robert mugabe is the leader. he hasn't decided who his new deputy will be. we have is this report. >> reporter: zimbabwe's first family appears ultimately in control of the party and the country. president robert mugabe's wife, grace, is head of the party's women's league. >> it is a great honour not only for me personally, but also for my family. >> reporter: her husband is reelected leader of the ruling zanu pf party. >> for as long as i have strength in me. i work. for as long as i am still sane and fully bright in mind. i still have a good memory, and a good area in my mind. >> robert mugabe's vice president didn't attend the zanu pf elected congress. she has been accused of trying to kill robert mugabe. an allegation she denies. political analysts say she will not be vice president for much longer. wednesday or thursday people will have a decision. people were hoping it will be sooner, but he will not be rushed. >> emerson is expected to replace her, who robert mugabe threatened to have arrested. for now, he says she's at a house in harari. >> when a pe

is gone >>> our correspondent joins us live, and it shouldn't come as any surprise given that robert mugabe's wife has been accusing joyce for months of conspiring against mugabe. >> exactly. zimbabweans saw this coming. robert mugabe has been in power for 34 years. anyone who tried to challenge him, who has been accused of trying to remove him from power - people disappear or are arrested or the former vice president has been fired. these are the headlines in the newspaper today. you might say the fact she's been fired, and insist that these allegations are not true. it is still shocking. this is the first time this has happened in lisa zimmermann. the vice president accused of this. saying all the ministers are aligned to have been dismissed. people are safe but shocked that it's the third time a vice president was accused of trying to remove robert mugabe. >> how true are the accusations. is mugabe making room for his wife to be the next leader. how does one mow what is happening in zimbabwe? >> it's a difficult question. it's difficult to navigate the field. imaginura denies the allegatio

robert mugabe will appoint people he can work with. dispoouties he can trust. people he thinks will not try to get rid of him or his wife >>> still to come on al jazeera - we join the crowds in russia as one of the world's most famous museums celebrates its 250th birthday >>> and australia cricket captain fights to be fit for what is set to be an emotional test match against india. why >>> one of the world's famous museums is celebrating its 250th anniversary. the building in russia is a treasure trove of art and antiquities, attracting thousands each year, zut is also the -- but is also the target of art thieves. >>> the winter palace, stormed by the ball chaffics is home to the oldest and biggest museum in the world. it is a depository of russia's heritage, it is a treasure house of art collected from around the globement founded 250 years ago, the collection totals 3 million exhibits, including the world's largest display of paintings. at time the interior is just as captivating as the art on display. the wealth and extrav gardenings and the -- extravagance,

her husband, robert mugabe, has been named president and first secretary general. this means that the mugabes are firmly in control as a husband and wife team. those who support the mugabes are very happy and ecstatic. but those who don't are worried saying this is policy that is blamed for the demise of the economy. if all goes well. >> in the philippines wedge are up to 250 kilometers an hour are expected. let's go live to the philippines. scott, i understand that the storm has made landfall. tell us about the situation right now. >> absolutely. it made landfall about 45 minutes ago. it's only 200 kilometers from where we are here. we were on the drive down from manila. the closer we got, the steadier the wind became as well as some sprinkling. it really wasn't that violent. but over the last couple of minutes the wind has kicked up begin. it just hit and made landfall four or five minutes ago. now further north people are preparing. we didn't see mass evacuations. there weren't mass evacuations. but people are preparing. there are some gentlemen banging in boards

her marriage to robert mugabe has opened doors for her. she's now a doctor. was awarded by her husband three months ago and leader of the women's league. a nationwide series of rallies saw her launch a bit area tack on her rival, the vice president who's political future now appears to be in ruins. >> let's talk about grace mugabe. we see her exploding in the political scene. are you supporting her in that role? >> we are supporting her 120%. she was nominated by the women. >> reporter: the big question now is who will succeed robert mugabe. concerns have been raised about grace's name being put forward. there are mixed feelings here on the streets because of that. what do you think about the first lady, do you think she'll become vice president? >> yes, she's going to do that. >> i don't think she's the right candidate. she's not firm. she's not a leader. >> zimbabwe may have been out of the international headlines for a while, but it's still in a precarious state. the economy is back in trouble, and it looks like robert mugabe may be trying to insure his su

. >>> robert mugabe has named his new deputy.l us about the latest announcements. >> reporter: well he has named the first one to be the justice minister, the second is [ inaudible ]. he used to be an ambassador in south africa. he spent a long time talking about the alleged plot to remove him from power, and he said he will be more careful now, and he said these two vice presidents who have been announced deputies in the party, he said they won't have any real function. but he is still the man in charge. the vps or the deputies in the ruling party become the vice presidents of the country, so we will have two, and they are set to be sworn in on friday. >> there this go some way towards healing the rift which has been weakened by these claims of a plot to overthrow mugabe. >> i don't think so. a lot of people who were kicked out of the positions aren't very happy. some have been talking saying they feel they have been treated very unfairly, and mugabe should we consider his decision. what you could see is mugabe maybe trying real

. >> michael: zimbabwe's ruling party keeps robert mugabe as leader and puts his wife grace on path to succeed him. and an island nation is running dry. >> a dirty deal. struck at the heart of government. >> egypt mismanaged its gas industry. >> taking the country to the brink of economic ruin. >> it's obvious that egypt was being ripped off. it's basically saying to the israelis, "look if you want to screw us, here's a tool you can use to screw us". >> al jazeera exposes those who made a fortune betraying an entire nation. >> you don't feel that you owe an explanation to the egyptian people? >> no... no... >> al jazeera investigates. egypt's lost power. december 17th. 10:00 eastern. on aljazeera america. >> we'll remind you of the top stories here on al jazeera. two hostages were killed in a failed rescue attempt. they were killed by fighters. >>> protests in lebanon after an al-qaeda-linked syrian group says it killed a lebanese policeman it held captive. and more than a million and a half people find shelter as a typhoon merchandise towards the islanheads towards the island nation.

." >>> now, who will succeed zimbabwe's president robert mugabe?ower for 34 years and his party's constitution has recently been amended so that the 91-year-old leader has absolute power to appoint his successor. speculation is rife that he may be planning to keep zimbabwe's leadership in the family and his wife grace may be given a plum role within zanu pf. zanu pf is the ruling party. it's holding its congress at the moment, and watching events there for us is our reporter. are we expecting any major announcements today? >> reporter: well, president robert mugabe give an hour-long speech in which he was attacking those seen not to be loyal to him within the ruling zanu pf party. he launched a veiled attack against the vice president joyce majuru, who also did not come here to attend this all-important congress, saying that there's a reason why she did not come, describing her as a thief and a corrupt government official who will face the full might of the law, because evidence suggests that she was plotting to topple president mugabe. those are t

this is grace mugabe, wife of president robert mugabe in zimbabwe. the 91-year-old leader has absolute power over who to appoint as his successor and the speculation is rife that he may well turn to grace, who is likely to be given a plum role at their annual congress. our correspondent is in the capital. she told me more. >> reporter: 12,000 delegates were expected to attend this all important congress here. the constitution has rekrenly be -- recently been amended, which gives him the power to appoint his vice president. there's wide speculation that his wife is -- there's speculation that his wife could be the vice president here, but it's also important to note that the road leading to this conference venue has actually been changed. it's now been called dr. grace mugabe way, which shows the inroads she has made in politics since about three months ago. so she is widely expected to take up a leadership position and one of those positions includes that she could be appointed the leader of the women's league. >> are there many, or indeed any voices

i'm shiulie ghosh, the top stories, zimbabwe's president, robert mugabe, fired his president, mujuru.cused her of treasury and corruption and trying to unseat him. >>> thailand banned the taxi service uber a day after new delhi did the same. new delhi questioned the company after the alleged rapes by one of its drivers. >>> and the u.s. government is stepping up security ahead of the release of a sensitive version of a report into cia's interrogation techniques. the report is said to report that the torture was covered up. good to have you with us. we know the obama administration did everything it could to suppress this report. it says it could be highly damaging and explosive to u.s. interests abroad. >> that's true, especially that there are reports that 55 countries have actually helped or participated in the program. 25 of them in europe. and europeans have been quite adamant on not having their government participate in any such illegal activities. the more interesting part which is shocking but not surprising, is we have always known that torture does not lead to new leads. tho

it began when she and robert mugabe started an affair. many disagreed with that because his wife was terminally ill. she founded an or fannage but zimbabwe criticized her lavish spending even as the economy deteriorated. on her 49th birthday she entered politics and held self recallies. she explains why grace mugabe's appointment is so important. >> grace is head of the women's league. >> that's a very powerful position here in zimbabwe. most are men. the ruling party am, and they ultimately become the policies. her husband has become president and first secretary general. so, it basically means effectively the mugabes are firmly in control. it's a husband and wife team. those who support them are very happy, very he can static. those who don't are worried. they are saying this could be the same policy over and over again, policies that will have been blamed for the demise of the economy. the deputy of mugabe will be? it likely be emmerson. if all goes wells f he could be the next leader of zimbabwith way should mugabe step down. >> one o

for their role on torture practices at secret sites around the world. >> zimbabwean president robert mugabe is expected to announce a replacement for his secretary joyce maggure u, accused of trying to overthrow him. she denied the alleged. she's been set up by her enemies much the last remaining hostage arrived home after being freed by the north african branch. he was welcomed by frenchman frederic hollande, warring french citizens not to travel into areas where he could be kidnapped. countries tend to set up a special joint police force after agreeing to broaden security efforts against i.s.i.l., and qatar, host of the gulf council, or g.c.c. summit announced it's joining other countries in a roadmap much >> reporter: it was seen as a crucial summit for the g.c.c., leaders having patched up some of their major citizens, withdrawing their ambassadors from doha. saudi arabia, u.a.e. and bahrain accused qatar of destabilizing the region, giving reference to fellow gulf states. they opened proceedings, calling for unity and solidarity. >> translation: the gulf countries depend on unity, and