on thursday night a court overturned the deportation order because sami a faces the threat of torture in his native tunisia the ruling reached the authorities too late sammy i was already on board the plane. his lawyer filed a complaint and now another court has issued its ruling. the court decision shows the deportation to be grossly illegal and infringing on basic principles of the rule of law. some e.a. could be flown back to germany at taxpayers' expense but immigration officials are likely to appeal that decision and to authorities in two new c.n.n. i want to conduct their own investigation into some alleged terrorist activities. and some of the other stories making news around the world palestinian officials say two people are dead after israel launched dozens of air strikes against targets in gaza military said it was responding to a barrage of rockets fired by hamas militants from the territory the air strikes follow a week of violent clashes along israel's border with the palestinian enclave. heavy rain and thunderstorms are causing chaos across china state media reported tha

but on thursday night a court overturned the deportation order because sami a faces the threat of torture in his native tunisia the ruling reached the authorities too late sammy i was already on board the plane his lawyer filed a complaint and now another court has issued its ruling. the court decision shows the deportation to be grossly illegal and infringing on basic principles of the rule of law. sami a could be flown back to germany at taxpayers' expense but immigration officials are likely to appeal that decision and authorities in tunisia and now want to conduct their own investigation into some alleged terrorist activities. eritrean president is where he has arrived in ethiopia to meet prime minister ahmed less than a week ago the two men also met in eritrea and agreed to end their quote state of war and normalize relations after two decades eritrea had been a province of ethiopia before it broke away in one thousand nine hundred three a subsequent conflict killed more than eighty thousand people. it's the first visit by a walky in twenty two years the speed of the rap professional

says it will not extradite a man it wrongly deported from germany the tunisian national known as sami a was sent back to his home country despite a german court ruled that he could not be deported due to the human rights situation in tunisia it's fear the man who was allegedly osama bin laden's body guard could be subjected to torture as part of an investigation german judge says he must be returned for now his fate so that you need an authority. to charter a plane took off from airport at seven am headed to tunis on board a tunisian deportees identified only as sami a. i can confirm that sami a was returned to tunisia and handed over to tunisian authorities he was accompanied by four german police officers on the flight. that. had lived in germany for over twenty years most recently in the city of where he was accused of radical islamist preaching the social democrat politicians has been following his case for years. for the deportation was long overdue he was a dangerous islamist who also served as osama bin laden's bodyguard he's responsible for the radicalization of many youth in bo

a tunisian deportee, identified as sami a.. >> i can confirm sami a.as returned to tunisia and handed over to tunisian authorities. he was accompanied by four police officers. reporter: he had lived in germany for over 20 years, most recently in this city where he was accused of radical islam is preaching. the social democrat politician has been following his case for years. >> sami a.'s deportation was long overdue. he was a dangerous islamist who served as osama bin laden's bodyguard. i am glad the deportation has been carried out. reporter: but on thursday night a court overturned the deportation order because sami a. faces the threat of torture in tunisia. the ruling reacheded the authorities to late. he was already on board the plane. his lawyer filed a complaint and now another court has issued its ruling. the court decision shows the deportation to be grossly illegal and fringing on basic principles of the rule of law. this means sami a. will be flown back to germany at taxpayers' expense. immigration authorities may appeal the new decision. sar

and i can confirm that sami a was returned to tunisia and handed over to tunisian authorities he was accompanied by four german police officers on the flight. that. sami had lived in germany for over twenty years most recently in the city of where he was accused of radical islamist preaching the social democrat politicians has been following his case for years. for the deportation was long overdue he was a dangerous islamist who also served as of some of bin laden's bodyguard he's responsible for the radicalization of many youth in both him and the surrounding area so i'm glad the deportation has been carried out. but on thursday night a court overturned the deportation order because sami a faces the threat of torture in his native tunisia the ruling reached the authorities too late. his lawyer filed a complaint and now another court has issued its ruling the court decision shows the deportation to be grossly illegal and infringing on basic principles of the rule of law this means some e.a. will be flown back to germany at taxpayers' expense immigration authorities may appeal this dec

but on thursday night a court overturned the deportation order because sami a faces the threat of torture in his native tunisia the ruling reached the authorities too late. his lawyer filed a complaint and now another court has issued its ruling the court decision shows the deportation to be grossly illegal and infringing on basic principles of the rule of law this means some e.a. will be flown back to germany at taxpayers' expense immigration authorities may appeal this new decision. correspondent nina hasa has been following the story for us and you know let me begin by asking a question i think many viewers will be asking themselves why was a man who was thought to have been of some a body guard allowed to live here in germany and according to some reports live off of social welfare payments for years. well he came to germany as a student not as an asylum seeker you have to say that and of course now he is officially an asylum seeker and asylum seekers are entitled to social welfare payments that sort of rules in germany but of course german intelligence services have seen him as a pot

still faces potentially faces torture ok so do you think that this is actually going to happen is sami a going to be brought back to germany. well i spoke to a spokesperson from the interior ministry and they said that no such diplomatic reinsurance is actually reassurance is actually necessary they say that the ball is now in the courts of the regional authorities of the regional ministry that was in charge of the to put taishan and when i spoke to them they then said that they stand by this decision they argue that this is not required and that they will actually challenge the court's ruling so what is definitely happening happening i don't know whether he will to be deported soon or not but what is happening is that there is going to be a legal battle between several german institutions are the legal battle gearing up here and tell us a bit more about how this is playing into the larger debate here in germany about the need to extradite potentially dangerous people who aren't german citizens. well cases like his obviously help heat up the already heated debate when it comes to migrati

but on thursday night a court overturned the deportation order because sami a faces the threat of torture in his native tunisia the ruling reached the authorities too late already on board the plane his lawyer filed a complaint and now another court has issued its ruling the court decision shows the deportation to be grossly illegal and infringing on basic principles of the rule of law this means some e.a. will be flown back to germany at taxpayers' expense immigration authorities may appeal this new decision. on to a story that conservationists are calling a disaster and asking how it could have happened in kenya eight black rhinos have died after wildlife workers moved them from the capital nairobi to a new national park and as wildlife the animals died drinking too much salty water after becoming dehydrated and their new location three surviving rhinos are being closely lyotard a species is critically endangered and there are just a few thousand of these animals left in the wild. mother of and jailed ukrainian filmmaker who is on hunger strike has appealed to russia's president vladimi

but on thursday night a court overturned the deportation order because sami a faces the threat of torture in his native tunisia the ruling reached the authorities too late. his lawyer filed a complaint and now another court has issued its ruling the court decision shows the deportation to be grossly illegal and infringing on basic principles of the rule of law this means some e.a. will be flown back to germany at taxpayers' expense immigration authorities may appeal this new decision. when you're out the world cup and your country has been knocked out of the tournament. or jump on the midnight express to continue exploring a host nation that's exactly what one fan from mexico did here's his journey into russia. the night train sets off from st petersburg. it's a. twelve hours in a packed compartment. fifty four people fit in this third class sleeping car one from mexico was at the semifinal in st petersburg he was surrounded by fans from all over the world. now he's on a train with russians heading to moscow. try to claim that. i like. to be on the train with so. we are talking about what

soon as his passport is returned that's according to a statement from his lawyer the man known as sami a was deported recently but in german court was this deportation was unlawful in order to be returned to germany his passport is being held by tunisian authorities sami a is currently involvement is the most activity. here's a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world militants in afghanistan killed at least two people and injured five others in the soft on a training center for midwives nearly seventy people were inside the center enjoy a lot about when the extremists attacked witnesses for gunfire and several blasts no group has claimed responsibility. tens of thousands of russians have protested planned hikes to the country's retirement age rallies organized by trade unions and the communist party mobilized people in over a dozen cities across the country many russians have voiced their anger over the fact that the newer tarmon age of sixty five is comparable with the life expectancy of russian men. pope francis has accepted the resignation of cardinal mccarr

i'm sami's a down in doha with a look at the headlines here now just now military leaders in iran have welcomed a comment by the country's president warning it could stop all the oil exports from leaving the gulf has some rouhani said the measures could be taken if iran is prevented from selling oil on global markets the commander of the revolutionary guard says he's ready to implement the policy for quiet saudi arabia and the u.a.e. regional rivals of their wrong have said they could increase capacity to stabilize the markets rowhani made the remarks in switzerland. the jordanian foreign minister says dozens of trucks loaded with humanitarian aid are waiting for the go ahead to pass into syria russian and jordanian foreign ministers discussed to humanitarian situation in the province both admitted there is a cause for concern the area of that eye is part of the so-called deescalation zone it's supposed to prevent fighting near the jordan and israeli border meanwhile both israel and jordan are refusing to open their borders to assist the refugees fleeing southern syria the un now says

have been the bodyguard have been lauded and anyone who thinks that we've done something terrible to sami a has to weigh up how long this man has already been in the country and how long we have tolerated this security risk owners that he. should have been left in germany for ten years and secondly. the way he was brought back to tunisia where he was deported there is scattered it caused to question the rule of law in germany it's up no one wants this man injured but it is grossly illegal well here and there cannot be described as legal it anywhere because the rules and how do you move government is down by court ruling it out just disregard of course yes this man was supported. and without a our way the government responders in a very matter but you know our speech for a start it's all chaos now. battle tanks from twenty three countries are facing off just outside of moscow affiliates in the name of sport not war they're competing in a special event organized by the russian defense ministry it's called tank biathlon . on the bridge about it today do join me in thirty five minutes i'll be r

das hold off prevented the deportation of sami ideality it was concerned that he could be exposed to torture and inhumane treatment into next year at the time a number of german politicians said the court was in the wrong. would fade away the sami in tunisia is not a problem of german taxpayers to protect them from injury equip and islamised while less and less remains for our own people is not acceptable but it suits chancellor angela merkel's vision for germany is allegedly a hate preacher he has al qaeda training and is said to have been the bodyguard have been lauded and anyone who thinks that we've done something terrible to sami a has to weigh up how long this man has already been in the country and how long we have tolerated this security risk promised that he. shouldn't have been left in germany for ten years and secondly that the way he was brought back to mr wade was departed there is scattered it caused to question the rule of law in germany and stop no one wants this man enjoyed by us it is grossly illegal what happened there cannot be described as legal it anyway the court ruled and how do you move government is down by court rul

have been the bodyguard have been lauded and anyone who thinks that we've done something terrible to sami a has to weigh up how long this man has already been in the country and how long we have tolerated this security risk problemas that he. should have been left in germany for ten years and secondly that the way he was brought back to tunisia where he was departed there is scattered it caused to question the rule of law in germany no one wants this man in germany but it is grossly illegal well here and there cannot be described as legal it anyway the court rules and how do you move government is bound by court rulings if out just disagree god of course yes this man must support. and whether that hagar the way the government respond it in a very matter well you know it's the fresh start it's all chaos now. french president to mind your back on twitter into a frenzy for a challenge critics to quote come and get him he was referring to an incident with his security advisor alexander but who struck a protester while wearing a police uniform. you can't just say this is something you. know abou

leader osama bin laden has been deported from germany back to tunisia the man identified only as sami a had been living in germany since the one nine hundred ninety seven he was arrested at the end of june following an outcry at the fact that he was still in the country some of bin laden was the leader of the terrorist group al qaeda was killed by u.s. special forces in may twentieth eleven. joins me now from parliamentary studios their chief political correspondent and a crane melendez good to see you this seems like an open and shut case why has it turned out to be so controversial. you might think at first appearance that it is an open and shut case sami had been considered by the intelligence authorities to be a potential threat and therefore he had also been detained for some weeks and in fact german authorities both local and federal had been seeking his deportation for years now but the case got caught up in the courts because there was no finding by federal authorities or by the local administrative court that would not be subject to torture if he were in fact deported to tunisi

have been the bodyguard have been lauded and anyone who thinks that we've done something terrible to sami a has to weigh up how long this man has already been in the country and how long we have tolerated this security risk rona's that he. shouldn't have been left in germany for ten years and secondly that the way he was brought back to tunisia where he was departed there is scattered it caused to question the rule of law in germany no one wants this man enjoyed by us it is grossly illegal what happened there cannot be described as legal it anyway the court ruled and how do you move government is down by court ruling it out just disregard of course yes this man was supported. by the town. and whether they actually are the way the government responded it in a very hasty matter but you know it's the fresh start it's all chaos now. i many stories for you just around the corner here on the program including facebook blocks just a string. brazil the head of the election. campaign more on that after the break. so. you put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be

suspected terrorist deported last week to tunisia against the orders of a court now the man identified as sami a under german privacy laws is alleged to have been the bodyguard of deceased al qaeda leader osama bin laden german authorities deported him despite a court order blocking the move it's alleged they may have rushed through the deportation before that order could be delivered. his case has been bothering germinal for a tease for years they suspected semi and of being a dangerous islamist but there was never quite enough evidence to convict him last week he was deported to his home country tunisia a court blocked his deportation but the ruling came too late after plane had departed the judges were not happy. that no one in films because of all the specific date of his deportation are slight the court asking to be bought it appears the judiciary has been led on a merry dance. semi arrived in germany in one thousand nine hundred seventy four thora g.'s believe he had military training in afghanistan a man have served as bodyguard of al qaeda found osama bin laden. in germany he became an i

have been the bodyguard have been lauded and anyone who thinks that we've done something terrible to sami a has to weigh up how long this man has already been in the country and how long we have tolerated this security risk owners that he. should have been left in germany for ten years and secondly. the way he was brought back to tunisia where he was deported there is scattered it caused to question the rule of law in germany no one wants this man in germany but it is grossly illegal there cannot be described as legal it anyway the court ruled and you move government is bound by court ruling it out just disregard of course yes this man must support. and whether there are the way the government responders in a very matter but you know our species result it's all careless now. now powerful drug cartel in colombia has taken out a hit on a german shepherd dog the canine angered the drug barons after it sniffed out a huge stash of cocaine. i thought about it but then i just had lines in just over half an hour meanwhile for more on all of our stories. four men are sitting in a car when the phipps

have been the bodyguard have been lauded and anyone who thinks that we've done something terrible to sami a has to weigh up how long this man has already been in the country and how long we have tolerated this security risk rona's that he. should have been left in germany for ten years and secondly that the way he was brought back to tunisia the way he was deported there is scattered it caused to question the rule of law in germany it's up no one wants this man enjoyed by us it is grossly illegal what happened there cannot be described as legal it anyway because rules and how do you move government is down by court ruling they can't just disregard of course yes this man must support. and without a are the way the government responded it in a very hasty matter well you know it's the fresh start it's all chaos now. now before we go to the break battle tanks from twenty three countries are facing off from the outskirts of moscow today it is in the name of sport. competing in a special event told denies by the russian defense ministry called tank. still to come this hour facebook has blocked th

leader osama bin laden has been deported from germany back to tunisia the man identified only as sami a has been living in germany since one nine hundred ninety seven he was arrested at the end of june following an outcry at the fact that he was still in the country some of bin laden was the leader of the terrorist group al qaeda he was killed by u.s. special forces in may twenty seventh tour an hour several women and girls have launched protests against the government's compulsory headscarf law some have been removing their jobs and public and waving in the air calling their movement girls of revolution street tehran has cracked down arresting several protesters we spoke to two women who are free on bail waiting for their trial. not guess who's singing is apologizing to her mother i'm sorry i need you worry she says but you should have known what i was doing her mother response did you think i didn't mind it almost seems like you enjoyed being in prison. today mother and daughter can joke about it the five months ago there was no laughing matter of course amy had demonstrated in public

confirm that sami a was returned to tunisia and handed over to tunisian authorities he was accompanied by four german police officers on the flight. had lived in germany for over twenty years most recently in the city of where he was accused of radical islamist preaching the social democrat politicians has been following his case for years. he was a dangerous islamist who also served as osama bin laden's bodyguard he's responsible for the radicalization of many youth and the surrounding area so i'm glad the deportation has been carried out. a court overturned the deportation order because the threat of torture in his native tunisia the ruling reached the authorities too late. his lawyer filed a complaint and now another court has issued its ruling a court decision shows the deportation to be grossly illegal and infringing on basic principles of the rule of law this means some e.a. will be flown back to germany at taxpayers' expense immigration authorities may appeal this new decision. of a. hunger strike has appealed to russia's president vladimir putin to pardon him and twenty fifteen

new move in the tussle over the man suspected of being osama bin laden's former bodyguard known a sami a he's been freed from prison in two musea for lack of evidence so will you return to germany whose governments have previously to call to him also on the program. greece's prime minister accepts political responsibility for this week's devastating wildfire as a percentage basis raging now over who was to blame for the tragedy will bring you the latest from the worst affected communities in.

i'm sami's a dan this is al jazeera live from dollhouse coming up beijing imposes tariffs on u.s. goods prompting fears of a global trade war. the u.s. court orders the trumpet ministration to release the names of young migrant children who are separated from their parents at the mexico border. and rescue teams are trapped footballers are not yet ready to dive to safety spine heavy monsoon rains being forecast. the syrian government is back in control of southern province after it reached a cease fire deal with rebels it ends more than two weeks of fighting that forced three hundred thirty thousand people to flee and even to the border with jordan the deal was brokered by russia which has been supporting the syrian government and its offensive in daraa bernard smith reports from the jordan syria border. for the first time in three years the syrian regime is back in control of its from two with jordan this military convoy flying russian and syrian flags rumbled towards the nasi border crossing minutes after opposition fighters agreed to surrender terms they had little choice in the

i'm sami's a down this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up first kim then now dog wants to meet iran's leader just how realistic is this. calling in international help for battle against the wave of wildfires in the u.s. the showing no sign of a laptop.

i'm sami's a down in the dutch capital i've come to amsterdam to discuss with mr saakashvili his rise and fall and how he plans to continue his political career former georgian president mikheil saakashvili talks to algiers the. former president of georgia a former governor of a desk in ukraine thanks so much for talking to al-jazeera thank you for inviting me so you're now here in the netherlands but on april the third you spoke about how you want to return to georgia when will that happen well be or entire region we're going to change the the present artificial situation when all garcia running the show sidelining the people sidelining democracy just making fun of the whole idea of the political process it's very artificial and they know you can't return until that changes or else you would probably hear by the rest except you also bolster to change i keep your eye on the only politician maybe well maybe in the world at least part is in two different countries i have a part to work which i lead in ukraine and i hope party which i live in georgia and then in permanent contact with th

i'm sami's a down in the dutch capital i've come to amsterdam to discuss with mr saakashvili his rise and fall and how he plans to continue his political career former georgian president mikheil saakashvili talks to algiers the. former president of georgia a former governor of a desk in ukraine thanks so much for talking to al-jazeera thank you for inviting me so you're now here in the netherlands but on april the third you spoke about how you want to return to georgia when will that happen well be or entire region are we going to change the the present artificial situation when all garcia running the show sidelining the people sidelining democracy just making fun of the whole idea of the political process it's very artificial and there you can't return until that changes or else you would probably go by the refs except i also ball sort of change i keep i am the only politician maybe well maybe in the world at least part in two different countries i have a part to work which i lead in ukraine and i hope part two which i live in georgia and then put in permanent contact with them indee

to torture and inhumane treatment in tunisia at the time a number of german politicians said the court was in the wrong. what free to wait sami in tunisia is not a problem of german taxpayers to protect them from injury equip and islamised well less and less remains for our own people is not acceptable but it suits chancellor

provisional release from jail of a samba bin ladin's alleged former bodyguard seen here in a german court the man known as sami had been living on and off in germany since one thousand nine hundred ninety seven he was deported to his state of country tunisia earlier this month now a court there has decided there's not enough evidence to keep him in jail. political correspondent simon young has been following this story welcome simon tell us more about sammy and what his release could mean for the german government . well phil some here is a national forty two years old he's been living in germany in bochum since two thousand and five and he keys by german authorities as you said of being a former bodyguard of al qaeda chief some of bin laden which he denies but they also say that he continues to pose a and is the miss terrorist threat which is why they were keen to deport him back to his native tunisia which is what happened two weeks ago at that time a german court actually ruled that he couldn't be deported because there was a danger he might face torture in tunis year but when that decision was issued he wa

political correspondent simon young has been following this story welcome simon tell us more about sami a and what his release could mean for the german government. well phil some here is a chin issue national forty two years old he's been living in germany in balkans since two thousand and five and he keys by german authorities as you said of being a former bodyguard of al qaeda chief some of bin laden which he denies but they also say that he continues to pose a islam missed terrorist threat which is why they were keen to deport him back to his native tunisia which is what happened two weeks ago at that time a german court actually ruled that he couldn't be deported because there was a danger he might face torture in tunis year but when that decision was issued he was already on the plane back to tunis now if he were to be released and sent back to germany well what would it mean for german the german government i think it would be a big headache for them because i'd like to see this man dealt with in tunis here instead so he was living here for some time if he is he likely to want to c

order forbidding that deportation the court has demanded that sammy a be brought back to germany. sami was closely monitored in germany before he was deported to tunisia and german authorities suspected him of having been the bodyguard of a close confidant of asama bin laden last week following months of investigations he was repatriated from a german prison to tunisia his lawyer there make serious accusations against german authorities. in germany he was subjected to insult and mistreatment he was prevented from contacting his lawyer his family and a doctor they kept him naked for a while everything that happened to him was done outside the bounds of the laws in germany he was not respected as a human being neither he nor his family five of whom all german passports. germany's interior minister disagrees however the court responsible for the case bar the suspects deportation at first it called for a written guarantee that sami would not be under threat of torture in tunisia. but by then he was already on board the plane from dusseldorf to tunis. and. how does it look with the tunisian