the president al-sisi also spoke at the event. where he unveiled what is being described as anning a -- an aggressive economic recovery plan. >> translator: the egyptian society is 25% of the population of the middle east. stability in egypt is a very important role for the civility of the whole region. we need to make sure that this power will be for the benefit of the stability of the region and the nation. this is a comprehensive development. the development will go strong in all things in order to achieve the balanced development, fair development and this will be for the sake of building a modern state, a modern state that is not only gaining that prestige of its civilization, but also a state that will go to the future will go to the promising future for their citizens. >>> protests against this economic summit is being held in cairo. demonstrators playing -- saying egypt is not for sale. let's talk to our senior political analyst joining us live from doha. does the fact that so many heads of state, so many big players in th

the stakes are high as you were hearing there for president al-sisi. the future of his leadership depends in part on whether he can secure proper investment for his people. our correspondent explains why the economic conference is about more than just money. >> reporter: this is the kind of image egypt wants to promote, a hardworking and corruption free country open for business. but egypt's economy is in trouble. even with all shipments and cash grants from gulf states it needs around $60 billion of foreign money, which it is hoping to raise at the economic investment conference at the coastal resort. >> we are welcoming investors. >> reporter: the president has promised to sort out the economy. he has cut energy subsidisies and cut taxes. but comments he made earlier this week will do little to convince people he is sympathic to ordinary egyptians. >> translator: if even we starve ourselves, we rebuild our nation. and yes, we rebuild our nation. >> reporter: many people alreadying don't have enough to eat. around one in four people live on less than

the stakes are high for egypt's president sisi. the future of his leadership depends in part on whether he can secure proper investment for his people. hashem ahelbarra explains why egypt's economic conference is about more than just money. >> reporter: this is the kind of image egypt wants to promote, a hard-working and corruption free country open for business. but egypt's economy is in trouble. even with oil shipments and cash grants from gulf states, it needs around $60 billion of foreign money, which it is hoping to raise at the economic investment conference. >> we are welcoming visitors. >> reporter: the president has promised to sort out the economy. he's cut energy subsidies and increased taxes. but comments he made earlier this week will do little to convince people he is sympathetic to the struggles of ordinary egyptians. >> translator: even if we don't have to eat, even if we starve ourselves, we build our nation and yes, we rebuild our nation. >> reporter: more than four years on from the revolution many people already

i think president sisi recognizes that very seriously. i don't think it's simply sort of a play. >> he's being massively ambitious. he plans to create a are country like brazil did with brasilia. kuwait are promising $4 billion with saudi arabia and united arab emirates, can he really attract the kind of foreign investment that is necessary to bring egypt's economy back and create the secure egypt that the rest of the world would like to see? >> well the challenges are no doubt obvious than will not be a black and white success or failure. the government has put upwards of $60 billion of things it wants to see funded over the next few years. that is ambitious but the government is hoping through the economic conference that other economies and governments in the world beyond saudi arabia, uae and kuwait, that others will begin investing and help rebuild infrastructure. >> what about the united states? what is the role that the u.s. should play or do you think will play? >> well, i think the fact that secretary kerry went was you know a hi

sisi is the president. there is no parliament.one is held accountable for what is happening in egypt. so investors will ask what is going to happen if the security isn't where it should be? the second factor is how is the message delivered to the companies. it was delivered in the context this is a country 25% of the middle east are egyptians. if you are secure egypt, you are securing the region. he is linking egypt to the terror, and i think this is a way of pressuring the countries, rather than just asking for help and i'm not sure those governments -- all of those investors will be ready to do so. in the situation there are more than country also required these kinds of investments, and the investors also will ask this question, do i need to be involved in such situation or go to the place where at least more security available, and more arrangements offered to me to have my money in same place. and this is the whole message now from egypt. and without these issues being highlighted or solved i'm not sure this conference will h

your excellency president abdul fatah al-sisi. the president of the arab republic of egypt, your royal highnesses, your excellence ris the secretary general of the league of arab states may god's peace and blessings be upon you. i extend all appreciation and gratitude to egypt. government and people under the leadership of abdul fatah al-sisi for hosting the 26th annual summit of the league of arab states warm reception and generous hospitality. i also extend all appreciation to my fellow president, the monarch of cue wake for the efforts exerted by him in the previous cycle, and i also extend all appreciation to the secretary general and the league of arab states. a few days ago this city hosted the international economic conference where we also - the international international community and arab states express console darty with egypt. today we address the threats in many arab countries. mr president, the painful reality. many of arab countries are living from terrorism, domestic conflict. bloodshed where sectarianism and terr

the egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi, saudi arabia king. the yemeni president outspoken about the ongoing events in his country, the saudi arabian air strikes. he seemed to put out a call for the military intervention to continue until there's a resolution in his country. let's bring in the professor of middle east at qatar university and joins us live. we didn't expect yemen do dominate, but they eventually got there. seems they are united in condemning what happened in the country. what stood out for you. >> i have heard basically a different priority from each leader. if we start with abdul fatah al-sisi, that he was pushing towards a suggestion of having an arab force and pushing to that. if we look at the speech we focus on what is being done now. this is internationally supported and will continue. abd-rabbu mansour hadi was clear. he sent three clear messages. one is about what happened, based on what houthis had done. it's justified and yemenis were waiting to see that houthis prevented that and he was saying that you know, he was p

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let's listen to what abdul fatah al-sisi has to say. >> the inauguration of the 26th annual summit ofhe arab states. and your second homeland egypt allow me to comments by addressing you with egypt's message. your royal highnesses or excellenceies, secretaries of the league of arab states. honourable guests ladies and gentlemen. it is with pleasure i welcome you all as brothers and friends on the home style of egypt and fail to you and convey all the appreciation and love of the egyptian people who take pride in being part of the arab nation where the egyptians have and will continue to sacrifice all the pressures to safe guard our dignity. it is also with pleasure as we integrate the 26th summit of the league of arab state on behalf of myself and all of you, to suppress all gratitude and appreciation to the state of kuwait and to saba for the prudent leadership during the presidency of the previous summit which added a new adope for the structure. i wouldn't fail to remember that efforts aseshted by the secretary-general of the league of arab state. through the cycle and the ground w

this is also about president sisi's political legitimacy.ng the western officials the head of the international monetary fund and the u.s. secretary of state. >> how egypt fairs in the coming years, and how it restructures its economy will affect not only the country's nearly 90 million citizens but it will also effect millions of others throughout the region who aspire to a better future. that is why we are gathered here. we all, all of us have a stake in egypt's success. >> reporter: who was present here what is said and what is pledge will be an indication of the support president sisi and his policies hold. >> let's bring in senior political analyst. looking at the audience it interesting me. yes, there were the obvious people who wanted to get involved in building egypt once again, but there were also those in the audience who condemned sisi's coup d'etat and the fact these people are there together is massive international endorse of what he plans to do and the a sign that any return to the old ways are over. >> that's right. this is a

al sisi's arrived in saudi arabia for talks with the king. they are expected to discuss sisi's proposal for a so-called jointly anti terrorism force. this comes ahead of a conference aimed at securing money for egypt's battered economy. >> benjamin netanyahu is heading to the united states to address congress on the agreement between negotiated between iran and several world powers, but a growing number of members plan to skip that speech. that is exposing cracks in the consensus on israel that once appeared unbreakable. >> every year, thousands of jewish advocates descend on washington. the conference is to promote the u.s.-israel relationship, one that is increasingly strained. john boehner the top republican in the house of representatives invited benjamin netanyahu to address the u.s. congress without knowledge of the white house. >> the american people and both parties in congress have always stood with israel. >> the threats boehner and other hardliners say the u.s. and israel face is a deal being negotiated by six world powers with ira

sisi has been in saudi arabia holding talks due to discuss sisi's proposal for a joint anti-terrorism force. he said it cohenincides with erduan. tensions have been trained over accusations that erduan backed the muslim brotherhood. the decision by an egyptian court to declare hamas a terrorist organization has provoked an angry response from palestinians in gaza. hundreds of the movement's supporters have marched through the streets of gaza city in protest of saturday's ruling which ham massachusetts says sets a dangerous precedent. it is the first time an arab court has condemned the group. hamas denied egyptian allegations that it supports fighters in northern sinai who has attacked egyptian security forces. more on the reaction from gaza. it is no doubt very angry and the decision by a cairo court to declare the group a terrorist organization but as well as the anger, we have been speaking to people right across the gaza strip telling us that they are also afraid afraid of what might happen next. here is what they told us. >> since sisi became president, the signatures for us here

in his opening speech, president sisi personally welcomed many of the heads of state present here forupport. >> translator: i would like to thank all of our brothers, kings, and presidents of the arab states that are giving us a lot of honor of being here today in egypt. the egyptian sought is 25 25% of the population of the middle east stability in egypt is a very important role for the stability of the whole region. we need to make sure that this power will be for the benefit of the stability of the nation and for the region. >> reporter: it started off well with billions of dollars pledged by some of egypt's richest neighbors, the aim is to secure billions more. it's a glitzy p. research campaign, this is the official video. the egypt that they want to promote. clean, easy-flowing traffic businesses and industries ready for investment. but the reality is a little more complicated on the opening day of the conference an explosion hit barclays bank in alex address tree a others struck all greek bank in the same city. the group that claimed responsibility they wanted all companies tak

president sey says sisi says he hopes condominium growth will be cut by 10% in five years.tefanie dekker reports. >> reporter: world and business leaders all here to listen to egypt's pitch despite years of turmoil we are opening for business. in his opening speech, president sisi personally welcomed many of the heads of state present here for their support. >> translator: i would like to thank all our brothers, kings and presidents of the arab states. that are giving us a lot of honor by being here today in owe jim i didn't want. the egypt society is 25% of the middle east, stability in egypt is a very important role for the is -- stability of the whole region, we need to make sure that this power will be for the benefit of the stability. nation and for the ream un. >> reporter: it started off well with billions of dollars pledged by some of egypt's richest neighbors the aim is to get billions more, it's a glitzy campaign. they want a clean easy flowing traffic, businesses and industries ready for investment. the reality is more complicated. on the opening day of the confe

abdul fatah al-sisi obsession for a while. he's been the engine behind it and convincing the saudis to do it because it's the saudis who will finance it. now that the saudis have intervened in yemen, they have another thought in mind intervening in egypt. when he talked about a need to fight terrorism and arm the libyan government that he supports. so there is an intention on the part of the general president abdul fatah al-sisi to speak of a joint military force, because at the end of the day the summit has been emphasising, underlining the military solutions and it has been only lip service paid to the important issues of development, democracy, and you wonder how the voice will work, because there's renewed solidarity. there's an of talk and a lot of slogans, and words are cheap. talk is cheep. the only accessible decision that -- actionable decision that came out of this is the arab military force. when it comes to the specifics of what the force means, we don't know. it's seriously a joint one, which means operationally a

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i think from what president sisi is saying he's looking over the region looking over the horizon and is saying we need to have the force ready to go for things like iraq, things like syria and have the ability to eradicate i.s.i.s. from there. >> sent top military officials to recapture the city of idlib. rebel factions took control of the strategic area after four days of fighting. it is only the second provincial capital to fail fall into opposition hands after four years of war. the city is close to a major highway that links the city with aleppo. >>> increasing aid gap is likely to be addressed at the third international aid conference being held in kuwait on tuesday. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: in 2014, united nations appealed for $7.7 billion in aid to help syria. but only a fraction was generated. some of the worst offenders include australia japan, south korea and russia. this year more people need help. that would provide each personal with only the absolute minimum. this will more than the equivalent of one u.s. dollar a day. so far only 10% of that amount has bee

when abdel fattah al-sisi was prime minister of egypt. if broken it would have have gone against a directive. >> egypt's economy is in trouble. even with oil shipments and cash grants from gulf states it it needs around $60 billion of foreign money which it's hoping to raise at the economic investment conference at sharm el sheikh. >> he has cut energy subsidies and increased taxes. the comments that sisi made earlier this week will do little to convince people he's sympathetic to the struggles of ordinary egyptians. >> translator: even if we don't have to eat. even if we starve ourselves. we build our nation. and yes we rebuild our nation. >> reporter: more than four years on from the revolution many people already don't have enough to eat. around one in four people live on less than $2 a day. slums have grown. and so has unemployment. tourism used to account for around a fifth of egypt's economy. there are some signs visitors are returning. but the numbers are nothing before the 2011 revolution. and this won't help attract tourists or i

this is president sisi just opening the conference.et's listen in. >> translator: your majesties, your excellencies your high necessaries, ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to welcome you all here in the name of the people and the government of the arab republic of egypt. i welcome our partners in development for the new egypt. those who are in agreement about the necessary to work for the welfare for the progress of humanity. those who want to meet here today to have a role in paving the way for stability and welfare for people who's eager for development and welfare. welcome you all here in the conference of egypt economic development, egypt the future. egypt has always found -- from the arab countries to support egypt. our meeting today is a result of sincere efforts exerted by the late king abdullah of -- king of saudi arabia. [ applause ] >> may his soul rest in peace. [ applause ] >> translator: through his invitation to have such a conference, the kingdom of saudi arabia is always like this and will be like this under the

it's about president abdul fatah al-sisi's political legitimacy. the head of the international monetary fund and the u.s. secretary of state. >> how egypt fares in the coming years and how it restructures its economy will affect not only the country's nearly 90 million citizens but it will affect millions of others throughout the region who as aspire to a better future. that is why we are gathered here. we all, all of us have a stake in egypt's success. >> who is present here what, is said and pledged will be an indication about the level of international support. president abdul fatah al-sisi and his policies hold. >>> lots more to come at al jazeera, including a march in support for the embattled brazilian president dill mar rusev -- dilma rousseff and turning to china for help. will $100 million worth of new equipment revive zimbabwe's health care sector? bazooka... >> with s.w.a.t. raids on the rise... >> when it goes wrong, it goes extremely wrong... >> what's the price for militarizing our police >> they killed evan dead >> faul lines, al jaz

in his opening speech president el-sisi personally welcomed many of the heads of state present here for their support. >> i would like to thank all our brothers and presidents of the arab states that are giving us honor here in egypt. the egyptian society is 25% of the population of the middle east stability in egypt is a very important role for the stability of the whole region. we need to make sure that these power will be for the benefits of the stability of the nation and for the region. >> it started off well with billions of dollars pledged by some of egypt's richest neighbors who aim to pledge millions more. this is the egypt they want to promote. clean easy-flowing traffic and businesses and industries ready for investment. but the reality is a little more complicated. an explosion hit barclay's bank in alexandria. the group that claimed responsibility of those taking part in the summit. the slogan egypt is not for sale. the muslim brotherhood now deemed a terrorist organization by the government won't be happy to see. thousands of activists and political opponents have been arr

only on al jazeera america >> egypt's interior minister is sacked in a major shakeup of president sisi's government. >> this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up: >> libya's u.n. recognized government will hold airstrikes for three days to help the peace talks now underway in more cock row. >> the family of the argentine state prosecutor found dead say independent tests show he was murdered. plus: >> in eastern ukraine an investigation is underway into the cause of a major mining accident. >> we begin with news of a major reshuffle of egypt's government. eight ministers were sacked in a move the prime minister said was designed to inject new blood into the government. the biggest casualty is the interior minister who's held the post since before sisi took power. he's been criticized by human rights groups over crackdowns on protestors. the government is under pressure over failure to prevent attacks by armed groups, especially in sinai. >> it is the first cabinet we shuffle under president al sisi who staged a coo in 2013 and later won presidential elections. eight ministers ha

al sisi said joint action is needed to fight terrorism and foreign intervention in the middle east. he says a panel will work under the supervision of arab chiefs to work out the structure of the force. it's been reported the proposed alliance will made up of 40,000 elite troops. >> it has decided arab leaders to undertake establish a joint arab military force that an elite team will be formed under the supervision of the elite armed force to say study all aspects to establishing a joint arab force and formation. >> al jazeera's senior political analyst joins us live from london. is this a force being put together for yemen? >> well, this is a force or the idea for a force have been floating around for a while. it started with egyptian president sisi and later on especially now in light of yemen, supported by saudi arabia. of course the egyptian president is first and foremost a general and he tends to see the problems of egypt both internal and external through military prism so even the very own problem with the muslim brotherhood with the situation he saw from military prisms and

the egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi, saudi arabia king. the yemeni president outspoken about the ongoing events in his country, the saudi arabian air strikes. he seemed to put out a call for the military intervention to continue until there's a resolution in his country. let's bring in the professor of middle east at qatar university and joins us live. we didn't expect yemen do dominate, but they eventually got there. seems they are united in condemning what happened in the country. what stood out for you. >> i have heard basically a

president sisi speaking at the event where he unveiled an ambitious economic recovery plan.resident al-sisi also underlined what he believed to be egypt's central role in the region. >> translator: egyptian society represents 25% of the middle east's population. stability in egypt has an important role in the stability across the whole region. we need to make sure that this strength benefits the stability of the nation as well as the entire region. this is the comprehensive development sought by the whole region. development will gain strength in all fields and in all domains in order to chive an balanced development, a fair development and it is all for the sake of building a modern state. a modern state that has not only been gained by the prestige of its ancient civilization no it is a state that looks to the future that goes towards its promising future for its citizens. >> there were words too from u.s. secretary of state, he welcomed economic reforms by the egyptian president and his government but urged that more should be done. >> a central demand of the revolution o

equals security advisor, one of the chief security advisor for the president, president fattah al-sisi what about the timing yaya of the reshuffle itself? eighty ministers have been removed just days before the economic summit. >> well it proves one thing that there is something seriously wrong in egypt. it means that -- that egypt is really going through a critical juncture. i mean for the people in charge to make such reshuffle at this very critical moment days before that very important conference, to rehabilitate the economy, which is actually going down the drain, i believe it gives one message, that we are going through a critical juncture. >> right. yeah, because the tourism minister is one of those who has been replaced. >> exactly. >> let's talk about the new man in the interior ministry. what can you tell us about him? he's a part of the national security agency. what does is this agency and what can you tell us about this new man? >> well it's a shadowy apparatus, and i don't know what message al-sisi is trying to send here because most of the interior ministers that come fr

the deal is said to have taken place when president al sisi was defense minister. it suggest that is egypt provided arms. after four years of political instability, egypt is pinning hopes on economic survival on a conference hoping to attract billions of dollars of foreign invest. >> this is the image egypt wants to promote a amongst free country open for business. the economy is in trouble even with cash grants from gulf states it needs $60 billion of foreign money which it hopes to raise at the economic investment conference at coastal resort. >> we are welcoming this source. >> president al sisi has increased taxes. comments that he made earlier this week will do little to convince people he's sympathetic to the struggles of ordinary egyptians. >> even if we don't have to eat even if we starve ourselves we build our nation, and yes we rebuild our nation. >> more than four years on from the revolution, many people already don't have enough to eat. around one in four people live on less than $2 a day. slums have grown and so has unemployment. tourism used to accou

but comments that al-sisi made earlier this week will do little to convince people he is sympatheticstruggles of ordinary egyptians. >> translator: even if we don't have to eat, even if we starve ourselves, we build our nation and yes we rebuild our nation. >> reporter: more than four years on from the revolution many people already don't have enough to eat. around one in four people live on less than $2 a day. slums have grown and so has unemployment unemployment. tourism used to account for around a fifth of egypt's economy and there are some signs visitors are returning, but the numbers are nothing like before the 2011 revolution. and this won't help attract tourists or investors, there have been a string of bomb attacks, this latest one killed two and injured 30 people. >> when you see some of these ieds targeted foreign businesses if telecom or retailers or what they are so it's definitely a concern and investors would look to a government to try to get reassuring it would be a risk. >> reporter: there is a crack down on dissent, thousands of activists and political opponents ha

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egyptian president abdel fattah el sisi. me, he's the leader who is finally saying what is needed to be said for a long time. >>> in a stunning speech on new year's day, 2015, egyptian president abdel fattah el sisi denounced killing and destruction done in the name of islam, and the clerics that support it. he believed it was time for a revolution in his religion. it was a brave words from a leader in a region where radicals are. i spoke to el sisi for what steps he needed for his country, for muslims, and for the world. >> translator: i said a religious revolution. it is not a revolution of religion. on the contrary, it is an revolution to support and reinstate the -- we are fighting all the misconceptions that are created extreme ideologies, which by turn created terrorism that is threatening. >> that is a bold stand. what has been the reaction you've received since you gave that speech and you continue to talk about this revolution inside islam? >> translator: we have to stand up andennd -- as far as the action of the ex

sisi won comfortably later that year. the election to give egypt to parliament again is due to be held in several stages starting the 22nd and 23rd of march. >>> tenses are running high in the gaza strip after it's been ruled that hamas is a terrorist organization. thousands of palestinians have taken to the streets to denounce the ruling while the leadership of hamas is calling it unwise an dangerous. >>reporter: this is the main registration for those hoping to travel from the gaza strip into egypt and the frustration here is clear. but what's less so is whether these people will get the travel permits they need. on saturday a court in cairo declared hamas a terrorist organization. many here now fear the egyptian authorities will close the area off for good. including this woman who holds egyptian passports and they have been coming here every other week to renew their travel permits. but with the main crossing barely open and only small groups allowed to cross whenever it is she doesn't know when they'll be able to go

my brother, abdul fatah al-sisi, the president of egypt. and the government and people of egypt for the warm reception and generous hospitality. and outstanding ground work to this summit which... which will contribute to us achieving what we are as spireing to. i extend welcome to the secretaries, generals for efforts during my presidency of the 25th annual summit. which helped us build on what we have achieved. commenting the ground work to the present summit. your royal highnesses excellenceies, ladies and gentlemen. it is with pleasure that i begin by thanking god that he bestowed recovery on my brother, extend extending my congratulations and myself praying to the almighty that he will enjoy help and wellbeing to continue to lead his people. your royal highnesses the period proceeding the 25th summit was very critical and complicated and our joint arab actions during that period was experiencing the most difficult times and in the face of all this will remain adamant, and sound support and solidarity by brother leaders, a catalyst that

this relationship between hamas and the abdul fatah al-sisi government is quite frankly, at the worst it's been and to be able to move forward is going to be challenging. now, we understand that the leader of islamic jihad, a powerful movement here in the gaza strip, has gone to cairo and meet with figures within abdul fatah al-sisi's government to try to de-escalate the tensions how that will bear fruit is a bit hard to say at this statement. there is questions over what the court ruling will mean. we have not heard anything from the authorities as to whether they'll implement the court rules, if it does what that implementation will look like. alarm bells are being run, senior leaders are saying they are concerned that egypt could carry out strikes across the gaza strip. something that they say would be very detrimental for the gaza strip, and would effectively lose egypt its credibility with the palestinian people. whatever the case the situation is extremely tense, and still many questions remain over where things will go after this ruling from this court in cairo. >> egypt's high

the deal said to have taken place when egyptian president sisi was defense minister.t suggests egypt provided weapons to malitias fighting forces loyal to the gnc. it would have broken a u.n. arms embargo after the fall of my marched gadaffi. he is alleged to have held secret meetings. the leaks also suggest that the uae backed egypt's actions in libya. sisi's office >>> about the islamists gaining power any place in the region and, of course there have been you know, there have been indications that the gnc government is teaming up with some of the so-called islamist groups. >> bangladeshi authorities are searching for survivors after a factory collapsed killing at least 7 people. about 150 were working on the building kwht roof caved in. the cement factory was under construction at the time of the accident. >>> after 30 people are feared dead after a fire in russia. the building in the city of kaz kazan collapsed. rescuers are searching for survivors. >> reporter: for several hours they not to control the flames. about 4,000 square meters of a shopping center an are

president el-sisi. they say 120 people have died at police stations alone. the cause of death the lack of medical help and torture. police stations and military posts have become targets for bombings by armed groups. during the u.n. human rights council meeting earlier this week the human rights chaser said that he believed that the ongoing assault on freedom of expression would only feed for violent extremism. egypt's foreign minister disagreed with egypt's findings. >> egypt is determined to build its institution institutions based on the rule of law and based on its determination not to repeat of errors of the past. >> yet many human rights activists say it's the presence that has become worse than the past. >> meanwhile, egypt has carried out the first execution linked to riots in 2013. mahmood saramadan was linked to murder of two people thrown over a building. last month egypt's high court upheld the death sentence. >> a palestinian fisherman has been killed by israeli naval forces. it happened when four boats strayed out of the designated six-mile fis

the recordings were made when el-sisi was defense minister. he's apparently talking about taking a commission from a project to build residential units for young people. it allegedly implicates the united arab emirates in being involved. political players could have leaked the conversation to embarrass the government. >> what's asking is, of course the timing. why these leaks come to the surface right now and at this point in time. the uae was a very important player in propping up the egyptian economy ever since the military and the movement of general el-sisi to the presidency. the interesting questions now are who leaked it and what is the objective. if you look at the context, there are still parliamentary elections that need to take place in egypt and they are due to take place this month although last week it appeared that there was a court ruling that may cause it to be postponed. so it's quite possible that certain political players in egypt have an interest in making this kind of leak coming into the open right now to embarrass the go

president el-sisi appointed a new interior minister. since 2014 amnesty international said that over 100 people have died in police stations alone. cause of death lack of medical care or torture. the human rights group said there is zero accountability for abuses committed at the hands of police forces. police stations and military posts have become common targets for bombings by armed groups. during a meeting of the human rights council held earlier this week the commissioner said that he felt that there would be only more because of imprisonments. the interior minister disagreed with its findings. >> based on the rule of law and based on its determination not to repeat the errors of the past. >> yet, many human rights activists say that it's the present that has become worse than the past. al jazeera. >> egypt has carried out the first execution linked to riots in 2013. mahmood ramadan was hanged after two people were thrown from a building. last month egypt's high court upheld the death sentence against ramadan. >>> four boats straye

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. >> let's talk about your interview with the president of the egypt former general el sisi. he opposed the muslim brotherhood president. >> yes. >> he's getting a lot of criticism for being a dictator. what do you think he means for the u.s. interests in the middle east? >> irs iffirst, he's mildly popular among egyptians. he went through an election. to describe him as a dictator is wrong. secondly, the great surprise with sisi is not how opposed to the muslim neighborhood he's been but how he's called for reform in islam. we've spent a great deal of time talking about what that means. he said, central to islam -- >> and he's a devout muslim? >> yes. which is why in fact mouhamed morsi selected him. >> they have had mass arrests of the muslim brotherhood and that's giving cause for some people in the united states to say, let's cut off aid to egypt. >> i think that would be incredibly foolish for the united states to do. look, you are dealt the leaders -- you're handed the foreign leaders you get. no, he's not a dictator. is and liberal? no, he's not that either. this count

. >> another tape appears to show that the uae sent economic advisors to egypt to help president sisi draft economic policies. one of those was former british prime minister tony blair although he denies he played a role. sir, thank you for joining us. what is your reaction to these tapes that have appeared? >>reporter: what's interesting is, of course the timing. why these leaks come to the surface right now at this point in time. it's been known for a while that the uae was a big player in propping up the egyptian economy ever since the military took over and general sisi took the presidency. and the interesting questions are now who leaked it and with which objectives? >> what do you think the answer to that might be? >> if you look a little bit at the context, there are still parliamentary elections that need to take place in egypt and they're due to take place next month although last week it appeared that because of a court ruling they might have to be postponed so it's quite possible that certain political players in egypt have a particular interest in having this kind of news

haftar is as opposed to islamist groups as al-sisi is.ut western countries have as of yet declined to get involved, fearing an aggravation of tensions. the rival government in tripoli has ruled out any cooperation with the general for a richer political solution. >> leaders from country's worst hit by ebola are at an international conference in brussels today. they are trying to mobilize a final push to end that out broke. schools have slowly been opening their doors in some countries. in fact, the government and liberia ordered them open by yesterday, or to face a fine. more than 3800 liberians died from the ebola outbreaks, the highest death toll in the region. >> getting their school books in order and passing a -- packing up their backs, these liberian teenagers are looking forward to getting back in the classroom. their school is enclosed for seven months because of the deadly ebola outbreak. >> [indiscernible] >> i am very excited, and i will tell the government thank you for opening the school. i am asking the government to put bac

as the first meeting between abdul fatah al-sisi, and king suleiman since the death of his predecessor >>> and a leak about how money was used to fund a campaign against mohamed mursi ousted in a military coup. an egyptian channel has a recorder from the senior aide abdul fatah al-sisi when he was defence minister talking to another official about using money from the united arab emirates to baghdad a movement that led the campaign against mohamed mursi, ending in a coup in 2013. >> yes, please sir, we need 200 tomorrow from the tamarod account. that portion that the u.a.e. wire transferred. the money transfer that came for tamer odd, we need 200 only. yes, 200,000 yes, thank you so much >>> the united states now - democrats are debating whether to attend the israeli prime minister's address to congress on tuesday. the invitation to speak was accepted without the knowledge of president obama. binyamin netanyahu has arrived in washington as us-israel ties come under strain and is expected to urge congress to agree with a nuclear deal on iran which they have been pushing for. [ chanting

president sisi will make his case for isis in libya.gypt gets $1 billion in aid from the united states. the weapons systems and parts have been held back since 2013's popular coup. >> ian lee for us in cairo. >>> republican lawmakers today may formally request access to hillary clinton's e-mails from her tenure as secretary of state. the house oversight committee is prepared to subpoena the messages and mrs. clinton to answer questions about her use of a private e-mail account to conduct government business. clinton said it was a matter of convenience. a state department spokesperson at the time clinton did not have a government issued blackberry. >>> 12 states throwing their support behind the president's immigration plan which would shield people from being deported. attorneys asking to lift the order by a texas federal judge that froze the obama plan to the 26 states suing. >>> time for an early start on your money. asian stocks up. japan's benchmark up 1.4%. yesterday, good day for the dow. 260 point climb. a good day in what has be

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