a security checkpoint it happened in the north sinai region sources have told al jazeera that up to 8 soldiers are dead egypt has struggled to stop armed groups in the region the situation that escalated after former president mohamed morsi was ousted by the military in 2013 ceremony has been held in thailand for the 2 police officers killed in saturday's shooting spree service members paid their respects at a military airport as the men's bodies were flown home 29 people were killed after an army trained marksman opened fire at a military base and shopping mall so that the soldiers motive was a dispute over a property deal. a movie history has been made at the 92nd academy awards a film from south korea won the biggest prize of the night's best picture for its satirical look at class divisions there is rob reynolds has more from hollywood and the oscar goes to. parasite i am knight of triumph for south korean cinema and director paul june home for the 1st time in the oscars 92 year history a film in a language other than english one th

coming together from the north and the south and that's resulting in some showers for parts of south sudan through into eritrea also to share activity generally across the sinai and into more eastern parts of egypt that low pressure comes in across the mediterranean and we have got an area of low pressure across iran and iraq and that's going to develop during the course of choose day so certainly for iran there's going to be some very heavy rain and could see some outbreaks of snow a frontal system will be extending down into parts of saudi arabia maybe down through just to the north of riyadh so one to watch there for much of central and northern africa where the conditions are generally looking fine but we have got some showers affecting west africa standing away from liberia down through to ghana and we have had some very dusty conditions lot of dust blowing at the sahara and that's been affecting the canaries but i think by monday weather conditions here will be improving. from fossil fuels to modern day renewables as societies develop the energy demands increase requiring innovative solutions to meet such demands as a global power development of investm

winds coming together from the north on the size and that's resulting in some showers for parts of down through into eritrea also share activity generally across the sinai and into more eastern parts of egypt that low pressure comes in across the mediterranean and we have got an area of low pressure across. ran in iraq and that's going to develop during the course of choose day so certainly for iran there's going to be some very heavy rain and the mountains could see some breaks of snow a frontal system will be extending down into parts of saudi arabia maybe down through just to the north of riyadh so one to watch there for much of central and northern africa where the conditions are generally looking fine but we have got some showers affecting west africa standing away from liberia down through to ghana and we have had some very dusty conditions lot of dust blowing up the sahara and that's been affecting the canaries but i think by monday weather conditions here will be improving. progress. or a serious mistake. is slowly invading every aspect of our lives. but very few of us really understand its capabilities for better or worse. in a new documentary

the way science to sinai and you can see the breeze coming behind is even stronger so this is still wet and windy and 10 in damascus gives you an idea of my field if you're further north or further up it's not not particularly pleasant but then again it is february that most of north africa is a coke is quite apart from what's happening in the northeast corner there the breeze tends to concentrate the heat further west so mature in libya it's a pleasant with a dusty breeze and the temperatures dekker reflect that around about the 30 mark maybe 40 off a little come friday we pick up the rain wait expected to down through the rift valley further west to rango and eastwards towards madagascar but malawi the gets a concentration. of. that 2000 mile trip across europe seems impossible. as the balkans route begins to close for refugees it has become a race against time for one syrian from a. it's a perilous journey from greece to germany but there's no turning bank to the ravages of war left at home. sky and ground a witness documentary on al-jazeera. the island of sardinia a famously a delay khalid a spot. less well known as a proving ground for the. investigation claims t