well now to iraq where some of the most significant archeological discoveries in the city of samarraunesco says that it should be protected as a world heritage site locals are saying it's landmarks are being left to crumble matheson explains. for twelve centuries the spiral minaret of the great mosque has survived storms and wars but perhaps its greatest danger is from neglect and. this is the first time we've seen the spiral minaret since two thousand and three i'm shocked there's been no attempt to restore there are no rubbish baskets no proper benches for visitors if this was in any other country it would be a piece of art. in two thousand and seven they already badly damaged city of samarra was protected as a world heritage site by the us it was hoped that it would encourage more visitors and business but more than a decade later little has been done and if. so it's a little different to the permits and any other peace in the middle east. history and archaeology call the site but it doesn't get a proper attention. so model lies on both sides of the river tigris north of baghdad i

the iraqi city of samarra are some of the country's most significant archaeological discoveries unesco says it should be protected as a world heritage site but those living there say some landmarks are being left to crumble matheson i reports. for twelve centuries the spiral minaret of the great mosque has survived storms and wars but perhaps its greatest danger is from neglect and. this is the first time we've seen the spiral minaret since two thousand and three i'm shocked there's been no attempt to restore there are no rubbish baskets no proper benches for visitors if this landmark was in any other country it would be a piece of art. in two thousand and seven they already badly damaged city of samarra was protected as a world heritage site by the us it was hoped that it would encourage more visitors and business but more than a decade later little has been done and it. certainly different permits and any other piece in the. history and archaeological site but it doesn't get the proper attention. some are lies on both sides of the river tigris north of baghdad it marks the site of a

in two thousand and seven they already badly damaged city of samarra was protected as a world heritage site by the us it was hoped that it would encourage more visitors in business but more than a decade later little has been done and if. so it's a little different to the permits and any other place in the middle east. history and archaeology site but it doesn't give the proper attention. so marlise on both sides of the river tigris north of baghdad it marks the site of a powerful islamic capital the ruled over the said empire which stretched from tunis here to central asia for a century it's estimated eighty percent of it still lies undiscovered.

in two thousand and seven they already badly damaged city of samarra was protected as a world heritage site by the us. it was hoped that it would encourage more visitors and business but more than a decade later little has been done and it. certainly different the pyramids and any other place in the. history and archaeological sites but it doesn't get the proper attention. some are lies on both sides of the river tigris north of baghdad it marks the site of a powerful islamic capital the ruled over the said empire which stretched from tunis here to central asia for a century it's estimated eighty percent of it still lies undiscovered but the spiral minaret has gone through dark times even the nearby park that was built not long ago is also neglected the authorities should be investing in such a historical landmark so that archaeological tourism. in samara city. iraq's in the process of rebuilding its present day cities after decades of violence but for a country which is said to have a wealth of archaeological treasures the people of so modest say that iraq should be protecting its his

in two thousand and seven they already badly damaged city of samarra was protected as a world heritage site by the us. it was hoped that it would encourage more visitors and business but more than a decade later little has been done and. it's a little different to the permits and any other place in the. history and archaeological site but it doesn't get a proper attention. so motto lies on both sides of the river tigris north of baghdad it marks the site of a powerful islamic capital the ruled over the opposite empire which stretched from tunis here to central asia for a century it's estimated eighty percent of it still lies undiscovered but the spiral marriott has gone through dark times even the nearby park that was built not long ago is also neglected the authorities should be investing in such a historical landmark in so that archaeological tourism that can florida in summer a city. iraq's in the process of rebuilding its present day cities after decades of violence but for a country which is said to have a wealth of archaeological treasures the people of some model say that iraq s

three hundred kilometers to the north of basra is the city of samarra protesters there tried to storm the offices of the hickman political party but were pushed back by police the party's leader is shia cleric anwar al hakim who is also part of the parliamentary coalition headed by fellow shia cleric. seen as a nationalist and anti iran solder is vowing to fight corruption he's demanded the protests should hold for forty five days in that time he says the government should demonstrate that it's doing something to help but critics say this short visit by the prime minister won't achieve much. in boston there's a heavy military presence but there are fears that might incite more violence now. that could make politics and security even more complicated in basra rob matheson al jazeera back down and russia and japan say they're ready to find is solution that could end a decades long dispute over an island chain cames by both countries russian president vladimir putin and japanese prime minister shinzo abi made the comments after meeting invited last talk both leaders say they're moving to

the iraqi city of samarra are some of the country's most significant archaeological discoveries unesco says it should be protected as a world heritage site but those living there say some landmarks are being left to crumble matheson i reports. for twelve centuries the spiral minaret of the great mosque has survived storms and wars but perhaps its greatest danger is from neglect and. in the new.

three hundred kilometers to the north of basra is the city of samarra protesters there tried to storm the offices of the hickman political party but were pushed back by police the party's leader is shia cleric ahmed al hakim who is also part of the parliamentary coalition headed by fellow shia cleric. seen as a nationalist and anti iran solder is vowing to fight corruption he's demanded the protests should hold for forty five days in that time he says the government should demonstrate that it's doing something to help but critics say this short visit by the prime minister won't achieve much. in basra there's a heavy military presence but there are fears that might incite more violence now there are armed groups too that could make politics and security even more complicated in basra rob matheson al jazeera back down to the u.s. now of accusation orders have been issued to a million people as a powerful storm approaches the country's east coast how can fly as is expected to make landfall on thursday in north or south carolina already a category four storm it's predicted to strengthen f

three hundred kilometers to the north of basra is the city of samarra protesters there tried to storm the offices of the political party but were pushed back by police the party's leader is shia cleric ahmad all hakim who is also part of the parliamentary coalition headed by fellow shia cleric. seen as a nationalist and anti iran solder is vowing to fight corruption he's demanded the protests should hold for forty five days in that time he says the government should demonstrate that it's doing something to help bus but critics say this short visit by the prime minister won't achieve much. in basra there's a heavy military presence but there are fears that might incite violence. about could be politics and security even more complicated in. matheson al jazeera background noise for brazil's jailed former president luiz inacio lula da silva says he'll keep fighting to run in next month's presidential election you know is banned from running due to a corruption conviction and the supreme court has rejected his latest appeal it had been thought that numerous handpicked successor a fair man

three hundred kilometers to the north of basra is the city of samarra protesters there tried to storm the offices of the political party but were pushed back by police so the party's leader is shia cleric ahmad all hakim who is also part of the parliamentary coalition headed by fellow shia cleric walked out all sudden seen as a nationalist and anti iran solder is vowing to fight corruption he's demanded the protests should hold for forty five days in that time he says the government should demonstrate that it's doing something to help bus but critics say this short visit by the prime minister won't achieve much. in basra there's a heavy military presence but there are fears that might incite move violence no groups to about could make politics and security even more complicated. rob matheson al-jazeera back down several armed men have attacked the headquarters of libya's national oil corporation killing at least two people and injuring ten dollars it's the first attack of its kind against top managers of libya's state oil industry which is vital to the country's economy security force

three hundred kilometers to the north of basra is the city of samarra protesters there tried to storm the offices of the political party but were pushed back by police so the party's leader is shia cleric ahmad all hakim who is also part of the parliamentary coalition headed by fellow shia cleric. seen as a nationalist and anti iran solder is vowing to fight corruption he's demanded the protests should hold for forty five days in that time he says the government should demonstrate that it's doing something to help bus but critics say this short visit by the prime minister won't achieve much. in basra there's a heavy military presence but there are fears that might incite more violence know there are armed groups too that could make politics and security even more complicated in basra rob matheson al jazeera back down human rights watch has accused the chinese government of conducting a systematic campaign of rights violations against muslims in jan province the group says muslim week as a being subject to arbitrary detentions and daily restrictions on religious practice imraan khan ha

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three hundred kilometers to the north of basra is the city of samarra protesters there tried to storm the offices of the hickman political party but were pushed back by police the party's leader is shia cleric ahmad all hakim who is also part of the parliamentary coalition headed by fellow shia cleric. seen as a nationalist and anti iran solder is vowing to fight corruption he's demanded the protests should hold for forty five days in that time he says the government should demonstrate that it's doing something to help but critics say this short visit by the prime minister won't achieve much. in basra there's a heavy military presence but there are fears that might incite more violence now there are armed groups too that could make politics and security even more complicated in basra rob matheson al jazeera back down. eighteen people have been killed in central line when a gas depo exploded it happened in the capital of state all than forty others were taken to hospital with serious burns. here and human rights chief has called on china to allow an independent investigation into alleg

again, thank you to samarra and jeff for sharing this vision with us and entrusting au with this great way forward. so thank you, and thanks to everyone for being here. have a great day. >>> another live event coming up to tell you about. a senate health panel hears testimony from local officials about the cost of rural health care in the u.s. live coverage starts at 3:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. professor christine blaza ford has agreed to testify this week before the senate judiciary committee about her sexual assault allegation against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. judge kavanaugh will also testify at that hearing. we'll have live coverage thursday morning beginning at 10:00 eastern here on c-span3. c-span.org and on the c-span radio app. >> president trump was asked about his supreme court nominee during a meeting with the cl colombian president during the u.n. general assembly in new york. here's his exchange with reporters. >> i saw judge kavanaugh. >> can you give us thoughts? >> i think he's a wonderful human being. i think it's horrible what the democrats have do