thousands so quest will for will not hold back elections are scheduled to be held next may robyn kriel al jazeera at a savable. hello again i'm now. with the headlines the us president says he's lifting sanctions on taki following a truce still in syria donald trump says the takesh military offensive has ended thanks to washington's intervention turkey syria and all forms of the kurds have been fighting for centuries we have done them a great service and we've done a great job for all of them and now we're getting out. long time we were supposed to be there for 30 days that was almost 10 years ago so we're there for 30 days and now we're leaving let someone else fight over this long blood stayed safe and well the chief of the kurdish led syrian democratic forces has thanked moscow for its work to end hostilities in northern syria and a video conference with russia's defense minister moscow says the leaders discussed the progress of the deal announced by russia and turkey on tuesday the south korean prime minister and his japanese counterpart of mess in tokyo as a time of heightened tension in and

stable is a big one but he's off to a good start as this year's nobel peace prize laureate robyn kriel al jazeera at a. time after reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera the u.s. is sending $3000.00 additional troops to saudi arabia the pentagon confirmed military hardware will also be sent to bolster the kingdom's the fences following an assault on the oil facilities last month. the u.s. military has on alert additional army navy marine and air force units to quickly provide increased capability in the region if necessary. the united states remains committed to protecting our allies ensuring the free flow of resources need to support the global economy and demonstrating our commitment to upholding the rules based international order i urge other like minded countries especially our allies in europe to follow the united states lead and join us with their own defense of assets to ensure stability in the region meanwhile iran says one of its oil tankers has been struck off the coast of saudi arabia the state news agency says the vessel was hit by 2 missiles in the space of half an hour the ship

stable is a big one but he's off to a good start as this year's nobel peace prize laureate robyn kriel al-jazeera. still ahead on al-jazeera frustration and break refugee camp says the number of people living in overcrowded conditions skyrockets. i think the voters have in a very clear message to putin just politicians in this regard and that message is to nation's economy is the number one issue on sunday's presidential runoff election. targeting a 2 hour marathon and he has one time world record that. there are many seasons in the u.s. so it seems at the moment there is snow as far south as colorado in fact and this is denver the tension denver dropped from 28 on thursday to bind us 9 on friday that is one huge change and you can see why the snow came in and that's also prompted the santa ana winds in california which doesn't help very much for the fires you got a nor'easter developing in the northeastern corner but there are 2 weather still really remains in the middle with the biggest temperature contrast is so you've got potentially nasty thunderstorms hail running up through the midwest and

stable is a big one but he's off to a good start as this year's nobel peace prize laureate robyn kriel al jazeera at a sabah. now a town in the central philippines has replaced an almost all male police force with women officers it's part of a broader government effort to promoting women in the workplace jubilant over reports. they are on a mission not just to apprehend criminals but to break stereotypes. these police officers are the 1st all female police force in the country. marry young police or pulleys mary's as they are called are from the town of mary in c.q. who are in this sensual philippines male police officers who were previously assigned here have all been moved elsewhere this is seen as a trail blazing move by colonel angela handle who is also the 1st female police director of the city hall or she said she knows how tough it is for females to rise through the police ranks. we have women legislators we have women in the congress we also have women presidents and why not 4 day philippine national police around 20 female police officers now staff this station assigned to protect around

according to its name peacefully it continues into sunday at a popular lake resort near by robyn kriel al jazeera at a sad about. half past the hour on al-jazeera and these are the top stories the number of people killed in protest in iraq has now risen to at least 98 police opened fire in baghdad after a 2 day curfew was lifted. an emergency session of parliament has failed to take off as well due to divisions among political groups the parliamentary speaker has announced a number of measures meanwhile to douse the public anger including loans for farmers loans will be given in the form of credits bank credits be initiated for the purposes of establishing factories and providing equipment this will enable us to stay away from any corruption so facilities will not be given in cash loans yet will be credit for the establishment of factories protesters were back on the streets of hong kong despite a rail shutdown and calls to cancel demonstrations many covered their faces in defiance of a ban on mosques imposed by home khan's chief executive telling. denuclearization talks between north korea and t

stable is a big one but he's off to a good start as this year's nobel peace prize laureate robyn kriel al jazeera at. the we can expound june in our songs was remanded in custody on friday after a brief appearance via video link to a london court the hearing was to determine whether he should be extradited to the us a song faces 18 counts there including conspiring to have government computers and violating an espionage law he could spend decades in prison if convicted to avoid an international arrest warrant issued in 2010 asylum sought asylum in ecuador he subsequently spent almost 7 years in the country's london embassy the case is due to be heard again later this month. russian opposition leader alexina valmy says prosecutors have asked a court to seize his moscow apartment as collateral in a lawsuit in the valley helped organize a series of anti-government rallies this year in the russian capital they were the largest such demonstrations since 2011 peaking at around 60000 people. now tell him the central philippines has replaced an almost all male police force with women offices it's all par

thousands so i question was for will not hold back elections are scheduled to be held next man robyn kriel al jazeera. now a court in bangladesh sentenced 16 people to death over the murder of a young woman in march john rafi's killing provoked outrage across the country in april the student was tied up doused in kerosene and set alight after refusing to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint against a head teacher. south korea's prime minister has met japan's leader in tokyo at a time of increased tensions not yonan shinzo are they agreed that strained relations need to be mended it's the highest level meetings since tokyo introduced export controls on materials that are crucial to the south korean tech industry that was in response to seoul's demands for compensation from japan for wartime forced labor. both prime ministers have agreed that they are important neighboring countries in the region and we can't leave the difficult situation of bilateral relations as it is in terms of north korean issues we need to collaborate together prime minister lee urged for dialogue and prime minister are they on

stable is a big one but he's off to a good start as this year's nobel peace prize laureate robyn kriel al jazeera as abba well i will alow is an ethiopian analyst and expert in international law he joins us now via skype from kiel here in the u.k. thank you for joining us sir i know that you are very pleased that. has got the nobel peace prize we heard about some of his accomplishments in that report to tell us why you think he deserves the nobel prize. i think as your reporter was reporting chrome. him to power essentially he wasn't on the political scene be forced to use one example. knowing it he changed the landscape in ethiopia he essentially seems in your business to form the brink of economic and. social you know. the specific majors that he can comes away to be the court's going to space. significant or in tongues or holding the ability to be there but most important. in. the whole movie going to do which is notorious for and stability. not just in and unleashing to a moment i think that missions was neighboring ethiopia but also more important in the region the media is in between into a

according to its name peacefully it continues into sunday at a popular lake resort nearby robyn kriel al jazeera at a sad about. hour ethiopia's 18 year long wait for a men's marathon world title has come to a net lease said the season came out on top during the world athletics championships here in doha the heat and humidity though were a problem for many runners 18 of the 73 competitors did not finish the c. so was unfazed though he cocked dana season's best of 2 hours 10 minutes and 30 seconds to win gold. and for the rest of the day's action from the world athletics championships used by his name so far hasn't made history at the khalifa international stadium on saturday after winning her 2nd individual title here in doha the dutch runner took gold in the 1500 meters final adding to the 10000 meters title she won last saturday is the 1st time anyone has ever won both of them it's another championship record came in the 5000 meters final in a weary as kenya holding off the challengers to retain the title. the individual sprint champions now a lyall's and christian coleman combined to win gold

thousands so quest was for would not hold back elections are scheduled to be held next may robyn kriel al jazeera. well the polls are closed in what's expected to be botswana's titers presidential runoff in history president sikkim assisi says that he's confident his democratic party will win the term but a united opposition is posing the 1st viable challenge to the ruling party since independence 53 years ago those results are expected by the end of the week. former military chief benny gantz has been asked to try and form a coalition government after prime minister binyamin netanyahu failed to do so if gowns can't do it either israel may end up going through its 3rd election in the space of a year kerry force it has more from west jerusalem. for the 1st time in more than 10 years israelis watched a president give someone other than benjamin netanyahu the chance to form their government riven rivlin urged benny gantz and israel's entire political class to get it done and avoid sending the country to the polls for the 3rd time in less than a year. the law gives you 28 days to form a government st

according to its name peacefully it continues into sunday at a popular lake resort nearby robyn kriel al jazeera at a sad about. at least 10 people have been injured in a grenade attack in indian administered kashmir the attack happened near a government office in the city overnight and a police officer and a journalist are among those hurt local police have blamed the attack on what they call terrorists. it's going to ecuador now war protesters are out on the streets for a 2nd day demonstrating against cuts to fuel subsidies but testers blocked roads and put a barricades in the capital quito the by the unrest president clinton more in also says he has no plans to reverse is decision to scrap the subsidies he said that he will not bow to the demands of what he called criminals. and alleged drug dealer in mexico has been shot today during an interview with a national geographic journalist a team from the magazine was recording the interview in the city of shoot at the white is when they were caught in an ambush that led to a shootout with a rival drug trafficking group the journalist is being tre

thousands so quest was for will not hold back elections are scheduled to be held next may robyn kriel al jazeera. russian president vladimir putin has told african leaders that he wants to more than double the amount russia trades with the continent as he welcomed them to a meeting a black sea resort but a step back in reports from the summit in sochi economic ties are not the only thing on the agenda. this statue of congolese independence leader patrice lumumba at this moscow university is a reminder of the close relationship the soviet union built with african nations as they freed themselves from colonialism in the decades after world war 2 modern day russia is now trying to revive these times by inviting african students to its universities in the past 8 years to numbers have doubled to 17000 with the help of scholarships. first of all it influences the language many people in our country in europe and speak russian it gives an opportunity to spread russian language in african countries for example in our country. education is very important to improve society. while education and health car

according to its name peacefully it continues into sunday at a popular lake resort near by robyn kriel al jazeera at a sad about cameron's opposition leader has been freed by a military court on the orders of the president roh scam toe was jailed in january for organizing protests he was released along with 136 other prisoners at follows an amnesty granted to 333 prisoners accused of crimes against the state up manager supports in the capital. opposition leader orders come to breathe the air of freedom as he's driven out of yahweh prison why he spent the last 9 months hundreds of supporters had gathered to see him walk a free man chanting songs. on the other side of the city his supporters said earlier gathered at the military tribunals why he's been standing trial. they wanted to catch a glimpse of the hero. has to come to him and other detainees arrive in a convoy of prison vehicles to sign their release documents. opposition leaders say the choice of court to try them in the 1st place was wrong. it's not a good for the justice to admit in division of the executive. don't assume and i defended.

name peacefully it continues into sunday at a popular lake resort near by robyn kriel al jazeera at islamabad and became a faso at least 20 people were killed in an attack on a gold mining site that happened in the northern part of the country and some province that's the latest in a series of attacks over the past 4 and a half years with many armed groups operating in the region some affiliated to al qaeda and i still jordan's government says it's reached to pay deal with the teacher's union to end a one month strike the protest by thousands of teachers was the longest public sector strike in the country's history that affected more than one and a half 1000000 students and public schools the deal will raise teachers' allowances from 35 percent to 60 percent starting next year the government says the move will strain the country's heavily indebted finances. elating tunisian presidential candidate says he will stop campaigning ahead of that runoff vote on october 13th. that would give him an unfair advantage against his opponent who's been in prison since august will return to the ballot box o

according to its name peacefully it continues into sunday at a popular lake resort nearby robyn kriel al jazeera at islamabad. in ecuador protesters took to the streets for a 3rd day demonstrating against cuts to fill subsidies protesters blocked roads and put up barricades in the capital quito despite the unrest president levin marino says he has no plans to reverse his decision to scrap the subsidies he said he won't bow to the demands of in his words criminals nearly 370 people have been arrested during the protests for. a 2nd intelligence official is considering filing a whistleblower complaint against u.s. president donald trump that's according to the new york times this person reportedly has more direct knowledge regarding trump's dealings with ukraine the president's been accused of using his position to get the country to investigate his political rivals an impeachment inquiry is now underway. france's anti terror prosecutor says there are signs that a man who killed 4 police workers was radicalized the suspect had worked at the police headquarters for several years on thursday he turne

thousands so quest was for will not hold back elections are scheduled to be held next may robyn kriel al jazeera. thousands of teachers in the u.s. city of chicago have marched downtown blocking streets and demanding better pay i. know the protest coincides with the mayor's budget address laurie lightfoot says the city called for all the unions demands for higher salaries smaller classes and more staff more than 300000 students are out of school for a 5th day of what's the 2nd longest walk by public teachers in recent u.s. history. now facebook's see has taken hours of pretty questioning from u.s. politicians about the company's efforts to create a global digital currency mark zuckerberg insists libra as it's called will be a force for good but critics believe it will be used by drug traffickers and other criminals she have returns as will. mark zuckerberg came to capitol hill with one fundamental message i know we're the subject of multiple investigations and lawsuits but trust me i get that i'm not the ideal messenger for this right now. we faced a lot of issues over the past few years and i'm

according to its name peacefully it continues into sunday at a popular lake resort near by robyn kriel al jazeera at a sad about. a leading to museum presidential candidate says he will stop campaigning ahead of the vinyl vote on oct 13th case a d. said it would give him an unfair advantage against his opponent who has been imprisoned since august voters will return to the ballot box on sunday to elect a new parliament and as a better reports now from tunis the winner faces the difficult task of tackling the country's economic problems. i am going to it's likely to be a tight race and candidates are taking no chances now she doesn't know she the leader of another party is running for the 1st time in a bid to rally support for his party the conservative in the other has been a driving force in politics since the 2011 revolution but now its rival the secular heart of tunisia is gaining ground citizens should vote for another to consolidate democracy because we need strong parliament and a strong party to lead the country it's been wyvil the heart of it is your party was established by media magnate

stable is a big one but he's off to a good start as this year's nobel peace prize laureate robyn kriel al jazeera. their opinion has agreed to intensify talks with the u.k. over the next few days to find a new bracks that withdrawal agreement in allison at the stepped up negotiations follows a meeting between british prime minister boris johnson and ireland's leader varadkar on thursday and a whole reports. there may be life in the prospect of a briggs deal yet e.u. and u.k. negotiators will have to work flat out between now and next week's brussels summit if they are to come up with a framework agreement we are. conscious of meeting leads to darkly the british team of god and now i'm going to debrief you $27.00 about how those under period that will define it was already shared after trixi drag can be demanding and. we need to do did you don't need to i mean intern confessionals e.u. council president donald tusk had warned he was ready to declare the talks dead on friday instead technical talks are taking place in brussels as we speak. of course there's no guarantee of success and the time is p

according to its name peacefully it continues into sunday at a popular lake resort near by robyn kriel al jazeera at a sad about. finding one of africa's most acclaimed artist. held his 1st exhibition here in the middle east the gun an artist has won many awards for his work that's made predominately from rubbish mammy met him at the museum of contemporary art not many artists want their work to be rubbish but that's what. constructs his arts from. he source as much of his material like bottle tops and cans for alcoholic drinks for recycling stations in african countries you know drinks. to link the 3 continents of africa europe and america. and the. drinks were brought for us to africa. and then they. took part in the. transcend. entitled triumphant scale the artist says this exhibition in doha reflects his body of work on a large scale in both space and time its work that spans his rich 5 decade long career and that's why his bottle cap series is that the heart of this walk made entirely from bottle tops it's difficult to describe the share size of this pace inspired by 15th century story about

between the 2 countries let's bring in al jazeera as robyn kriel is joining us live from if europeans capital addis ababa and i suppose it's a big day for 5 robin what's the reaction been like well during proud as a nation that was the statement issued by the prime minister's office and really you do get a sense of that pride here in ethiopia surprising to some perhaps because as if europeans everyone is very focused on the now on the fact that perhaps the economy isn't going as well as they would have liked to see they do everyone does want that instant change when you do get a rock star type leaders such as dr b. as he's affectionately known here coming into power but he's still incredibly popular seen as the person who bought the country out of those docked times that state of emergency and what some analysts have said would have been a civil war had it had anyone other than him taken over and the hard work i suppose for dr doesn't stop here robin he does face a lot of challenges going ahead just talk us through some of those. well definitely and that is the overwhelming message re