president sisi is poised to sign toughened anti-terrorism legislation. new laws give prosecutors the right to wiretap and record private conversations held on the phone or online. anyone who leads, runs or gives money to a designated terrorist organization will face the death penalty or life in prison. all of those found guilty of promoting the use of violence through social media face five years behind bars and finally security forces will be exempt from legal repercussions for their actions while enforcing the new law. our correspondent reports on the latest attack. >> reporter: as the dead were taken from this foring in cairo their families say their loved ones were killed in cold blood. they say they had been taken in to custody earlier in the day. >> translator: they fingerprinted them when they were alive. they were killed later. they were hit in the head chest, and side with multiple bullet bullets. >> reporter: the egyptian government say the were killed because they were fugitives plotting terror attacks. the muslim brotherhood denies the accoun

much of the group's anger is directed at egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi. government forces in egypt conducted air and ground attacks against i.s.i.l.-affiliated rebels in the sinai peninsula, in retaliation for a series of assaults on army checkpoints. 23 rebels were killed. we have more on the turmoil in egypt. >> reporter: as the dead were taken in cairo, the family says their loved ones were killed in cold blood, they had been custody earlier in the day. >> translation: they fingerprinted them when they were alive. they were arrested alive and were killed later. they were hit in the head chest and side with multiple bullets. >> reporter: they say the brotherhood were arrested because they were fugitives plotting terror attacks. that has been denied the broad saying they were leaders of a family support group. >> i blame the killing on abdul fatah al-sisi, and everyone that supported him. i hope they face the same losing their loved ones. >> reporter: since the coup toppling mohamed mursi, the muslim brotherhood has became a main enemy, designated a terr

president for inviting al-sisi for talks.ve to london to join a man who was at the conference. why do you think that the international community continues to support the sisi government despite amnesty international accusing the government of human rights violations. >> well let's face it seems that human rights and freedoms and civil rights and democracy seems to have taken a step back in terms of the international community. it seems whilst before we claimed that we are behind those people seeking political reformation, it seems actually that interests come first. and at this moment in time it seems we are in the midst of an almost demented paranoia narrative, which is that of the fight against terrorism, and somehow -- somehow there is a very, very awkward, extremely skewed perspective that is offering the proposal that somehow general sisi is someone who can be relied on to fight that fight against terrorism. it's an absurd notion but one that seems to be totally overlapping any human rights and democracies for freedom. >

since abdul fatah al-sisi came into power there hasn't been a power. when you don't have a legislative assembly, the president rules. he is the one coming up with the laws passed. and a democratic system of checks and balances you need the assembly to speak on behalf of the population that goes for it. >> when it comes to the judiciary, when it's a rubber-stamp, what happens is the executive or president is emerging as a supreme executive. >> come on isn't this just crushing the opposition in egypt right now, and if you believe that's the case where is the international outrage over this? >> before abdul fatah al-sisi came into power, there were over 40 political parties. today there aren't viable parties. not only is the opposition crushed or imprisoned or in exile, civil society is being impacted fundamentally. when you can't have forces there are 41,000 prisoners. since april. 200 have disappeared, not to mention the torture in some of the detention centers. when you have civil society crushed. it's not just where is the opposition, but where are th

even before sisi was voted into office.scalating now with all of these draconian laws just about to come out, and i believe it's all -- mostly it's all because of the -- the military -- attacks to the military. we're going to have another revolt which is not going to be similar to the january 25th, 2011 revolt at all. so -- i don't know whether we -- we should say we're we're grateful -- we should be grateful to the military or we should be ungrateful but what i believe in that dictatorships throughout history and all over the world were never the staff that spins the history of any nation it's the nation that finally spins its destiny. >> thank you so much for speaking with us. >>> egypt has launched strikes against fighters in the sinai peninsula, killing at least 23 of them. the sinai peninsula has been the scene of intense fighting over the past couple of days after armed groups launched a coordinated attack on security services. >>> the syrian observatory for human rights says more than 5,000 people were killed in syri

various opposition parties are blaming president sisi for the escalating violence.e figures warned against pushing egypt towards civil war. >> translator: we must keep the revolution peaceful. ex >> reporter: one of egypt's biggest security threats is in the sinai, place the prime minister has said is in a state of war. groups such as this which later became known as province of sinai and has warn allegiance to isil has carried out a devastating tack on wednesday, where more than 100 people were reportedly killed. it has demolished hundreds of homes on the border with gaza and israel to create a buffer zone and end weapons smuggling. this has added to claims that they are margelized and treated as second-class citizens but it appears the government's policies are only getting tighter across the country. >>> the u.s. navy yard in washington, d.c. remains on lookdown after a security operation. police responded to unconfirmed reports of a shooter on the complex. a navy yard spokesman says there are no casualties as of yet, and no shooter has been found. >>> survivors

sisi is backed by new laws. he demanded to confront what he called terrorism after monday car bomb attack killed egypt's top prosecutor. to the saw the egypt's ministry of defense has produced this video, showing what it called the terrorist plot in sinai on wednesday. this video also shows picture of the muslim brotherhood leaders describing them as enemies of the nation and religion. military commanders say 19 attackers were killed. there was no mention of the army's casualties despite the fer rossty of the attacks. 17 soldiers were killed, although the military cat is much higher. the government said it is at war in sinai and the country in turmoil. in egypt there are no differences between political parties and armed groups. the government is treating them the same. al jazeera. >> egyptian army's released a video of what it says, but clashes between soldiers and fighters link to isil wednesday. the fighters are from the group which is an affiliate of islamic state of iraq and the levant. they attacked 15 che

sisi is now backed by a new set of laws.e demanded to confront what he calmed terrorism after monday's car bomb steak killed egypt's top prosecutor. so the sound of dramatic music egypts ministry of defense has produced this video showing what i also called the terrorist plot in sinai on wednesday. this video also shows picture of the muslim brotherhood describing them as enemies of the nation and religion. 19 attackers were killed. there was no may be of the army casualties despite the frosty of the attacks. the group loyal to the islamic state of iraq and the levant has claimed responsibility. it's showing its own pictures of the attacks. more than 100 people were reportedly killed. at least 17 of them soldiers, although some say the military casualty tomato is much higher. the government is at war in sinai and the country in turmoil. in egypt there are no differences between political opposition parties or militant armed groups. the government is teaing them the same. al jazeera. >> joining me now i guess the head of the

sisi has promised to bring stability and security. now many fear more bloodshed execution and are to come. on friday, the 14th member of the group to be killed this week. his family said that he was kidnapped and taken by government forces. el-sisi has demanded to confront what he called terrorism after monday's car bomb attack killed egypt's top public prosecuteor. the sound of dramatic music egypt's ministry of defense has produced this video showing what it called the terrorist plot on wednesday. this video shows pictures of the muslim brotherhood leaders describing them enemies of the nation. the graphics shows the multiple check points. there was no mention of the army casualties despite the ferocity of the attacks. those loyal to islamic state in iraq and the levant has claimed responsibility. it's showing it's own pictures of attacks. more than hundred people were reportedly killed, at least 17 of them soldiers although some reports say that the military's casualty total is much higher. the government said it is at war in sinai

it comes one day after president sisi vowed to crack down on terrorists. >> greece offers concession to say creditors in a bid to secure a bailout but it may be too little, too late. >> one small parcel, food for five days. we take you inside a migrant camp in france. plus a i'm andrew follow mass, diving on australia's great barrier reef. what's down there is spectacular, but it's at-risk. i'll be explaining what farmers will be doing on land that is largely to blame. >> we begin with developing news out of egypt and a major battle on going in northern sinai. egyptian helicopters are now carrying out strikes on targets there. this is the situation on the ground. a group calling itself the sinai province is attacking check points and security interestslations in rafah. medical sources have reported 30 soldiers have been killed. the road linking the area is being targeted by armed men. attacks in sinai are growing. this his the biggest we have seen on the military in months. we have more. >> the attacks come a day after egypt buried its public prosecutor, who was killed in a car bomb

president el-sisi has ordered his cab inspect to change laws to deal with terrorism. >> they carried out more attacks and proof to be one of egypt's biggest threats. on the offensive the military intensified the military campaign carrying out attacks against what it says was terrorist hide outs. killing dozens of fighters and arresting many others. approximately 700 people fighters soldiers, and some civilians have been killed this year alone. the egyptian government has demolished hundreds of houses near the border with the gaza strip and israel. it says it is createing a buffer zone to prevent weapons smuggling. hundreds of people have been transferred out of their homes. but problems are not new. residents complain of government negligence. many are treated a second class citizen and look at suspicion with egyptian authorities. al jazeera. >> we have more about the founder of the british arab network, and author of "egypt, the elusive arab spring." the tough new laws. what do you think that will entail? >> i think it's going back to crushing opposition. and i think it will will be

the ones that president abdul fatah al-sisi was fighting in egypt. since then you can say there were two main dosziers that the egyptians and the saudis are discussing, sometimes in agreement, sometimes in disagreement. one in muslim brotherhood and a relationship for that. now, it's egypt that are opposed to any bridge of course talking, reconciling. saudi arabia received the muslim brotherhood leader hamas from palestine. saudi arabia is more anxious and it's egypt that wants to deal deal with the cool-headed nerves. into this deal between iran and the six world powers seemed to have caused eruptions throughout the region. and unsettling the one that is the most. >> certainly saudi arabia has in public welcomed the deal. the part that puts verifiable limitation to the development of nuclear power. that and the rest of the region what is less welcome is sort of an iran that is more robust more empowered, emboldened. supporting allies that are not friendly to saudi arabia or egypt. that is the leeks of bashar al-assad. hezbollah of lebanon, and the s

. >> translator: i blame the killing on sisi and everyone who authorized and supported him. hope they taste the same by losing their loved ones. >> since the military coup which toppled morsi two years ago, the muslim brotherhood was designated a terrorist organization. thousands of leaders, members and supporters have been killed jailed and sentenced to death. other oppen innocents have been arrested or gone missing. the go's intolerance is getting even harder. after the killing of the top public prosecutor on monday the egyptian cabinet approved new laws to face what president sisi calls terrorism. various anti-coup and opposition parties are blaming president sisi for the escalating in istanbul some opposition figures warned against pushing egypt towards civil war. >> groups as province and has sworn allegiance to isil. it is carried out the devastating attack on forces there on wednesday more than 100 people were reportedly killed. the egyptian military has an on going security operation with israel to create a buffer zone, and to end weapon smuggling. this has radded to

the egyptian cabinet approved new laws to face what president abdul fatah al-sisi called terrorism. [ ♪♪ ] >> reporter: one of egypt's biggest security threats is in the sinai, a place the prime minister said is in a state of war. groups became known as province of sinai, and has sworn allegiance to i.s.i.l. it carried out a devastating attack on security forces on wednesday, more than 100 people reportedly killed. the egyptian military has an ongoing security operation in sinai. it has demolished hundreds of homes on the border with gaza and israel to create a buffer zone and create smuggling. this added names from many that they are marginalized and treated as second class citizens. the government's policy is getting tighter and across the country. >>> egypt's humans rights record was never known to be great. things deteriorated since abdul fatah al-sisi took power, many hoped his victory would follow parliamentary elections and a transition to democracy. this never happened. there has been a clampdown on private and state media with independent and dissenting voices taken off the a

sisi is now backed by a new set of laws.manded to con front what he called terrorism after monday's car bomb attack killed egypt's top public prosecutor. to the sound of dramatic music, the ministry of defense has produced this video, showing what it called the terrorist plot in sinai on wednesday. this video also shows pictures of the muslim brotherhood leaders describing them as enemies of the nation and religion, the graphics show attacks on multiple check points. military commanders say 19 were killed. the group known as the province of sinai, loyal to the islamic state of iraq and the levant has claimed responsibility. it is showing its own pictures of the attacks. more than 100 people were reportedly killed at least 17 of them soldiers although some reports say the military's casualty total is much higher. the government says it is at war in sinai, and the country is in turmoil. in egypt it appears there are no difference between opposition parties or armed groups the government is treating them the same. >>> more than

>>> egypt's army is under attack a day after president sisi vowed to crack down on terrorism. ♪ >>> youre watching al jazeera. coming up in the next half hour greece offers concessions to creditors in a bid to secure a bailout, but it may be too little too late. >>> china passes a new law, giving the state tighter controls over cyberspace. >>> tinkering with time a leap second had been added to the world's clocks. we'll explain why. ♪ >>> we begin with developing news out of egypt and a major battle that is ongoing in northern sinai. egyptian helicopters are carrying out strikes there. a group calling itself the sinai province is attacking check points and security installations. we're told by medical sources that 30 soldiers have been killed. we understand the road linking two cities is being targeted by armed men. they are planting bombs along the highway to stop the military from sending reinforcements. security in sinai is a significant problem for egypt's president. attacks there are growing, but this is the biggest we have seen in months. more now from omar. >> reporter: the attac

in response the president sisi ordered his cabinet to introduce tougher laws to tackle what he callssm. the security situation is fraught in cairo. on wednesday place raided an apartment killing members of the outlawed muslim brotherhood group. the interior ministry said the victims were fugitive leaders plot ago tag something the group denies. >> translator: they were all assassinate ed in cold blood. they were merely supporting the we received mothers orphan children and have i had wide owes of the victims. >> reporter: with attack on increase within its borders egypt's military find itself on the offensive and defensive. wednesday's assault is a stark reminder of exactly what challenges it's up against. gerald tan, al jazerra. >> a former member of the freedom and justice party affiliate today the plus him brotherhood. he blames the sisi government not vie lips in sinai. >> it's a tragic day indeed in egypt, what happened in sinai is a sign of failure of the sisi rah name to protect it's a own forces and i look at it as a symptom of the real terrorism. and the real terrorism has b

. >> i blame the killing on sisi and everyone who authorized and supported him. i hope they taste the same by losing their loved ones. >> since the military coup which toll thatted president mohamed morsi two years ago the muslim brotherhood was made a state enemy and designated a terrorist organization. thousands of leaders members and supporters have been killed, arrested, jailed and sentenced to death including mohamed morsi. other government opponents have been arrested or gone missing. the government intolerance is getting even harder. after the murder in a car bomb attack of the prosecutor, new laws were approved to face what president sisi calls terrorism. various anti coup and opposition parties are blaming sisi for the escalating violence. some opposition physician warn against pushing egypt towards civil war. we must keep the egyptian revolution peaceful and meet the desire of the regime to drag egypt into internal fighting. this is what the coup regime wants and we should expose it. >> one of the egypt's biggest security threats is in the sinai, a plac

will decide on a referendum bail out that has split the country in two. >>> egyptian president el-sisi has visited troops in sinai peninsula after some of the bloodiest fighting there in years. >>> more airstrikes have been launched against the houthi rebels in sanaa. >> this woman escaped too the capital sanaa and is living in a disused school with seven other families. there is a war. so we did the best we can. we work together as a group to bake the bread and we thank god for that. >> this woman said she walked 180 kilometers from saada to the capital of sanaa. >> in saada we were living in a personal state. we were living in fear. every time they were shouting at us. >> houthis continue to control large parts of yemen including the capital. >> we left because of the constant attacks the shelling. thanks to god we have some sort of protection. charitable people are helping us. at least we have a place to live. >> humanitarian agencies are warning of the devastating consequences the war is having on civilians. the lucky ones have made it to neighboring countries but many are stranded

appealed. >>> egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi has been visiting >> welcome back. i'm shiulie ghosh. a reminder of the stop stories. the greek prime minister has cast his vote in a referendum which feflt effectively decides whether greek stays in the euro zone or not. tunisia is under a state of emergency. security forces have been given extra powers. the declaration from the president was made eight days after 38 europeans were shot dead in their resort. >>> operation in raqqa i.s.i.l.'s defacts to capital in syria, restricting the movement of the fighters. >>> so back to our top story the greek referendum. the polling has begun but the question is what happens next? if greeks vote no on the bailout terms, tsipras can reach better deals with the european creditors. if creditors disagree though, greece may end up not paying its loan back to the european central bank. the greeks vote yes in this referendum tsipras hirnted hinted he will stip down. yafnis kutsumitasas has comments. >> it is not absolutely clear that prime minister tsipras well leave if a yes-no vote

abdel fatah al-sisi announced further be attacks on terrorism. be police raided an apartment killing members of the outlawed muslim brotherhood group. fugitive leaders were plotting attacks, something the group denies. >> translator: they were all assassinated in consolidate blood. the members were supporting the grieving mothers orphans and children of the group. >> reporter: wednesday's assault is a stark requirement of exactly what challenges it is up against. jerald tan, al jazeera. >> tarek masoud is professional of international relations at the harvard university. he says the attacksive with gill sisi reason for further action. >> the regime tends to view these different form of violence of islamist violence apart and parcel of the same phenomenon. so when attacks happen in the sy sinai, that may make the regime less likely to come to some kind of conscious with members of the muslim brotherhood within egypt proper or within the nile valley, let's put it that way. is this tendency on the part of the security apparatus within the egyptian r

. >> egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi has vowed to push through new security laws that would speed up dath sentences, speaking at the funeral of a public prosecutor killed in a bomb attack on monday. gerald tan has more. >>> june 30th initially a national holiday in egypt to commemorate protests. nad, it was a day of mourning. at his funeral current president abdul fatah al-sisi promised reforms that would enforce death sentences quickly. >> the hands of justice changed by laws. we will not wait. we will change laws allowing us to implement law and justice. criminal law, such as terrorism. those developments could be a direct reference to monday's assassination. the car bomb bore the hallmarks of a group on the peninsula which has been waging attacks. they were investigating being behind another explosion. three people were killed. some opposition leaders are worried worried. >> this will lead to nothing but a catastrophe. it will undermine the judiciary system in egypt. >> hundreds of muslim brotherhood have been sentenced to death. including ousted president mohamed mursi. he has

his family said that he was kidnapped and tortured by government forces. el-sisi is now backed by a new set. they demand to come front what they call terrorism after monday's car bomb attack. the sound of dramatic music egypt's ministry of defense has produced this video. showing what it called the terrorist blot in sinai on wednesday. this video also shows pictures of the muslim border leaders. the graphics show the towns with multiple check points. military commanders say that 19 attackers were killed. there was no mention of the army's casualty despite the attacks. the group known as the province of sinai loyal to the islamic state in iraq and the levant has claimed responsibility. it's showing it's own pictures of the attacks. more than 100 people were reportedly killed at least 17 of them soldiers although some reports say that the military casualty total is much higher. the government said that it is at war in sinai and the country is in turmoil. in egypt there are no differences between political opposition parties or militant armed groups. the government is treating them the sam

in response abdul fatah al-sisi ordered his cabinet to introduce tougher laws to tackle what he calls terrorism the the security situation. the interior ministry said the vic sims were fugitive leaders, thwarting attacks, something the group denies. they were assassinated in gold blood. the same members were supporting bereaved blood, or fan widows of victims. >> with attacks on the increase egypt's military finds itself on the offensive and defensive. wednesday's assault is a stark reminder of what challenges it is up against. gerald tan, al jazeera >>> abdullah is a former member of the freedom and justice party, affiliated with the muslim brotherhood, and blames the abdul fatah al-sisi government for the violence in the sinai. >> it is a tragic day in egypt. what happens is a sign of failure. i look at it as a symptom of a real terrorism, and that has been happening in egypt for two years, by the germ and the milt -- general and military that took over the power, killing thousands of egyptians, and imprisoning thousands, today killing 13 members, political leaders of the freedom an

some opposition leaders were worried that president abdul fatah al-sisi will use the new laws to crackdown on the outlawed brotherhood group. >> this will lead to nothing but a catastrophe. it will undermine and shake the foundation of justice in egypt. it will undermine the judiciary system in egypt. >> reporter: hundreds of muslim brotherhood members have been sentenced to death, including the ousted president mohamed mursi. he still has many supporters, like these demonstrators calling for his reinstatement and return of democracy. they say the government is out to crush dissent, replacing mass protests with mass arrests >>> now greece seems to have accepted a number of reform ideas put forward by its international creditors. greek prime minister alexis tsipras wrote to the euro group after his government failed to pay $1.6 million, the first advanced country to miss a payment. the latest from john psaropoulos, live from athens, what are the details? what is alexis tsipras offering the europeans? >> he is offering to cut roughly 700 million worth of spending pon pensions this year and a

under president sisi, thousands of muslim brotherhood sympathizers have been jailed.he instability and the violence continue. nadim baba, al jazeera. >> there were angry demonstrations in rome as well today. wealthy residents upset about plans to house asigh legal seekers in a school. they set bales of hay afire. locals say they would have no chance of socializing or access to recreation centers or public transportation. all of europe not just italy should take in the refugees. >> wiegers who are a muslim miert are based mostly in southwest china but hundreds of thousands have fled, winding up in refugee camps in thailand, but the thai government sending thousands back to china. be. >> a new home where they can freely practice their religion. wiegers settle into the city in central turkey. they come from the mainly muslim autonomous region of western china. >> we were oppressed we had to hide our faith our beliefs. we had to run illegally through a very difficult rough mountainous and forested path. some people didn't make it and died. some were abused by smugglers. w

for example, the sisi was praying in a place near new cairo and the security legends were a fit. people who claim thes troops all the way from his residence from new cairo, trucks and armored vehicles and personnel like guarding all the way from his residence to the mosque where he prayed and the need the aids to pass without any elements of protest against sisi because they knew that after the prayer which is a time when a lot of people can gather and take to the streets, so they were really trying to send a message that we are not relating any kinds of disruption in the streets of cairo and alex andrea. >>> people around the world are marking one year since malaysia flight mh 17 was shot down over ukraine killing all 298 people on board. flags will fly at half mast in the netherlands on friday and a mem memorial service will be held. most of the mh 17 were dutch. flowers have been ladies outside kiev to mark the anniversary and this was a scene where prime primary tony a bob unveiled a plaque tohon the 38 australian citizens killed. >> calls are growing for a u.n.-backed probe.

the attacks came a day after abdul fatah al-sisi promised tough security measures after attending the furniture of egypt's chief prosecutor. he had been killed in a car bombing on monday the first assassination of a public official in egypt in decades. what is the new law. the new law broadens the definition of terrorism, giving prosecutors the right to wire top and regard private conversations online and on the phone. the law mandates the death penalty or life in prison for anyone who leads, funds a dedicated terrorist organization, and called for 5-year prison terms for anyone found guilty promoting the use of violence through social media and ab solves the security forces through legal repercussions. carol is a senior lex turer in the -- lecturer in the study of the islam. he says the law sets a dangerous precedent. in terms of human rights this is a worrying development against death sentences that are passed. on the other hand the perspective of the government they feel there's no other option they've been in power since 2013. they continue to be confronted with the constant flar

project she's had 100 new clients this month alone. >> we sisi a lot of anger.ere is a big why. why happen this to the country to me, to my family? because many times the mother and the father are unemployed at this moment. and depression. >> reporter: in this crowd many put the blame for greece's predicament on the prime minister alexis tsipras they say he is playing a dangerous game. that he is putting his party's interest a above that of his country. there are wildly different prediction on his how greeks will vote in a ref remember couple of all we do know is the divisions are growing deeper and deep. >> and, of course, the european central bank meeting today. how much of a concern is there about any new restrictions they might imposing on emergency funding for greek banks. >> reporter: i don't think we are expect that go decision from the european central bank today. but in general terms, there is enormous concern about what the european central bank will do and whether it will help greek banks in the days ahead. of course the bailout program the on old bai

. >>> egypt as president el-sisi has vowed to push through new security laws that would speed up deathe was speaking at the funeral of the public prosecute that was killed in a bomb attack on monday. gerald tan has more. >> reporter: june 30th. initially a national holiday in egypt to commemorate protest that his triggers the removal of former president mohamed morrisey by the military way to years ago. in instead it was a day of mourning for the public prosecutors who was assassinate odds monday. at his funeral the current president promised reforms that would make death sentences more swiftly. >> translator: the hands of justice is changed bylaws, we will not wait. we will change laws allowing to us implement law and justice as soon as possible. within days criminal laws that help face new developments such as terrorism should be presented. >> reporter: those developments could be a direct reference to monday's assassination. the car bomb bore the hallmarks i've group based in the sinai peninsula which has been wage ago tacks on security forces. police are also investigating if the g

and president el sisi assuming power. the real fight has been in sinai.ve seen the egyptians shut down the smuggling tunnels from sinai into gaza. they run into both directions. clear a wide area around the city of raqqa. to insure any smuggling could be cut down. close off significant areas of the sinai, not just for news media blackout but for different kind of movement. this has been designed to try to stop the forces within the sinai that are -- they're not part of isis but they identify with isis. and what we've seen today is those forces have been able to organize themselves underground in a way that allows them to carry off a coordinated attack. >> help us how problematic instability in egypt is? >> think about it in this way, in the middle east today, we see the state system under assault. syria may never be the same again. iraq is struggling to try to hold itself together. libya has come apart. yemen is obviously unlikely to ever be completely whole again. egypt has always been kind of the core. egypt is a pillar. if instability were to come to d

tuesday president sisi promised tough new security measures after attending the funeral of egypt's chieftor. the prosecutor had been killed in a car bomb a day earlier it's the first assassination of a top public official in egypt in decades. what exactly are the new security measures? the new law broadens the definition of terrorism giving prosecutors the right to wire tap and record private conversations online and on the fine. the law mandates the death penalty or life in prison for anyone who leads runs, or funds a designated terrorist organization. the new measures also call for five-year prison terms for anyone found guilty of promoting the use of violence through social media and finally absolves the security forces from legal rep cushions for violence while putting the law in to practice. a senior lecture you are in the study of islam and the muslim world at kings college in london, joining me now live from the british capital. good to have you with us. you know, in the con ticket of a country where they have a judiciary issuing mass death sentences after trials lasting only a fe

demonstrations against the rule of el-sisi erupted after prayers in several locations here.n guiza province six people including one woman was shot dead. they were among hundreds of anti-coup activists who took to the streets. the banned muslim brotherhood have blamed the police for the deaths. 15 armed members of the brotherhood were arrested. >> without any elements of protests against because we knew that after the prayer at a time when a lot of people would gather and take to the streets so they were really trying to send a message that. >> president mohamed morsi was forced out of the military two years ago. since then they have had small protests. the country has been hit by high profile attacks. on thursday a rocket was fired at an egyptian naval ship at sea. it came two weeks after a major battle between the egyptian army and the self-named sinai province which has killed a hundred people. but the violence has not spread to egypt's car capital. just last week another powerful blast hit the italian consul late in cairo. under president sisi, thousands of muslim brothe

president sisi is the number one target.y people in this room know on january 1 this man walked into the vatican of sunni islam. it has a vatican. you walk in there with all the important a lot jens of islam in there, and he said, gentlemen, you have got to help me execute a religious revolution to take down the jihadis because they are stealing our religion. what happened in d.c. when he said that? crickets. that is the only way we will win but, by supporting local reformers at the grassroots level and national level and not treat them like pariahs because they used to wear uniform. lisa: i hope what sarah has said about iraq and how we were not paying attention, i can only hope it is a lesson for afghanistan and that the white house will get away from this idea that we have to put timelines on withdrawal and drop the timelines, keep residual forces in afghanistan and as long as we need to. so hopefully, there has been something learned by the fact that we have pulled all forces out of iraq, perhaps a little more quickly th

demonstrations against the rule of president abdel fatah al-sisi erupted after eid celebrations.n giza province at least six people including one woman were shot dead. they were among hundreds of so-called anti-coup activists who took to the streets. the banned muslim brotherhood was blamed by the government for the protests. 15 members of the group were arrested. >> any elements against the protest, we knew after the prayer which is a time when a lot of people can gather and take to the streets so they were really trying to send a message that we are not tolerating any kind of protest. >> president mohammed morsi was forced out the country has been hit by a series of high profile attacks. egyptian naval vex in the mediterranean sea sy anyway peninsula affiliated to i.s.i.l. launched the missile. it came two weeks after a major battle against the ypt army in the self proclaimed sinai province. but the violence hasn't spared jcht'segypt's capital. just last week, another powerful blast hit the italian consulate in cairo. under president sisi, thousands of muslim sympathizers have

. >> egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi has been visiting troops, his visit following some of the bloodiest fighting to take police nil fighters launched an attack on security in the region. >> the army says 17 soldiers and 100 fighters were killed. >> the saudi-led coalition launched more air strikes against houthi rebels fighting left a dire humanitarian situation for civilians, and the capital is home to thousands who escaped fighting elsewhere in the country. victoria gatenby reports. >>> this woman's house was destroyed in an air strike and she escaped to a capital and is living in a disused school with several other families. >> translation: there's a war, an emergency situation, we create the best we can. we work together as a group to bake the bread. >> this women walked hundreds of kilometres to escape the fighting. >> translation: in sadr we lived in a terrible state. we were short of water, gas, everything. we were living in fear. there were missiles every night shelling us. >> saudi-led coalition targeted houthi rebels and fighters loyal to the former president saleh.

things deteriorated since abdul fatah al-sisi took power a year ago. many hoped his landslide victory would be quick, and a transmission to democracy. this never happened. there has been a clamp down on private and state media with independent and dissenting voices taken off the air. 44,000 political prisoners are in gaols, including 48 journalists the the judiciary handed out mass death sentence with hundreds on death row, including the ousted president mohamed mursi. a senior lecturer in the muslim world at kings college in london takes us through some of the details. what is proposed in the new law? >> there's a blank measure giving far extending forces backed up to what the judiciary can do. the government insists on establishing firm control over the situation in egypt and the sinai desert. the problem is whether one size fits all works. taking on the project in egypt is a different matter to trying to stamp out the differences of islamist jihadi movements like in the sinai desert. they are manifestations of islam, but differently structured and o

demonstrations against the rule of president sisi erupted after eid prayers in several locations here giza province near the capitol, at least six people, including one woman was shot dead. they were among hundreds of so-called anti-coup activists. the banned muslim brotherhood has blamed the police for the latest deaths. egypt's interior ministry says 15 armed members of the brotherhood were arrested. >> they wanted eid to pass without any protests against sisi. because after prayers is a time when people can gather and take to the streets. so they were sending a message that they would not tolerate it. >> reporter: president morsi was forced out two years ago. the country has also been hit by a series of high-profile attacks. on thursday a rocket was fired an egyptian naval vessel. an armed group in egypt's sinai peninsula that is affiliated with isil says it fired the rocket. the violence has even spread to the capitol. last month there was an attack in which the isil affiliate also claimed responsibility. and last week a powerful attack hit the italian consulate. the instability a

calls for a rebellion against the egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi, warning of serious repercussions for the death of brotherhood members. >>> crucial agreements. >> one of the main consequences of iran slipping towards having nuclear weapons - it is that they would then spread in the

at his funeral the current president abdul fatah al-sisi followed legal reforms enforcing death sentences swiftly. >> translation: the hands of justice are chained by laws. we will not wait. we will change laws to allow us to implement law and justice as soon as possible. within days laws against terrorism should be presented. >> those developments could be a direct reference to monday's assassination. the car bomb bore the hallmarks of a group based in the sinai peninsula waging attacks on security forces. police are investigating how the group was behind another explosion on tuesday, in the cairo suburb of 6 object. three people were killed. some opposition leaders were worried that president abdul fatah al-sisi will use the new laws to crackdown on the outlawed brotherhood group. >> this will lead to noing but a catastrophe. it will undermine and shake the foundation of justice in egypt. it will find the judiciary system in egypt. >> reporter: hundreds of muslim brotherhood members have been sentenced to death, including the ousted president mohamed mursi. he still has many supporters

the president, abdel fatah al-sisi, then pushed through tougher security laws in the face of what he calls terrorism. the military's already engaged in the heavy pain against fighters based in the sinai peninsula. one calls itself "province of sinai" and is focused on the islamic state of iraq and the levant. >>> there is increasing concern the groups are widening their reach beyond the sinai. saturday morning's bombing in cairo adds to these fears. jerald tan, al jazeera. >> a u.n. backed truce has been violated in yemen. there's also been reports of fighting on the ground. the truce is supposed to last a week so that humanitarian aid can be delivered to civilians. at least 21 million people in yemen more than 80% of the country's population are needed for immediate help. >>> u.n. representative joins us now via skype in sanaa. julian how bad are things? >> the situation for women and children and the population in yemen is catastrophic. and 20 million at least people need some form of assistance and we have people who can't get access to clean water a major epidemic of dengue in co

we need to support people like king abdullah ii, president sisi. president sisi is the number one target. for isis, for al qaeda. how many people in this room know on january 1 this man walked into the vatican of sunni islam. sunni islam does not have a pope -- it has a back in. -- a vatican. he walked in there with all the important leaders of islam in there, and he said, gentlemen, you have got to help me execute a religious revolution to take down the jihadis, because they are stealing our religion. we have been waiting 14 years for an arab leader to say that. what happened in d.c. when he said that? crickets. nothing on cnn or the new york times. that is the only way we will win -- by supporting local reformers at the grassroots level and national level and not treat them like pariahs because they used to wear uniform. ms. curtis: i hope what sarah has said about iraq and how we were not paying attention, i can only hope it is a lesson for afghanistan and that the white house will get away from this idea that we have to put timelines on withdra

are regime where inmates were locked up sinai over the past week egypt's president abdel fatah al-sisi insists the situation is stable. he made the comment in north sinai. >>> hamas has denied accusations that it has been helping the rebel group meanwhile a spokesperson for palestinian group has also denied its involvement. >> translator: we are saying it once again clearly that the a.m. k-assam brigades has directing our weapons towards any of our brothers in the arab or islam countries especially egypt which lies right on our border. >> palestinian authority which is run 50 by the be rival fatah group. >> the signs say traitors and save the west bank. this protest was organized by the leaders who announced that 100 supporters had been arrested in the west bank. reacted angrily to the arrest calling them politically motivated. have. >> there will be consequence is but will not weaken hamas. we advise to reconstitute the crack down and free our prisoners. >> there hasn't been a crack down on this scale since 2007 when hamas seized power in gaza. that sparked years of division between t

. >> the egyptian president el-sisi has been up to see his troops in the sinai peninsula. on wednesday isil fighters launched a coordinated attack on the security forces targeting army checkpoints with several suicide-bombers as they laid siege. the army said 12 soldiers and 100 fighters were killed. the saudi-led coalition in yemen wants more airstrikes against houthi rebels. >> she said her house was destroyed in northwest yemen. she escapeed and is living in a disused school with several others families. >> we did the best we can. we work together as a group to bake the bread and we thank god for that. >> this woman said that she walked 180 kilometers to escape the constant fighting. >> in saw da we were living in a terrible state. we were short of water gas everything. we were living in fear. there were missiles every night. >> targeting houthi rebels and fighters loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh but the houthis continue to control large parts of yemen including the capital. they say that the families who are forced to leave are angry being caught up in the

e.now to other news, the egyptian president el-sisi has been visiting troops in the sinai peninsula.t is some of the bloodiest fighting to take place in years. on wednesday. isil fighters launched a an attack. they laid siege to a police station. they're saying 17 soldiers and 100 fight percent killed. >>> syria has launched an offensive. this is to try to catch you to capture it. barrel bombs have been dropped. if successful, the supply root to the al nusra front rebels will be cut off. the saudi led coalition has led more airstrikes. the continued fightings humanitarian situation particularly for the civilians and it's home to thousands who escaped fighting elsewhere in yemen. we have this report. >> she said her house was destroyed in an airstrike in northwest yemen. she escaped to the tap calf sanaa and is living in a disused school with several other families. >> there is a war. we do the best we can. we work together as a group to bake the bread and we thanks god for that. >> this woman walked to escape the fighting. >> we were short of water gas everything. we were living in f

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demonstrations against the rule of el-sisi erupted after prayers in several owealations here. [ gunfire ] in giza province six people including one woman was shot dead. they were among several anti-cue activist who is took to the streets. the banned muslim brotherhood have blamed the police for the latest deaths. the interior ministry said that 1500 members of the brotherhood were arrested. >> they knew that after the prayer, which is a time when a lot of people can gather take to the street. they were trying to send the message that we're not facing any protests. >> the country has been hit by a series of high profile attacks. on thursday a rocket wasfied at an egyptian naval vessel. an armed group in egypt's sinai peninsula said that it launched the missiles. it came two weeks after a major battle between the egyptian army and the self-named sinai province, which killed 100 people. but the violence has spread to egypt's capital. a car bomb hit and last week a car bomb hit the italian consolate in cairo. several activists have been jailed but the instability and violence continue. al j