hello i'm rob matheson in doha the top stories on al-jazeera the ukrainian government and pro russian rebels have completed a large scale present swap in the war torn east of ukraine that took place near the city of horror vicot which is mainly controlled by separatists exchange is said to be the biggest since the conflict began twenty fourteen several ukrainian president has have been speaking about their release. i'm very happy that i'm going back to ukraine and i thank everyone for the work that's been done to be able to help me see my loved ones again. spent a year and a half in a cell one by one and a half meters without anything no deliveries nothing they treated us as if we were dogs rory chalons has more from moscow. well both sides are now confirms that this prisoner swap has concluded with people being handed in both directions across the front lines in eastern ukraine the numbers that actually did scruffs the lines a bit different from the earlier advertize figures of three hundred six people going from kiev territory back to the east and seventy four people going from the

and i'm rob matheson and this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes a large scale prisoner swap between ukrainian government and pro russian rebels is now complete plus i knows nothing has no treatment available and i have nothing no medicine no many emergency medical evacuations under way in war torn syria but for some it's too little and too late also. the women and that willing for us to go back to war for anybody to be president of this country and not to wait for the vote counting is finally complete in liberia's presidential runoff officials say don't expect riots in the streets. and it's off to the so-called salt suck capital of the world colombia's on your christmas parade is all about the dons. ukrainian government and pro russian rebels have swapped prisoners in war torn east ukraine this latest exchange is reported to be the largest since the start of the conflict that happened in the city of hard leave it's mainly controlled by pro russia separatists the conflict in eastern ukraine erupted in april twenty fourth team soon after russia annexed ukra

hello i'm rob matheson this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. there is not peace if someone uses clued. us recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital costs a shadow over christmas celebrations in the palestinian territory and beyond. a show of solidarity people in the philippines pull together in the aftermath of a deadly tropical storm. leading opponent of russian president vladimir putin wants to run against him in next year's presidential election we'll tell you why his name may never get on the ballot. and how holiday shopping but i'm saying colombia is leading to fierce competition between local vendors and chinese dealers. as billions of christians around the world celebrate christmas the u.s. president donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital is looming large in this year's festivities pope francis is presiding over celebrations in the vatican he's been a voter called critic of trump's move and is calling for the status quo to be preserved palestinian leaders were among those attending services in bethlehem where ther

now we can talk to our correspondent rob matheson rob matheson is there he is in the omani capital muscat and rob amman is very interesting isn't it a because it it maintains always a neutral position on any of the disputes that affect the g.c.c. and it has done so this time hasn't it. that's absolutely right and i'm very distinctly did not take part for example in the south dakota led coalition and the fighting in yemen and it has taken and it continued to have an independent stance as it always has had when it's come to diplomacy with in the middle east the news that's coming out of kuwait about the summit is going to be very very disappointing for the for those people in amman because they were really hoping that the cohesion of the g.c.c. was vitally important that the it was extremely vital to their their existence within the the middle east and their positioning within the middle east and their diplomatic issues that the g.c.c. should remain unified and clearly it looks as though from what jamal was saying that is possibly not going to be the case it's fair to say that here in amman

hello i'm rob matheson this is the news our live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. there is no peace if someone uses. u.s. recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital costs a shadow over christmas celebrations in the palestinian territory and beyond. a show of solidarity people in the philippines pull together in the aftermath of a deadly tropical storm. out of prison but in poor health peru's former president alberto fujimori is pardoned. and al-jazeera looks at the effect automation and ought to officially intelligence might have on developing economies . as billions of christers around the world celebrate christmas you. u.s. president donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital is looming large in this year's festivities but francis is presiding over celebrations in the vatican he's been a vocal critical of trump's move and is calling for the status quo to be preserved palestinian leaders were among those attending services in bethlehem where there was also a message on jerusalem both francis said repeating what many others said before him he's n

and i'm rob matheson this is the news our live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes about a million people have been evacuated from vietnam's mekong delta as a strong that's already killed more than two hundred people bears down on the country plus. chaos at airports after the united arab emirates bans chinnis he and females flying through the country plus. in just a few hours voters go to the polls in liberia's presidential election is seen as the first to democratic transition of power in seventeen years also. please press the automation button to please the cartoon go to meetings in the center of it was this one. the development of driverless cars could drive thousands right out of a job. hundreds of thousands of people are evacuating vietnam's mekong delta as the deadly tropical storm tendin approaches many houses in the delta made from ten sheets and wooden panels aren't built to withstand the storm heavy rain and strong winds are expected to cause serious damage tambourines already killed more than two hundred people as it passed over the philippines thousands of fishi

hello i'm rob matheson in doha the top stories on al-jazeera the ukrainian government and pro.

mali is driving in the other direction they're taking truckloads of aid towards the battlegrounds rob matheson reports from moscow it. for over forty days mohammed has been waiting he has on call his brothers and their seventy year old father have traveled over two and a half thousand kilometers to muscat from their home in the yemeni port city of aden. for the services in aden are very bad there is no electricity water or food we have to buy it from the black market and it costs too much life is very difficult mohamed's father has spent those six weeks inside the muscat apartment they all share he has cancer he has a visa for treatment in germany mohammed is his father's official companion but his visa hasn't come through him and the health system in yemen has almost collapsed they can only do simple first aid and basic operations but for serious illnesses there is no treatment and people can't afford it much of yemen has been ripped apart by fighting between who the rebels and saudi led forces backing the internationally recognized government documents or friday and many hospitals have been

rob matheson in doha with the top stories on al-jazeera around a million people have been evacuated from southern vietnam as tropical storm tembin approaches it's already caused death and destruction in the philippines where at least two hundred people have been killed heavy rain and strong winds are expected to cause serious damage in vietnam around sixteen thousand fishing boats have been ordered not to go to sea the head of the roman catholic church has used his christmas message to call for a negotiated two state solution to end the israeli palestinian conflict it's the second time pope francis has spoken out since u.s. president donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital this month pope francis says talks are the only way to find peace but again. we see jesus and the children of the middle east who continue to suffer because of growing tensions between israelis and palestinians on this festive day let us after the lord for peace for jerusalem and for all the holy land let us pray that the will to resume dialogue may prevail between the parties and that a negotiated

hello i'm rob matheson and this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. i'm not as the loser but it would be a because of the curse of democracy the ballots are being counted in the race to see if it's going to be a former football great to or liberia's vice president will lead the nation for the next six years plus. wiped out. a family escapes with only seconds left before tropical storm ten destroys entire communities in the philippines also. a very happy man was waiting for this day for a long time and acquittal in the fee for bribery trial of a former president of peru's a soccer federation. routinely reports the current most delicate operation but could robots be tucked in for when. i'm going to start in liberia her votes are being counted in its presidential runoff election workers say the turnout it's not been as high as it was in the first round in a tobar but polling has been peaceful in a race that's going to see the west african nations first democratic transition of power in over seventy years the contenders a former international football sta

struck at al-jazeera and his work and that's it for me rob matheson at this news out more details and website how to see dot com i'll be back in a moment with more of the day's news. arts . the sam's in archaeology graduate from iraq he's also a part time going to pergamon museum which includes a reconstruction of the famous ishtar gate in bubble most of the people he's showing around came to germany as refugees this is just one of several billion museums taking part in the project called a meeting point and as well as bringing people together one of its aims is to emphasize the contribution of migrants right up to the present day to western culture. and language here building because i've been here for some time i can help them with lots of things that mrs ford to me the great thing is it's not just about museums about forming a new life here and part of life is culture being as i want to finally we're going ask about that but that's the ball is a. well it's not as i thought the set says they're lost. a lot of cars and punches a proton at the bottom in the first episode of a two part

by road across the border into a month but some of money is a driving in the opposite direction rob matheson explains from muscat. for over forty days mohammed has been waiting he has on call his brothers and their seventy year old father have traveled over two and a half thousand kilometers to muscat from their home in the yemeni port city of aden lyon a lot of the services in aden are very bad there is no electricity water or food we have to buy it from the black market and it costs too much life is very difficult mohamed's father has spent those six weeks inside the muscat apartment they all share he has cancer he has a visa for treatment in germany mohammed is his father's official companion but his visa hasn't come through. him and the health system in yemen has almost collapsed they can only do simple first aid and basic operations but for serious illnesses there is no treatment and people can't afford it much of yemen has been ripped apart by fighting between rebels and saudi led forces backing the internationally recognized government. and many hospitals have been destroyed the gover

hello i'm rob matheson and this is the news our live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes about a million people have been evacuated from vietnam's mikol and delta as a storm that's already killed more than two hundred people bears down on the country. peace for jerusalem and dialogue between israelis and palestinians that's a christmas message from the head of the catholic church. legislative. chaos at airports after the united arab emirates bans chin missy and females from flying through the country plus. to what extent will this lead to social unrest to social destitution you fears that automation could cost thousands of jobs and threaten an economic crisis in undeveloped countries. hundreds of thousands of people are evacuating vietnam's mekong delta ahead of the arrival of tropical storm templin which has already claimed lives in the philippines many high. this is in the delta region are made from tin sheets and wooden tunnels and they aren't built to withstand the storm heavy rain and strong winds are expected to cause serious damage tending killed more than two hundred pe

and i'm rob matheson this is the news our live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes a warning from the united nations children the world wide out under attack in conflict zones at what it calls a shocking scale. a large scale prisoner swap between the ukrainian government and pro russian rebels is now complete plus. and that will lead for us to go back to war. to be president of this country. when the vote counting ends in liberia's presidential runoff officials say don't expect riots in the streets also if people have the leisure to do whatever they want to do they will be less frustrated by the hassles they have of work preparing for a world where robots take over and do most of the labor. in a report released just hours ago the u.n. is warning that children in conflict zones across the world are under attack and what it calls a shocking scale the unicef report says children have become frontline targets used as human shields killed maimed and recruited to fight rape forced marriage abduction and slave meant have become standard tactics in many conflicts the report highlight