president noted the red crescent gone for seventy funds due to illegal us sanctions us should own up to its economic terrorism the red cross has denied making those remarks a cover mother and former deputy head of it ons department of and bottom and says the wall does ignoring the disaster he tweets the level of international attention to it on unprecedented floods is surprisingly low people of iran are in need of help and attention regardless of international politics let's get more from tehran joining us now is i mean he's if he's tehran correspondent i mean good to see you what is the situation in iran right now. oh and thank you for having me situation in iran right now i can see is that well the flaw has reached the southwestern part of iran those are the risk operations going on and who's a stan has basically declared him to be in a state of crisis right now and it's mostly because the new body builder of chad has a flooded and accuracy is. going toward the city and threatening up more cities in capital of start which is home to about more than a million and a half people. now i

is heading out on a new mission with the head of the kurdish red crescent he's on his way to the whole refugee camp to get a firsthand look the german emergency medic has been to north eastern syria many times despite the challenging conditions. it was on the problem a camp is over its maximum capacity it was set up for far fewer people there more than seventy thousand there now providing medical and general care is a massive challenge. from coming they drive south on the muddy road. their goal is the mobile clinic of the kurdish red crescent situated behind this fence in the enormous refugee camp during the kurdish offensive against so-called islamic state built treated the wounded and saw much suffering and death but dramatic scenes are unfolding here as well seven hundred cap residents visit the clinic each day most are malnourished children there are only fourteen doctors working here will cleanse the hand and give some advice but his help is limited with the lack of specialists equipment and medicine. materials aren't the only challenge personnel is too and then there logistical c

their goal is the mobile clinic of the kurdish red crescent situated behind this fence in the enormous refugee camp during the kurdish offensive against so-called islamic state vilks treated the wounded and saw much suffering and death but dramatic scenes are unfolding here as well seven hundred cap residents visit the clinic each day most are malnourished children there are only fourteen doctors working here they'll cleanse a hand and give some advice but his help is limited with the lack of specialists equipment and medicine. materials aren't the only challenge personnel is too and then there logistical challenges it's a battle that's constantly verging on disaster. many mothers are angry they came here hoping for quick help but are often left short well i'm off there's hardly any medicine here we haven't been given any. the situation is very tough particularly with this rain for my children they're always sick of the day man. no one planned for such a large number of refugees seventy five thousand fled the fighting in which had been the last i a stronghold here it's a sad existence

have killed sixty six people following the worst rains in some regions in ten years the iranian red crescent says nearly one hundred sixty thousand people have been affected. the heaviest rainfall in a decade much of iran south west and central regions have been hit hard with tens of thousands of people affected in the rest and province in the west survivors trying to recover what they can from muddy streets so tell moment i have lost my whole life house and everything and not only my family but the entire pollard doctor town many are without food and essential services employees knew going on well they we have been hungry and thirsty since this morning our children are hungry and there is no natural gas electricity or water. in the southwest province of kusa stan there is a growing risk of flooding it when you know thirty's have ordered people in seventy villages to evacuate and sent in the military to help in the province of gaullist on the iranian red crescent says it's helping provide emergency shelter for fifty seven thousand people and dozens of military and relief helicopters have bee

his two brothers, and not charge them, not have them visited or inspected by the international red crescentple. what should happen to omar al—bashir? because he stands accused of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide. and amnesty internationaljoan nyanyuki say he "must be immediately handed over to the icc, the international criminal court, for due process to be followed. his case must not be hurriedly tried in sudan's notoriously dysfunctional legal system. justice must be served." will you hand him over to the icc? so he will not be handed over to the icc? do you have the mandate to decide that, because what if the transitional government or a subsequent democratically elected government says we don't abide by what general burhan says, we want to see omar al—bashir delivered to the icc and the sudanese professionals association says that as an option they want to leave open. you couldn't stop that, could you? so you accept it's not a guarantee that you can make? could you pre—empt this, perhaps, by allowing him to go into exile somewhere, because president museveni of uganda ha

in iran have killed almost sixty people after some of the worst rains in a decade the iranian red crescent says nearly one hundred sixty thousand people have been affected iran's government has declared a state of emergency and over the evacuation of dozens of villages wary of mohamed reports. the heaviest rainfall in a decade much of iran's south west and central regions have been hit hard with tens of thousands of people affected in the rest and province in the west survivors trying to recover what they can from muddy streets so tell moment i have lost my whole life house and everything and not only my family but the entire pollard doctor town many are without food and essential services in poison are going on well they we have been hungry and thirsty since this morning our children are hungry and there is no natural gas electricity or water. in the southwest province of kusa stan there is a growing risk of flooding it when you know thirty's have ordered people in seventy villages to evacuate and sent in the military to help in the province of gaullist on the iranian red crescent says is

is partly to blame according to the iranian red crescent washington sanction on terror and have blocked any foreign financial aid to enter the country on his state t.v. iran's president said last week that it was a quote disgrace. that they create show ha ha ha bites of what the americans wished for everyone will see that our big nation our officials are no armed forces walking together when we construct the ruins of a hot albeit hot all heavy rain since mushed has inundated almost two thousand communities causing damages split hundreds of millions of us. with its outposts showing new signs of easing many iranians are bracing for the worst. we have their claims that u.s. sanctions are hampering relief efforts to flood victims a last me get out foreign minister zarif accused as american counterpart mike of fake news for saying the u.s. was quote ready to assist through the international red cross that if treated as the i.c.r.c. president noted the requests of gone through save any funds due to u.s. sanctions u.s. should own up to its economic terrorism the red cross has denied making tho

the international red crescent is boosting relief efforts in parts of iran affected by severe flooding twenty six of the country's thirty one provinces have been hit by heavy rainfall which began in mid march more than sixty people have died in the disaster. british prime minister to resign may reached across the political divide today's she held talks with opposition labor leader jeremy corbett in a new push for a compromise on bright shit i'm a announced on tuesday that she will ask the european union for yet another delay beyond the a full twelfth deadline she wants to avoid crashing out of the european union without a deal now the talks with labor have angered breaks that hardliners in her conservative party they fear that a compromise could lead to the u.k. seeking closer economic ties with europe once it leaves the european union. for the next installment of our breaks the saga i'm joined by a correspondent for a lot of what she's standing by for us in london good evening to you she logs in so both sides call. well in this meeting constructive. have to take them at their word wha

which the red crescent has been providing over the last of the last and that is it had at least. the street three medical staff have already been killed and many more are just unable to get something that's a major problem here is the doctors and an air force have been targeted not only the forces there but the schools that are inside of tripoli and i was out over the streets with. the school has been destroyed over the last week that's right and so the schools at the moment not only used civilians in that they could be life but it's also now supposed to be hosting some of these displaced people so it's a very very nasty targeting of. the u.n. was just has to start in libya peace conference today it's been canceled because of the ongoing fighting what hope does this give us any peace process. well i think it's also has been this is all of his legacy doesn't might seem if the years. that are a legacy of deception and action there's the fact that at least seven times since ninety six there are looking at libya to get the happy pedigree of chad to the u.s. and finally the twenty yea

his two brothers, and not charge them, not have them visited or inspected by the international red crescent omar al—bashir? because he stands accused of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide. and amnesty internationaljoan nyanyuki say he "must be immediately handed over to the icc, the international criminal court, for due process to be followed. his case must not be hurriedly tried in sudan's notoriously dysfunctional legal system. justice must be served." will you hand him over to the icc? so he will not be handed over to the icc? do you have the mandate to decide that, because what if the transitional government or a subsequent democratically elected government says we don't abide by what general burhan says, we want to see omar al—bashir delivered to the icc and the sudanese professionals association says that as an option they want to leave open. you couldn't stop that, could you? so you accept it's not a guarantee that you can make? could you pre—empt this, perhaps, by allowing him to go into exile somewhere, because president museveni of uganda has said he would give him s

according to the red crescent the health ministry here which is based in tripoli they've tried to reach out to civilians and families stuck near the fighting gear areas but in all cases many civilians have been killed or wounded so far since the beginning go there clashes on april fourth also other non-governmental organizations say that they're trying to distribute food and blankets to those displeased from the fighting that thousands of civilians have been forces out of their homes because of the fighting and recently many civilians were killed by random shelling people here are very angry and they're calling on the international institutions including the united nations and the european union to do their part to stop the military escalation by have to the forces on the southern part of libya the u.s. secretary of state has opened the door for us lawsuits against foreign firms doing business in cuba the move is expected to intensify pressure on have an answer and support for venezuela's president nicolas maduro experts say hundreds of thousands of legal claims worth tens of billions o

her brother abdul sadhan was arrested at work in saudi arabia last month, at the offices of the red crescent organization, that is the red cross of muslim work. she says those the secret police who took him away without a warrant, without saying why, or where they were taking him. she says he was disappeared. >> they were or they referred as a forced disappearance. so when someone gets kidnapped, or detained, you can't community to them at all. basically they just vanish. >> reporter: he is an american citizen. they live in the bay area with other citizens. he went to college in belmont. he left the u.s. after his student visa ran out. e e got s who claims he saw abdul in prison getting severely tortured. >> they said he's in danger and that he might that torture. and that is what i got very, very scared. >> reporter: he may have spoken out against the saudi government but that is not clear as the regime has not return their calls. they hope taking his were public will not make a difference. >> the word can get around about this. >> reporter: he says the saudi regime has always been oppressi

abdul sadhan was arrested sai a the ce of the red crescent where he worked. that red s of the imhis sister lives ancisco. >> so basically when someone gets kidnapped or detained, you can communicate with them at all and basically they just vanished. >> she is worried, she got an anonymous call from someone who claimed to have seen abdul sadhan in prison getting severely tortured. she is explain no explanation of his imprisonment and he may have spoken out against the saudi regime. >>> and orange county woman kidnapped at gunpoint in uganda is free and safe this morning. kimberly endicott of costa mesa was abducted along with her to her bed. she was kidnapped when she had ugan to look at wildlife. authories releas an american tourist and her driver on sunday. five days after they were kidnapped on a safari international park. this is video of kimberly sue endicott's return , seen first on cbs. a photo shows endicott after rm rityforces found endicott and her driver , jean-paul merengue romero across the border in the democratic republic of congo. tonight begin

have killed sixty six people following the worst rains in some regions and ten years in iran and red crescent says nearly one hundred sixty thousand people have been affected but he has more. the heaviest rainfall in a decade much of iran south west and central regions have been hit hard with tens of thousands of people affected in the rest and province in the west survivors trying to recover what they can from muddy streets so tell moment i have lost my whole life house and everything and not only my family but the entire pollard doctor town many are without food and essential services and poison are going on well they we have been hungry and thirsty since this morning our children are hungry and there is no natural gas electricity or water. in the southwest province of kusa stan there is a growing risk of flooding it when you know thirty's have ordered people in seventy villages to evacuate and sent in the military to help in the province of gaullist on the iranian red crescent says it's helping provide emergency shelter for fifty seven thousand people and dozens of military and relief heli

are struggling to reach at least three hundred fifty villages that are completely cut off iran's red crescent society the lead agency in the rescue efforts it's confronting yet another challenge in reaching those in need u.s. sanctions u.s. president donald trump renewed old sanctions and impose new ones against iran last year accusing their on off not complying with the twenty fifteen iran nuclear deal his government has withdrawn from that agreement signed implied that the transferring of the money to the iranian accustomed society is our current so none of our or our foreign currency is not working now because of the situation on the ground there are many montanus there are tom brought that are washed totally so we have to use our helicopters you can imagine how the relief operation john b. in britain. by their spare parts of four helicopters u.s. secretary of state mike comparable has dismissed the allegations and blames the remained government for the damage caused by the floods the european union u.n. agencies france and germany meanwhile have announced more funding and relief supplies

for that but our border is a spokeswoman for the international committee of the red cross and red crescent societies she says civilians and their properties should despairs from the fighting. depending on the areas it can be more difficult i speak with my colleagues in tripoli every day we have committed colleagues that are working on the ground. even some of them have told me that they've had friends or relatives that are unable to leave their neighborhoods because of ongoing fighting so so it can be pretty difficult and unsafe for people to move out and this is where again we remind the parties to the conflict. that fighting in densely populated areas in urban areas in civilian areas. the damages should be minimized be protected their properties should be protected essential infrastructure should be protected also were fighting is taking place right now there are power cuts and this could potentially get worse so we run a room in mind to avoid as much as possible spare the civilian population and their properties from the fighting and of course guarantee that they can leave the area thei

the red crescent has distributed butrialal aid to victims, says sanctions imposed by ththe united statetes have prevented t from accessising financial aid from broad. the u.s. statate deparartment sd last week ththat washingngton ws ready toto help via the red cros and red crerescent, that acaccud unpreparered for the emergency. dedespite its budget been stretched undeder u.s. sanction, the iranian government has told citizens their losses will be compensated. while no major cities have been evacuated, the flooding has damaged more than a third of the country's entire road network. genie: in thu.s., homemeland sesecurity sececretary kirstjen resignened, putting an end toto her tortured rerelatiop with donald trump. the president reportedly blamed her for a recent surge in migrantsts crossing the southern boborder from m mexico, saying e was not tough enough to implement his s crackdown. alexanderacosta - -- has the dedetails. alalexander: reston elstonon sid on at the start of donanald trump's presidencycy and headed the agency for the last 18 months, , during which time she became synonym

iran have killed sixty six people following the worst rain in some regions in ten years iranian red crescent says nearly one hundred sixty thousand people have been affected really mohamad has more. the heaviest rainfall in a decade much of iran south west and central regions have been hit hard with tens of thousands of people affected in the rest and province in the west survivors trying to recover what they can from muddy streets so the moment i have lost my whole life house and everything and not only my family but the entire pollard doctor town many are without food and essential services in poisoning going on well they we have been hungry and thirsty since this morning our children are hungry there is no natural gas electricity or water. in the southwest province of kusa stan there is a growing risk of flooding it when you know thirty's have ordered people in seventy villages to evacuate and sent in the military to help in the province of gaullist on the iranian red crescent says it's helping provide emergency shelter for fifty seven thousand people and dozens of military and relief hel

since all the accounts of iran red crescent have been frozen by u.s. sanctions no one can send the financial aid from overseas and the statement by the iranian foreign minister came on monday the u.s. government though says that iran only has his self to blame prince failure to cope with the flooding rather than helping is currently drafting new sanctions. these floods once you see preparedness the regime blames outside entities when in fact it is their mismanagement this led to this disaster they even jail environmentalist for attempting to help around prepare for these very issues. international stick around my colleague daniel hawkins will bring you all the latest updates at the top of their. china has arrived in europe in a very big way and not everyone in the west welcomes this italy's support of china's belgian road initiative is a game changer the washington consensus that has dominated the world for the past seven decades is being challenged to turn to the east continues. to. welcome to the alex salmond show from westminster where the bricks at

forces missiles or rafah is a spokeswoman for the international committee of the red cross and red crescentsocieties she says civilians should be spared from the fighting. depending on the areas it can be more difficult i speak with my colleagues in tripoli every day we have committed colleagues that are working on the ground so libyan colleagues even some of them have told me that they've had friends or relatives that are on able to leave their neighborhoods because of ongoing fighting so so it can be pretty difficult and unsafe for people to move out and this is where again we remind the parties to the conflict. that fighting in densely populated areas and urban areas in civilian areas. the damages should be minimized a civilian should be protected their properties should be protected essential infrastructure should and should be protected also were fighting is taking place right now there are power cuts and this could potentially get worse. but one of the overhead reports now from the libyan capital on the fallout from the battle for tripoli. very valuable fighters who died defending the

week ago concerning the humanitarian situation on the ground their health ministry says that the red crescent in tripoli is trying to help families who are stuck near the fighting areas and sources south of tripoli government sources say that electricity plant was hit by heavy weapons and that is going to result in a blackout in several neighborhoods south of the capital tripoli to other news an egyptian voting in a referendum that could open the door to president sisi staying in office to a year twenty thirty voters also deciding whether to allow the president to appoint top judges and to expand the role of the military fifty five million egyptians are eligible to take part. but rights groups are concerned the referendum won't be free or fair is proposed changes widely described as a step towards more autocracy under presidency has the details. president i'll deliver to has sisi was sworn in last year after winning his second term in office the vote was marred by claims of irregularities a crackdown on activists and potential challengers a few months earlier sisi had said he would not seek a

since groovy accounts of iran red crescent have been frozen by u.s. sanctions no one can send the financial aid from overseas. the statement made by the reigning foreign ministry came on monday the u.s. government though says iran only has itself to blame for its failure to cope with the flooding rather than helping its currently drafting new sanctions. these floods once again showed the level of the iranian regime mismanagement in urban planning and emergency preparedness the regime blames outside entities when in fact it is mismanagement this led to this disaster that even jail environmentalist's for attempting to help iran prepare for these very issues. washington's latest attempts to ramp up the pressure on venezuela raising concerns in some european countries madrid slammed the decision to allow u.s. citizens to sue foreign firms working cuba a nation which has stood by venezuela's leader nicolas maduro spain's foreign minister outlined his objections in a meeting with u.s. officials. spain rita rates it's firm rejection as a matter of principle

red crescent staff have been wanted in the fighting in fact. have been hit by random fire near the fighting area so the moment to move to relieve it of course come back to you with updates through the thank you. let's go to our other top story here on al-jazeera and that's that security services in sri lanka are taking extra precautions following sunday's multiple bomb attacks that killed three hundred fifty nine people a nationwide alert has been issued with police searching for nine vehicles church services in colombo have been suspended but may resume on sunday and the central bank has long was locked down for a time following a warning about an imminent explosion meanwhile a new video has emerged reportedly showing a suicide bomber at a restaurant in the settlement grand hotel on sunday police say eight out of the nine suicide bombers have been identified at least seventy six people have been arrested in connection with the attacks well let's join middel fernandez who is our senior correspondent in colombo at the moment mina let's just talk

it also makes you a target whether or not you like that the federation of the red cross and the red crescent societies they say they are ready to deliver aid to minutes while a next month. the humanitarian group says that it will remain neutral and has warned both sides in the conflict not to interfere with aid distribution ensures the safety of your colleagues aid workers when you're in an area and there is political danger military threats protecting. this these are precisely the type of challenges that we are facing in any sort of conflict situation especially in an increasingly polarized environment and what is absolutely keesler us as we are not. driving and walking around these armed protection we need to have exceptions of all the parties to the conflict in order to be able to work and that is absolutely important and i'm always saying to my own people don't just think that if you say you are neutral impartial and and that this is going to be seen exactly like this on the other side you have to prove on a daily basis through your warrick that you are what you are saying on these media

are struggling to reach at least three hundred fifty villages that are completely cut off iran's red crescent society the lead agency in the rescue efforts it's confronting yet another challenge in reaching those in need u.s. sanctions u.s. president donald trump renewed all sanctions and imposed new ones against iran last year accusing their on off not complying with the twenty fifteen iran nuclear deal his government has withdrawn from that agreement signed implied that the transferring of the money to the iranian accustomed society is our current so none of our our or our foreign currency is not working now because of the situation on the ground there are many mountainous and there are growth that are washed totally so we have to use our helicopters you can imagine how the relief operation john be invaded by it. there is spare parts of four helicopters u.s. secretary of state might compare who has dismissed the allegations and blames the government for the damage caused by the floods the european union u.n. agencies france and germany meanwhile have announced more funding and relief suppli

her medics and red crescent teams continue trying to reach out to civilians is stuck in the areas near the fighting areas in the southern outskirts of the libyan capital as sporadic fighting continues between forces loyal to the warlords really for have to and the forces loyal to the backed government of national accord now the government is accusing have to his forces of committing were crimes as random shelling random rockets launched by have to the forces have been landing in populated areas and the government here says that fifty eight have been killed so far many of them are civilians on the other side of libya namely on the. terminal crossing terminal between libya and tunisia authorities there say that the crossing terminal is witnessing a high traffic of civilians leaving libya because of the of the fighting now the meeting between the warlords who for have to and the egyptian president abdul fatah had sisi might come in terms of addiction support to the world really for have to we know that egypt to egyptian army alongside the united arab emirates and saudi arabia have been su

ministry confirmed that sanctions were hampering relief efforts since all the accounts of iran red crescent have been frozen by u.s. sanctions no one can send the financial aid from overseas. the statement by the iranian foreign ministry was made on monday the us government meanwhile alleges that poor infrastructure is to blame for iran's difficulties in dealing with the flooding rather than assisting its drafting fresh sanctions targeting the iranian community. these fronts once again showed the level of the iranian regime mismanagement in the planning and the emergency preparedness regime blames outside entities when in fact it is their mismanagement this led to this disaster the environmentalist's for attempting to help iran prepare for these very issues. the u.s. is developing a rescue plan for event as well as economy designed to pump cash into the country through banks smartphones and apps but even though the trump administration isn't rushing to reveal the details the plan has one key condition. the timeline is to get rid of my girl. i have no idea when that's going to be that would

since all the accounts of iran red crescent have been frozen by u.s. sanctions no one can send the financial aid from overseas that statement by the iranian foreign ministry came on monday the u.s. government says iran only has itself to blame for its failure to cope with the flooding and rather than helping its probably drafting fresh sanctions. these floods once again show the level of the iranian regime mismanagement in urban planning and emergency preparedness the regime blames outside entities when in fact it is their mismanagement this led to this disaster they even jail environmentalists for attempting to help iran prepare for these very issues. that's a news break down for this hour and that's all for me as well today but why not neil harvey will be taking over at about thirty minutes thanks for tuning in wherever you may be. breaks it killed joan. u.s. veterans who come back from war often until those same stories. were going after the people who were killing civilians they were not interested in the wellbeing of their own soldiers either they

the international red crescent is boosting relief efforts and part of iran affected by severe flooding twenty six of the country's thirty one provinces have been hit by heavy rainfall that began mid march more than sixty people have died in the disaster. former u.s. vice president joe biden has promised to change after four women claimed he was a touch them inappropriately in a video posted on twitter you promised to be more mindful of other people's personal space he's seen as a likely contender for the twenty twenty democratic presidential nomination. well steve japan now where police have arrested the former nissan c.e.o. carlos cowen for a fourth time over new allegations of financial misconduct prosecutors say the arrest is based on the suspicion he diverted five million dollars to a company linked to him while he was chairman of nissan he denies the allegations. this is the moment carlos ghosn was taken out of his temporary accommodation and back into the custody of take his police force it's the fourth time he's been arrested in japan media that say his latest detention is part

since groovy accounts of iran red crescent have been frozen by u.s. sanctions no one can send the financial aid from overseas. well that statement by the way in foreign ministry came on monday the u.s. government's though says iran only has itself to blame for its failure to cope with the flooding rather than helping its currently drafting new sanctions. these floods once again showed the level of the iranian regime mismanagement in urban planning and emergency preparedness the regime blames outside entities when in fact it is their mismanagement this led to this disaster they even jail environmentalists for attempting to help iran prepare for these very issues. the c.e.o. of boeing has issued a public apology for two crashes involving the same aircraft model within the last six months which claimed a total of three. hundred forty six lives. we had boeing or sorry for the lives lost in the recent seven thirty seven max accident the history of our industry shows most accidents are caused by a chain of events this again is the case here dennis miller we

since all the accounts of iran red crescent have been frozen by u.s. sanctions no one can send the financial aid from overseas but that statement by the iranian foreign minister came on monday and the u.s. government though says iran only has a sofa to blame for its failure to cope with the flooding rather than helping its company drafting fresh sanctions. these floods once again showed the level of the iranian regime mismanagement in urban planning and emergency preparedness the regime blames outside entities when in fact it is their mismanagement this led to this disaster they even jail environmentalists for attempting to help iran prepare for these very issues. the u.s. is developing a rescue plan for venezuela's economy is on to pump cash into the country through banks smart phones and apps but even though the trumpet ministration isn't rushing to reveal details the plan condition. the timeline is to get rid of my girl. i have no idea and that's going to be that would begin immediately it's a question of. getting hold of the what i call the machine

members of the red crescent helped get the family to reality of safety they now share classrooms in this school with more than thirty other families and that number is rising most are from sudan or eritrea. many lock themselves in the classrooms they say to protect their privacy they rely mostly on donations for food but getting medical supplies and treatment can be a major challenge i don't just mean and what are so he we concerned about the health of the migrants we sometimes handle patients with chronic diseases in pregnancy that need specialized clinics we also provide the migrants with psychological support some of the sudanese migrants say they will be seeking asylum in other countries with the help of relief organizations they were in haiti are as recently evacuated hundreds of people trapped by the fighting. but as the security situation around the capital gets worse many of them remain at risk. a few days ago and the grants detention center was attacked two people were reportedly killed and several others wanted. the government believed to have to his forces many of the migrants