syrian president bashar assad believes turkey is consolidating a defacto turkish enclave in northern syria assad wants to close all of the border crossing points to turkey. already only 2 of the 4 crossings are open. the assad government wants to distribute aid across the country itself to regain control but the refugees fear that little or no aid would arrive they are afraid of being starved out. if you can satisfy your daily needs that's one thing but a c. means a slow death a death were no blood flows. despite their desperate situation the people here still hope to be able to escape and provide a future for their children. torrential rains have battered areas of china's central province the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic water levels have risen to dangerous levels forcing some 140002 leave their homes as the downpours continue several cities along the yangtze river have to clear the highest level flood warnings. doesn't go back there is supposed to be a stage where concerts usually take place now which strand in the water. this is jujubes along the boardwalk of the yangtze river every

syrian president bashar assad believes turkey is consolidating a defacto turkish enclave in northern syria assad wants to close all of the border crossing points to turkey. already only 2 of the 4 crossings are open. the assad government wants to distribute aid across the country itself to regain control but the refugees fear that little or no aid would arrive they are afraid of being starved out. that obama if you can satisfy your daily needs that's one thing that is seized means a slow death a death were no blood flows. despite their desperate situation the people here still hope to be able to escape and provide a future for their children. italy has successfully tested a system of jive barry is designed to protect the city of venice from flooding engineers pump compressed air into individual units causing them to rise and block off inlets into venice is look good areas are designed to protect the city from total surges the system cost more than $6000000000.00 euros and was supposed to be in operation by 2011. and we thank you out today remember you can always stay up to date on our web site t

syrian president bashar assad believes turkey is consolidating a defacto turkish enclave in northern syria assad wants to close all of the border crossing points to turkey. already only 2 of the 4 crossings are open. the assad government wants to distribute aid across the country itself to regain control but the refugees fear that little or no aid would arrive they are afraid of being starved out. if you can satisfy your daily needs that's one thing the holiday season means a slow death a death were no blood flows. despite their desperate situation the people here still hope to be able to escape and provide a future for their children. the american president donald trump has commuted the prison sentence of his long time friend and former aide roger stone he was convicted of lying to congress and witness tampering during the investigation into alleged russian interference in the 2016 u.s. presidential race the move has been met with fierce criticism from his political opponents but. he has reason to celebrate only days before a vote just stone was to begin a 14 month prison sentence his friend do

syrian president bashar assad believes turkey is consolidating a defacto turkish enclave in northern syria assad wants to close all of the border crossing points to turkey. already only 2 of the 4 crossings are open. the assad government wants to distribute aid across the country itself to regain control but the refugees fear that little or no aid would arrive they are afraid of being starved out. if you can satisfy your daily needs that's one thing but a seizure means a slow death of a death were no blood flows. despite their desperate situation the people here still hope to be able to escape and provide a future for their children. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. at least one person has died in the capital bamako and as government protests turned violent demonstrators demonstrators both the streets and attacked the parliament building and stormed the state t.v. broadcaster for weeks mass demonstrations have called on president. cater to resign . u.s. president donald trump has commuted the sentence of his former aide roger stone stone was convic

president bashar assad believes turkey is consolidating a defacto turkish arm clave in northern syria assad wants to close all of the border crossing points to turkey. already only 2 of the 4 crossings are open. the assad government wants to distribute aid across the country itself to regain control but the refugees fear that little or no aid would arrive they are afraid of being starved out. if you can satisfy your daily needs that's one thing but a siege means a slow death a death were no blood flows. despite their desperate situation the people here still hope to be able to escape and provide a future for their children. one of english football's most popular and larger than life characters and a member of england's 1966 world cup winning team has died at the age of 85 and was footballer of the here in england in 1987 a supplier with leeds he tied the all time record of 773 appearances and won the league title and not in 69 after retiring as apply a child who became a successful manager in england and abroad in the mid eighty's jack charlton became ogden's 1st foreign coach and god of th

author who has reported extensively from inside syria his work for the wall street journal was nominated for the pulitzer price sam is also the author of assad or how we burn the country how one family's lost a 4 power destroyed syria published last year he joins us now from detroit welcome to the day 20 years on a country shattered how is assad still able to hold on to par. thank you very much and very quickly we just clarify a few points in your introduction i don't think it's a civil war the regime turned it into a civil war which is simply one aspect of the conflict that's number one number 2 the arab spring in the graffiti on the walls of the children are simply the triggers for you know the fundamental underlying causes of this uprising so to go to your question i think at the moment he is propped up by iran and russia without these 2 backers of the regime would fall he tends to play and play them off against each other whenever the russians lean on him he goes to the iranians for support and helped to push back the russians and that's how he's been surviving he's also his backers don't have the money now to support him so he relies on

author who has reported extensively from inside syria has worked for the wall street journal was nominated for the pulitzer price sam is also the author of assad or how we burned the country how one family's lost a 4 power destroyed syria published last year he joins us now from detroit welcome to the day 20 years on a country shattered how is assad still able to hold on to par. thank you very much and very quickly we just clarify a few points in your introduction i don't think it's a civil war the regime turned it into a civil war which is simply one aspect of the conflict that's number one number 2 the arab spring in the graffiti on the walls of the children are simply the triggers for you know the fundamental underlying causes of this uprising so to go to your question i think at the moment he is propped up by iran and russia without these 2 backers of the regime would fall he tends to play and play them off against each other whenever the russians lean on him he goes to the iranians for support and helped to push back the russians and that's how he's been surviving he's also his backers don't have the money now to support him so he relies

syria. white unlike his father. hafez assad the more relaxed political atmosphere only lasted a few months but the internet opened up a different world for young people like karim sulaiman he was 18 when the arab spring reached syria and people started demanding democracy assad responded with force 6 years ago karim was blown up by a bomb while recording the civil war a user of our cities are on the phone and. bears witness to assad's crimes. i was not a militant i just use my voice and my camera that i had to watch as the cameraman was killed right beside me while i was reporting that i almost lost my leg. on a sort of prison. karim fled from his homeland in syria to the german capital. for him the elections that take place in syria have no credibility. it's all just a circus a made up drama. drama. that was husband and son have been missing in syria for the last 8 years she blames the regime. the last one who are damaged when assad is celebrating 20 years in power i can only hope that one day he will answer for his crimes in

that was husband and son have been missing in syria for the last 8 years she blames the regime. when assad is celebrating 20 years in power i can only hope that one day he will answer for his crimes in courts and in syria why not in europe. but what is not giving up hope. for the sake of her family and for other victims of the assad regime. and now it's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. u.n. secretary general antonio who tennis has called for urgent action to tackle world wide inequality speaking at a memo memorial lecture for nelson mandela who ted has outlines his vision for a fair world wide distribution of power wealth and opportunity. thousands of israelis have gathered in tel aviv to protest over the government's handling of the economic fallout from the pandemic critics say businesses have not been given enough help demonstrate is also rallied in jerusalem and police 5 more to come. french officials have launched an arson inquiry after a fire broke out of the drill in the western city of non's dozens of firefighters tackled the blaze of the 15th

that was husband and son have been missing in syria for the last 8 years she blames the regime. when assad is celebrating 20 years in power i can only hope that one day he will answer for his crimes in courts and in syria not to you're. going to be sued and. football is not giving up hope. for the sake of her family and for other victims of the assad regime. let's now get you up to speed with some of the latest global developments in the coronavirus crisis more than 14000000 people have been infected worldwide and over 580000 have died according to the latest figures from johns hopkins university the u.s. has again registered a record number of daily infections with over 70000 people testing positive for the virus on friday alone texas and florida are currently worst affected and iran's president hassan rouhani says some $25000000.00 iranians could be infected with the virus citing an unpublished study by the country's health ministry he warned that an additional $30.00 to $35000000.00 people could become infected in the coming months. every year there's a feeding frenzy in south africa as

and president assad of syria marks 20 years in power in spite of a civil war and a shattered economy he's likely to stay at the helm for many more years to come. on rebecca riches welcome to the program european union leaders a holding a summit in brussels to try to reach agreement on how to share out a 750000000000 euro fund to help members recover from the pandemic there are deep divisions over whether grants or loans should be given to help the hardest hit member nations germany's chancellor angela merkel is presiding over the summit and she has admitted that finding a compromise will be tricky. mastodon gloves off european leaders are back in brussels for the 1st time since the beginning of the current crisis with the bloc's finances at the top of the agenda council presidential michelle expects the gauche ations to be exceptionally tough a lot is at stake the security system could you see that i know it will be very difficult because it's not only about money it's a question of the future of europe if you want a stronger more stable euro hope for certainly the whole bush to mich

that was husband and son have been missing in syria for the last 8 years she blames the regime. at the last one who are doing amateur when assad is celebrating 20 years in power i can only hope that one day he will answer for his crimes in courts and in syria not in europe. i may be sued. for what is not giving up hope. for the sake of her family and for other victims of the assad regime. this is day to day news he is a reminder of our top story at this hour a major fire has broken out at the gulf a cathedral in the french city of new and dozens of firefighters have been deployed to tackle the blaze episode as same poll cathedral. at a for many in include coffee will have the headlines for you at the top of next hour until then you can always get the latest news on our web site at state everything dot com i'm rebecca reaches for me and the entire chain thanks very much for watching. are they friends so long to be with you thank you for us here who are here which it was the really cool forum of the publisher in his new mission or are the economy's going to show submission of the future.

that was husband and son have been missing in syria for the last 8 years she blames the regime. at the last one who would do them and when assad is celebrating 20 years in power. i can only hope that one day he will answer for his crimes in cool. and in syria well not in europe. i may be sued. but one is not giving up hope. for the sake of her family and for other victims of the assad regime. every year in south africa there's a feeding frenzy as large shoals of sardines migrate up the eastern coast followed by millions of burns' seals and sharks the annual sardine run also provides an opportunity for locals to feast on the riches the waters have to offer it's a particularly popular pastime this year because of the economic hardship brought on by the coronavirus crisis our correspondent adrian krishna reports. this swarm of thousands of sardines the paradise for sharks and fisherman they pulled the catch ashore with the huge difference. to our ships during the cold 19 is made things even was the i don't promenade as it isn't message only so fishing is a way of mending an extra income we get tons of sidings being emitted by sce

assad's grip on power has meant for them. mahmud has been living in germany for 5 years after fleeing from syria and the regime that. tain been tortured. she believes president bashar assad should not have been allowed to take over from his father following in a controversial constitutional change how does she. shops of people of syria made a mistake we should never of let it happen the presidency is not something that should be inherited. she be a end to fed wa as sad seemed at 1st like a breath of fresh air she looks back on it as a brief period of optimism. and they asked and. suddenly it was possible to debate issues. that you could go on the internet for the 1st time. have you got the feeling this man could do something positive for syria. unlike his father 1st. officer said the more relaxed political atmosphere only lasted a few months but the internet opened up a different world for young people like karim sulaiman he was 18 when the arab spring reached syria and people started demanding democracy assad responded with force 6 years ago karim was blown up by a bomb while recording the civil war a user on our se

withhe u.s. in retreat, syria's assad regime pounds the rebel's last holdout. we talk to top humanitarian jan egeland about the civilian exodus. and "parasite," the south korean movie that made history at the oscars. we talk to film critics, a.o. scott and karen han. plus... >> i saw a tweet that i thought was about me, buit wasn't. it was about a guy who had my same name, and it turned outuy thatas detainee 244 at guantanamo bay. e.>> ...a bizarre coincide radiolab's latif nasser discovers a prisoner with the same name inside guantamo bay. he and journalist carol rosenberg talk to our hari sreenivasan. ♪

syria is holding its 3rd parliamentary elections since the uprising against president bashar al assad began 9 years ago the opposition say the votes lacks legitimacy as the candidates are either members or allies of assad's posse zeros in a hole the reports. syrians will elect a new parliament it's the 3rd such vote since the start of the uprising in 2011 the last time large parts of the country were outside government control president bashar al assad's forces have since recaptured nearly 70 percent of territory they lost to the opposition as in previous elections candidates need to be vetted by security and the credibility of the election has been further questioned by the exclusion of millions of syrians who left their country or have been displaced by the conflict. in 1000000 people in the north of the country for example won't have any representation in the next parliament and the deputies who are supposed to represent regime held areas are not real representatives they won't stand by the people they are beholden to the regime which has absolute power and control. but president b

the recognized government of libya general have to or is not a recognized government except by syria's assad government so it's pretty clear that the government ought to have control over its territory. they will ultimately need to have a unified national force some kind of military council or civilian rule those are the kinds of things would be and should be negotiating a foreign country should be supporting what the russia and turkey who potentially dose is reduced the risk of a proxy war and by reducing the risk of a proxy war it is creating a. reduced fresh to the country into the region and that's a good thing indeed i mean if you still. see it from that point previous agreements. you have to start all over again because at the end of the day the the warring sides are quite intransigent only about moving obviously the official u.n. backed government wants to control the country but you still do have this issue of have to supported by the united arab emirates supported by egypt is also threatening to come in and support them militarily it's a real worry about where these talks can actual

syria is holding its 3rd parliamentary election since the uprising against president bashar assad began 9 years ago voting will be held in some form opposition strongholds for the 1st time in years that horror reports. syrians will elect a new parliament the results of previous elections were not recognized by the international community the syrian leader will need to agree to political reforms in order to receive western aid to rescue the economy devastated by years of war and corruption regime this is a preemptive strike. and the elections to take place in accordance rosters there's. been this to agree to political concessions even when he was losing the war he now believes he's won largely thanks to the help of his russian and iranian allies for many this latest election shows how little has changed in assad syria. who is following those elections from beirut in neighboring lebanon designer for those who can vote it's one of the biggest issues in this election. well definitely people would like their livelihoods to improve the economy is collapsing not just in regime held areas but a

of his russian and iranian allies for many this latest election shows how little has changed in assad syria. beirut. in the news ahead hong kong tightens its restrictions after the territories leader warns corona virus is not spreading out of control. now it's gotten totally out of control and it's really because they want to fund the police u.s. president blames the democratic party for the country's high crime rate. ally it's been raining heavily in the yellow river basin and on the yangtze there's a bit of a ko in this is you can see in seasonal rain so over the next few hours it's let's go out for the yellow sea and produced some fairly heavy rain in north korea to some degree in south korea as well and then it drops for the south so daylight tasks are showing you are not in daylight hours during monday the rays sasa the yanks it's all gone fairly quiet and for japan there are a few showers around but it doesn't look particularly heavy weather i have to say except maybe later on tuesday as the rain comes across to the northern shore of both hampshire and her car the western shore carder

of his russian and iranian allies for many this latest election shows how little has changed in assad syria. beirut. for the 2nd day the world health organization has reported a record single day rise in global corona virus infections in the past 24 hours the number of new cases has risen by nearly 260000 the biggest increases were in the us brazil india and south africa and the w.h.o. also reported more than $7300.00 deaths that's the biggest daily increase since may 10th in total more than $600000.00 people have now died since the pandemic began iran's president hassan rouhani says that 25000000 people more than a quarter of the population may have been infected with the coronavirus he says a further 35000000 could be at risk of infection iran has officially reported around 271000 cases but ronnie's office says his much higher figure is based on research estimates by the health ministry further restrictions being enforced around the country after a surge in new cases yankee has not called to get favorable to him one of the most important matters is that here is to medical recommendations

750000000000 euro package to help economies hard hit by the pandemic also coming out president assad of syria marks 20 years in power up in spite of a civil war and a shattered economy is likely to stay in office for many more years to come. and new strains on german turkish relations look likely as a turkish court sentences journalist dennis you tell to almost 3 years in prison they've been found guilty of what prosecutors called spreading terrorist propaganda . plus setting up a pulse of why it caught comes clean about his role in the downfall of the multi 1000000000 euro payments found. i'm rebecca rate is welcome to the program the european union is at a crossroads with member states looking for leadership and cash to bolster economies that have been hit hard by the coded pandemic and subsequent lockdowns they days are in brussels for the 1st face to face meeting in months germany's chancellor angela merkel is chairing the summit and she wants to persuade the blocks richer nations to allow grants for countries like italy spain and portugal to help them. overcome the worst of the pandemic

syria's about to hold its 3rd parliamentary elections since the uprising against president al assad 9 years ago the oppositions say the vote lacks legitimacy as the candidates or even members of the allies of assad's polity iran's president says 25000000 people more than a quarter of the population may have been infected with the corona virus further restrictions are being enforced around the country office in new cases israelis have been protesting in tel aviv in west jerusalem against the government's handling of the pandemic police used water cannon in west jerusalem to try and disperse the crowds e.u. leaders have ended a 2nd day of talks on a coronavirus bailout plan with no deal then negotiating an $860000000000.00 economic rescue package the mexican government is investigating a video showing dozens of gunmen in the vehicles apparently belonging to the powerful your list go drug cartel seems to be a show of force and a visit by president lopez obrador to 3 states where the group has a stronghold so those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after listening p

russian president vladimir putin is backing syria's president bashar assad and wants to regain control of the country role beyond crossing points into rebel held territories the strategy of starving insurgents into submission has worked for him in the past and analysts warn that it could happen again. existence colleague in the country in. a. good basis rather than their relationship think it. let the proposed compromise is keeping one crossing point open instead of 2 but it will be a major setback for the millions of displaced syrians in egypt who depend on for you need. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. security forces in mali have detained 2 leaders of violent anti-government protests 4 people died during recent unrest demonstrators blocked streets attacked apartment building and stormed the state t.v. broadcaster there demanding that president abraham. resign. more than 500 migrants have arrived in the italian island of lampedusa over the past couple of days according to the u.n. migration agency many are taking advantage of calm seas

and we look at how president assad of syria has remained in power for 20 years 5 presiding over a nation shattered by civil war it is likely to remain at the helm for years to come. i'm brian thomas good to have you with us today the e.u. is at a crossroads with member states looking for leadership and cash to bolster economies that have been hard hit by the coded condemning and lockdowns chancellor merkel chair talks of brussels today that will bring leaders face to face for the 1st time in months macca will be. to persuade the blocs richer nations to issue or issue direct grants to countries like italy spain and portugal to help them overcome the worst of the pandemic but some member states including austria and the netherlands are dead set against any grants and want to see tightly controlled loans instead. while they use rescue package up for discussion is both highly controversial as well as expensive here's why. the european commission has proposed a 750000000000 euro recovery plan to help the economy is hit by the pandemic it would boost the e.u. budget from 2021 to 24 in the form

syria is facing its greatest ever price. that's interesting you talked there chris about economic mismanagement going back 20 years was that is that the kind of the fingerprints on the syrian economy of bashar al assad anyway even before what we're looking at in terms of the conflict kicked off 9 years ago. the roots of all the tensions within syria are a long term the historic of course before bashar came to power in 2000 there was corruption and mismanagement as well it was only centralized economy the way in which he liberalized that economy was very much to go. karts the economy in the hands of very few cronies who still are at the top of the regime i think what we are seeing at the moment and we saw it with the whole clash with me math group is there is a reordering really at the top amongst the cronies that surround the regime and for syrian watches those who really paid attention to all this they're looking at those who have been allowed to run in these elections it's a beauty parade as it were for all the regimes in a circle who's in who's out but that ordinary people around the country it means nothing and remember also that that most syrians can't vote unless you've got 5 an half 1000000 r

and also look at how the president bashar al assad of syria has held on to power for 20 years now in spite of a civil war and a shattered economy is grip on power is a firm as ever. i'm brian thomas good to have you with us today the e.u. is at a crossroads with member states looking for leadership and cash to bolster economies that have been hard hit by the coated pandemic and lockdowns chesser macca will be chairing talks in brussels that are bringing that's bringing leaders face to face for the 1st time in months will be struggling to persuade the blocs richer nations . to issue direct grants to countries like italy spain and portugal to help them overcome the worst of the pandemic but member states like austria and the netherlands want to see tightly controlled loans instead. while the 750000000000 euro rescue package will be top of the agenda during the summit here is more on what's up for negotiation the recovery plan to help e.u. economies hit by the pandemic is highly controversial and expensive it would boost the e.u. budget for next year until 2024 in the form of grants wor

president assad of syria marks 20 years and power in spite of a civil war and a shattered economy he's likely to stay at the helm for many years to come. and a symbol of racism or sign of respect the german town of colebrook grapples with its cultural legacy as protest built against its coat of arms. on nickel for welcome to the program. polls in the u.s. suggest president donald trump is losing ground in his former republican strongholds with less than 4 months to go until the u.s. election the state of arizona has been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic and it hasn't supported a democratic candidate and decades but now as and many some belt states the latest polls give joe biden the edge over trump w.'s all over salat went to find out more . in the arizona desert. linda rawls is a thorn in the side of president donald trump. a white suburban woman she belongs to the very group that helped him win in 2016 but that is now offending him she can look back at a life dedicated to the republican party she ran for congress in 1904 but her assessment of trump is devastating. he

syria is holding its 3rd parliamentary election since the uprising against president bashar assad began one years ago the opposition say the vote lacks legitimacy as the candidates are either members or allies of assad's posse zaina holder reports. syrians will elect a new parliament it's the 3rd such vote since the start of the uprising in 2011 the last time large parts of the country were outside government control president bashar al assad's forces have since recaptured nearly 70 percent of territory they had lost to the opposition as in previous elections candidates need to be bettered by security and the credibility of the election has been further questioned by the exclusion of millions of syrians who left their country or have been displaced by the conflict. in 1000000 people in the north of the country for example won't have any representation in the next parliament and the deputies who are supposed to represent regime held areas are not real representatives they won't stand by the people they are beholden to the regime which has absolute power and control. but president bashar

750000000000 euro package to help economies hard hit by the pandemic also coming out president assad of syria marks 20 years in power up in spite of a civil war and a shattered economy is likely to stay in office for many more years to come. and new strains on german turkish relations look likely as a turkish the.

now to syria where president bashar al assad is marking 20 years in power parliamentary elections take place on sunday but like all previous elections no real opposition is permitted despite a civil war that's lasted 9 years and a crippling economic crisis assad looks set to stay in power. well well if you're like you. into july the 17th 2008 just 34 years old to bash our scientists sworn in as president following the sudden death of his father. he quickly finds his feet meeting the great and the good earth to syria this is. often accompanied by his british born wife asma. from the start of his presidency i said bill close ties with both russia and iran strategic relations that will prove crucial to retaining power. in march 20th levon anti-government protests across much of the arab world known as the arab spring spread to syria. in the southern city of dera demonstrators began taking to the streets after the arrest and torture of a group of teenagers protest grew while as sands military responded with greater force. as fallon's escalated the country descended into a brutal civil war.

of his russian and iranian allies for many this latest election shows how little has changed in assad syria. beirut. hundreds of protesters are demanding the dissolution of parliament in the democratic republic of congo. the demonstrations in the capital kinshasa were organized by the catholic church which wants them to become regular sunday protests the church's parliament is blocking meaningful reforms welcome web has been following those developments from the kenyan capital nairobi. calling for the dissolution of parliament and for electoral reforms and they say that the parliament isn't legitimate because it was elected in an election one and a half years ago that they say was rigged and under an electoral commission which they say was party down and biased in favor of former president joseph kabila now doing this could be less step down at the time of the election he couldn't run again because he'd already reached his constitutional limits of terms but according to league documents the opposition were rigged out of their victory and felix to security the current president was announced

this is also the assad model in syria and you've seen this models where. strangeness is that it happens here in america. >> that's right. and so what happens when you have an authoritarian leaguer who is confronted by peaceful protesters is that you want to undermine their legitimacy and you do that in part by radicalizing them, by creating scenes of violence and conflict. and that's what assad did in syria and it's what you have with president trump now. i -- he's certainly been i think quite successful in escalating the conflict in portland. there was a genuine problem in portland with a small number of people who were starting small fires, who were vandalizing the courthouse. there's no doubt that there was a genuine problem there. he -- he hugely enflamed that and created these kinds of scenes that on fox news i think are trying to reenforce this narrative of a country on the edge of the abyss. but i -- you know, certainly the response to portlanders is they're -- that the threat comes from the federal troops, not from the citizens trying to protect th

syria's holding its 3rd parliamentary election since the uprising against president bashar assad began 9 years ago voting will be held in some form opposition strongholds for the 1st time in years millions of syrians have fled the country as refugees or are internally displaced are excluded from voting. european countries are threatening sanctions against foreign governments interfering in the conflict in libya and the joint statement that leaders of fronts germany and italy urged what they call foreign actors to respect the un's arms embargo it also says that if breaches continue at sea on land or by air sanctions will be considered several countries are backing opposing sides in the bia but the headlines more news here on al-jazeera right after inside story stay with us. already embroiled in a war for years in yemen faces an unprecedented environmental disaster a damaged oil storage facility is not very threatening in the red sea who is to blame and kind of catastrophe be averted before it's too late this is inside story . rather than welcome to the program. years of civil war have t

he hopes to run through ron's ties with the armed group has backed bashar al assad in syria and his forces played a key role in fighting in syria and iraq. trance accusation the full amount he was planning to attack u.s. targets. legally just fine attack based on self-defense. those insufficient evidence provided of an ongoing or imminent attack. says the killing by an envoy violated the u.n. charter meaning it was breaking international new don't try to pull the u.s. out of the human rights council in 2018 report to be presented to it on thursday the u.s. may were largely nurit but it's calmer points out in her report it may lead to international pressure for greater regulation of targeted killings but owned. a car bomb in northeast syria scale at least 7 people 3 children were among those who died the explosion happened near the texas border dozens of people have been killed by car bombs in the region since turkey drove up the kurdish wife. in october. the u.k. government says britain can begin selling weapons to saudi arabia once again after new export licenses were suspended last year

syria is about to hold a parliamentary election since the uprising against president bashar assad 9 years ago the opposition say the vote lacks legitimacy as the candidates are either members or allies of assad's party they're expected to boycott poke. at iran's president hassan rouhani says the 25000000 people that's more than a quarter of the population may have been infected with the coronavirus iran is officially reported around 271000 cases on saturday the world health organization reported another record single day jump in global infections. in israel lipton protests in tel aviv in west jerusalem against the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic police used water canada and west jerusalem to try to disperse the crowds israel reimposed restrictions offer a surge in cases last week something that angered demonstrates is that been protests for weeks over the economic situation in the country and lock down measures that were also chance demanding the prime minister benjamin netanyahu resign from office here as harry forces in west jerusalem. there are 2 simultaneous sizable

to help strengthen iran's ties with the armed group hezbollah backed bash al assad in syria and his forces played a key role in fighting eisel in syria and rock. trance accusation a solomon he was planning to attack u.s. targets. legally justifying an attack based on self-defense kalama says those insufficient evidence provided of an ongoing or imminent attack. says a killing by an armed drone violated the un charter meaning it was breaking international law don't try to put the u.s. out of the human rights council in 2018 the report will be presented to it on thursday. the us may well largely ignore it but its color points out in her report it may lead to international pressure for greater regulation of targeted killings by andreas norbert the manly al-jazeera. a group of whig or muslims living in exile is accusing china of committing genocide and calling on the international criminal court to investigate they have submitted evidence alleging rights violations that implicate more than 30 senior chinese officials including president xi jinping say more than a 1000000 we go muslims are held

that israel that was helping those extremists the extreme islamist factions in syria to try to overthrow president assad's government in damascus president assad told me on this program. that. the funding was coming from sources like israel or that would be very convenient for a president assad to say but i would say that what you just reported is 360 degrees off in fact just ask the good people of syria hundreds of thousands of move have been murdered by iranian backed factions as well as their own government but but israel as you know has protected its own flag on a mall you know israel it was israel that financed how much straight just that's me i was only clear that israel financed the beginning of hama us that this it's completely 1st of all that's completely inaccurate militarization of hamas was not not only not funded by israel but israel led the fight against the islamist group that came out of egypt and in the beginning remember it was the p.l.o. and the fact that committed itself to israel's total destruction and which today by the way it funds the major terror threats and i think that it would

assad's way and these elections. hello and i mean there is no chance it goes the other way because when syria has tried to will to do it the other way since 2011 they have been killed or sent to jail so just like the sick people from the north and i would prefer to call it like as ours for the students. who want to mock the elections like the national wedding it's just like the media and there are no ways to do with the other way why this election is going without any a position and we are not talking about a position that is outside syria or the people who are even in the north or even under the kurdish controlled areas we are talking about it cannot tolerate even its own people like what one of these are as the businessman how much functional it was like a faithful ally of us that is when his wife because he just formed 8 least chairman of the mosque that this court independent list they made him they forced him to withdraw from the election because he is not on the ba'ath party lists so this tradition cannot tell you to let it there's even deposition from inside otherwise or moreover i mean you can't even vote ev

damascus on monday the lebanese group is backed by iran and has forces deployed in syria to support president bashar assad protests have been held in budapest against restrictions on media freedom in hungary the demonstrations follow a mass walkout of journalists from the country's most trade web site of a government interference critics say is the latest efforts to bring independent media outlets under government control car lake has more. they came out in their thousands to voice their anger at what they say is the latest silencing of hungry suppress more than 80 journalists from the country's most read news site called index have resigned from their jobs after their editor in chief was sacked last month he publicly raised the alarm over political interference in the outlets operations for many the dismissal was seen as a government directive and the last straw. for you from the we called him on the phone and said we would like to initiate the end that we no longer want to work in dix after this about 60 members of the 90 people on the staff at the scene they also resigned ending their work at index. in