it's mainly foreign press that has been present today. >> sally nabil in cairo. >>> in protest of whatinterference of internal affairs, withdrawing diplomats from qatar. stipulating non-interference in each other's affairs, that includes support to hostile media. qatar hosts and funds the al jazeera network. >>> gunfire has erupted in juba. a resident told the bbc black smoke is coming from barracks. some people are fleeing the area. it's unclear who is responsible for the shooting and why it's happening. sudan has been in a state of political unrest since last year. thousands have been killed in the resulting violence. >>> india's election commission has confirmed the country's general election will start on april 7. the nine phases will take over a month to complete. more than 800 million people will have the chance to vote in the biggest election the world has ever seen. there should be the votes counted on may 16th. our india correspondent sanjoy majumder has the details. >> reporter: the dates have been announced for voting in the world's biggest democracy. that's the indian parli