border. on the syria jordan border. systematic and blatant disregard for international and human rightsf its people. continue to raise this with the un on a regular basis. on a regular basis. to enable regular aid deliveries to take place. take place. approved from damascus to the camp later this month. later this month. further deaths and not in a few weeks time? weeks time? access and that aid workers can get in and offer support? in and offer support? the syria support group process in geneva. geneva. the aid convoy was something that was driven through that process. was driven through that process. that was the international development minister lord —based. development minister lord —based. do to their speaking style or approach to media interviews. approach to media interviews. herself being the name of the maybot in some quarters, although not here. in some quarters, although not here. but look at what is giving mps evidence on the education committee? evidence on the education committee? could you introduce yourself? good morning. morning. thank you for inviting me to give evide

opened for the first time in three years it's a vital trade routes across syria for lebanon and jordan so how to reports. syria had only one land crossing during the war and that was to lebanon things are now changing for both countries. for the first time in hears lebanese produce will be able to reach far off markets in the gulf thanks to the reopening of the border crossing between syria and jordan syria is trying to reestablish its role as a regional transit hub. syria wants to end the siege imposed on it what we are seeing is the beginning of the end of its isolation in the arab world there is recognition that bashar al assad is staying in power the resumption of trade between jordan and syria doesn't just improve the economies of both countries it is a step towards normalizing relations after years of tension u.n. peacekeepers have also returned to patrol the demilitarized zone with israeli occupied syrian golan heights and syria and iraq are planning to reopen their borders following the defeat of eisel in the region government leaders in baghdad who didn't break ties with damas

set to reopen in about an hour. >> what more are you learning about the renewed ties between syria and jordan>> reporter: well, this one is crucial because before the war, syria and jordan had good trade, especially on the border crossing there, one of the main border crossings between the two countries. but this is going to be very important because jordan has over a million syrian refugees. so the falt of them, that also will be questioned, what will happen to them. will they go back to syria. can they go back to syria safely. or will they have to have another plan. but this just shows that, again, syria is reengaging with the region, especially with jordan with that border crossing being reopened after syrian forces were able to recapture after they lost it in 2015. >> our ian lee with that significant development joining us live from the golan heights. many thanks to you, ian. >>> we'll take a short break here. still to come, thousands of people gather in vatican city as the poepe canonizes seven sapti. we'll tell you who they are. back in a moment. a once-in-five hundred year storm shoul

open for the first time in three years it's a vital trade route across syria from lebanon and jordan ports syria had only one land crossing during the war and that was to lebanon things are now changing for both countries. for the first time in hears lebanese produce will be able to reach far off markets in the gulf thanks to the reopening of the border crossing between syria and jordan syria is trying to reestablish its role as a regional transit hub. syria wants to end the siege imposed on it what we're seeing is the beginning of the end of its isolation in our world there is recognition that bashar al assad is staying in power the resumption of trade between jordan and syria doesn't just improve the economies of both countries it is a step towards normalizing relations after years of tension u.n. peacekeepers have also returned to patrol the demilitarized zone with israeli occupied syrian golan heights and syria and iraq are planning to reopen their borders following the defeat of eisel in the region government leaders in baghdad who did break ties with damascus say syria shouldn'

in many parts of syria eases the country's neighbors have begun easing border restrictions israel says it will allow u.n. forces to cross over from the disputed golan heights and jordan on monday reopened its main crossing to civilians for the first time in three years syrian government troops retract their side of the checkpoint in july the move restores a commercial lifeline to syria clearing a route for its exports to arab countries but this man was among the first to cross the line you know no i'm serious a fool to hold of syria and say syria is beautiful and the land of the sea of syria of say. let's bring in correspondent bora she's following events in syria for us from beirut is that man that we just heard right is syria now safe again. well that's a very complex question to answer you've got to consider several things if you've got to say about this idiocy for not to the extent that yes the war is nearing an end and for the last seven years the people of syria have been facing bombings from several sides and intensive fighting in that context yes it would be ok to say that parts of syria under the control of the. now safe i can also say that based on my perso

. >> the main border crossing between jordan and syria has reopened after a three-year side.e on thedanian on the syrian side, it was a key trading route. >> here is the frontier between syria and jordan. a trade artery between the two countries. the crossing we opened monday with the roads restored. passengers and goods can start to cross again. >> the renovation work has been finished. everything is in place. we now have the official document confirming the border crossing's reopening. >> they closed it in 2015 after the post was overcome by syrian rebels. came in to reopen july. before the syrian civil war began in 2011, hundreds of trucks came through every day. following the three-year dry spell, incncrease trade should benefit both countries. >> there are 5000 jordanian vans ready to begin transporting goods. >> it is good news for lebanese authorities, too. trade between lebanon and nearby gulf countries was slow down considerably by the closure. >> prince harry and the duchess of sussex are expecting a child in the european spring of 2019. the announcement coming as harry and

and then here on thursday a lot of rain across much of the region so we're talking turkey cyprus syria jordan as well as up towards george georgia now the temperatures overnight are going to get quite low as that front moves through and we could potentially see some snow in the higher elevations of that region notice once the front goes through ankara your high temperature is only going to be about nine degrees there aleppo urines going to push through but we do expect to see only about eighteen degrees here across much of the arabian peninsula the clouds are going to stay mostly across parts of saudi arabia up towards kuwait as well and within those clouds we could see a shower too but we don't expect it to be too heavy but here in doha thirty five degrees is going to be the trend today through tomorrow as well as into friday and then over towards dhabi we do expect to see a temperature there about thirty three degrees and then across much of the southern parts of africa well fine and dry here you really have to go a little bit more towards the north to see any clouds there but for johannesb

hello i'm daryn jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the largest armed group in syria's in the province stays put in a buffer zone despite a deadline set by turkey and russia. and we report from the democratic republic of congo where these two million children face death from malnutrition. now a source from a turkish attorney general's office is so down to zero that they found evidence the missing saudi journalist come up was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul turkish investigators finally got to spend hours inside the building thirteen days after kushal g.'s disappearance when earlier a saudi team and to the compound and what's being billed as a joint investigation al-jazeera the investigation results will be announced in around two to three days' time meanwhile u.s. media reports say saudi arabia is weighing up whether to release a statement that it was killed as a result of an interrogation that went wrong the saudis reportedly plan to say the operation was carried out without official clearance with saudi media said the kingdom will interview those who a

thank you still with syria and the nessie border crossing between syria and jordan has reopened now that it's obviously good news for syria's neighbors have been hit by the closure of what was a crucial overland trade but this is also about damascus which is hoping for an end to its political and economic isolation we've got the map here we have a little zoom into the north sea border crossing you'll see it's a pretty major facility on that border there like a big processing center on that side the syrian side and if i just stop the map for a second and come across here you'll see the jobber border crossing on the other side of that border the sort of matching opposing facility on the other side. well. we have got this report here from who's been looking at changes on the board of syria had only one land crossing during the war and that was to lebanon things are now changing for both countries. for the first time in hears lebanese produce will be able to reach far off markets in the gulf thanks to the reopening of the border crossing between syria and jordan syria is trying to reestablis

a border crossing between syria and jordan has opened for the first time in three years territory near the naseem crossing it was recaptured from rebels by syrian government forces in july naseem used to be a busy route for goods and people before it was closed during a major battle of the civil war and the foreign ministers of syria and iraq of held a joint press conference in damascus declaring that the al book come out crossing between their countries will open soon iraq recently redeployed its forces on the border with syria to try to stem the flow of weapons and i still fighters joshua landis is director of the center for middle east studies at university of oklahoma he says countries across the region are increasingly open to restoring ties with damascus. in a sea processing has been opened between jordan and damascus this is a very important. two billion dollars worth of trade before the civil war plied along that road hundreds of trucks it kept many people employed lots of stores particularly down at the crossing supermarkets cafes so forth all of them devastated during the war

economy will move on then a lot of that live in beirut is now an important border crossing between syria and jordan has been reopened for the first time in three years the syrian government retook the area near the crossing from rebels in july it was part of a russian backed offensive to drive fighters from southwestern syria the border used to be a major transit route for goods and passengers. a weather update next year on al-jazeera then big election loss is it but variant stage elections for allies of germany's chancellor angela merkel will be live in munich. from dusky sunset so it's proving something. to summarize the top in asian metropolis. hello there we're still seeing that damage that was caused by a storm leslie leslie as the storm that worked its way into parts of portugal was nearly a hurricane when it made landfall just turned into an extra tropical cyclone just a few hours beforehand but you can see the damage that it did multiple trees down many cars damaged and many homes ruined as well now as we head through the next few days ago to see that system edge its way eastwards and alrea

markets in the gulf thanks to the reopening of the border crossing between syria and jordan syria is trying to reestablish its role as a regional transit hub. syria wants to end the siege what we're seeing is the beginning of the end of its isolation in the arab world there is a recognition that bashar assad is staying in power the resumption of trade between jordan and syria doesn't just improve the economies of countries it is a step towards normalizing relations after years of tension u.n. peacekeepers have also returned to patrol the demilitarized zone with israeli occupied syrian golan heights. and syria and iraq are planning to reopen their borders following the defeat of in the region government leaders in baghdad who did break ties with damascus say syria shouldn't be marginalized and it must return to the arab fold. syria is not. generalize it. but many arab states remain hostile to president bashar assad and the government leaders may have withdrawn much of their support to the rebellion but are weary of iran's influence. i think. in the conflict. how much interest they can

a border crossing between syria and jordan is open for the first time in three years territory near the crossing was recaptured from rebels by syrian government forces in july nassib used to be a busy route for goods and people it was close during a major battle in the civil war twenty four people have died after contracting the bone of virus in the democratic republic of congo in the last week and during that time the health ministry has confirmed thirty three cases more than one hundred thirty people have died since a boat from a boat since an outbreak began in july and the co-founder of microsoft has died at the age of sixty five he was suffering from cancer was a prominent philanthropist who invested in conservation space travel and professional sports microsoft's c.e.o. says his contributions were indispensable. well those were the headlines the news continues on al-jazeera after hours or word search of them switching but. i gave in and. confessed in with me you. can get a name. in the has she meant get the. no a mess. of the hundred in and not that i'm left. at the ready. as head

major diplomatic victory for syrian president bashar al assad the main border crossing between syria and jordan.

goods can now go from lebanon through syria to jordan that's going to boost the economy both countries what about people is it going to allow people to move between the two countries i'm thinking particularly about about families torn apart in syria. yes is this going to allow the movement of people and damascus is really hoping it is celebrating the reopening of borders we have to remember just a few days ago the iraqi foreign minister wasn't damascus and they were talking about reopening borders between syria and iraq they're celebrating this is a victory to show the world that syria is stable syria is returning to its pre-war stuff this is a transit it is very important for the damascus government to reengage with arab countries to reengage with the international community but that is easier said than done jordan in lebanon they need syria they need this road but gulf arab countries we still do not know their position and they're quite worried by the fact that iran is the most influential one of the most influential players in syria and what about the international community and the

a major diplomatic victory for syrian president bashar last the main border crossing between syria and jordan is reopened. and germany football coach hakim love is fighting for his job ninety percent of fans in a newspaper survey have called for him to go he faces a big game against france on tuesday. i'm sunni so misconducts good to have you with us germany's governing coalition is facing an uncertain future today after allies in bavaria suffered a huge defeat in a regional election leaders of the main parties are meeting to discuss the way forward after voters deliver what's being called a resoundingly slap to the government in the poll in bavaria voters deserted the traditional parties in droves. in the morning after. the bavarian state election made one thing very clear germans are not happy with the coalition government. they should still finish their real time anyone who hasn't heard the warning must know that this wasn't a dummy shot from munich it was proper cannon fire. and the one thing that is very clear is that things cannot go on the way they are right the s.p.d. in particular su

an important border crossing between syria and jordan has been reopened for the first time in three years the syrian government re took the area near the north sea crossing from rebels in july it was part of a russian backed offensive to drive faces from the south west of syria the border used to be a major transit route for goods and passengers. we're going to weather update next here on out zero ten intense talks in brussels do little to break a briggs's deadlock over the future of the irish border. a huge trawlers off the coast of southern drawl or endangering a traditional way of life. and we have plenty of showers over the southeast and parts of asia at the moment some of them very heavy particularly across the southern parts of the philippines and stretching across the northern parts of borneo and then there's a bit of a break before we see yet more showers in the western parts of our map and those will return as we head through the day on tuesday some of them very very heavy so expect some downpours in singapore amfa k.l. as well as for the south there is a better chance of getting

life being blown slowly back into this devastated country is the softening of the approach to syria from jordan just a one off for all the other countries that are thinking about it will doing something about it you know if there's been a little cascade a mini cascade of countries embracing syria and that embrace was shown only a week ago with the foreign minister of the team a small country but an important one and they met with lots of cameras rolling this was a staged event in which will lead what i love the foreign minister of syria game a big bear hug to the foreign minister about rain. gave a very warm interview with a kuwaiti newspaper in which he thanked the quaid he's very generously for standing by syria throughout the war so increasingly the gulf countries have been embracing syria syria is asking the arab league to reintegrate of course lebanon iraq are have close relations with the assad regime and turkey increasingly is backing away from its very hostile position and is cooperating with russia and syria and they all hope to squeeze the americans out of north syria eventually which

major diplomatic victory for syrian president bashar al assad the main border crossing between syria and jordan in.

and then here on thursday a lot of rain across much of the region so we're talking turkey cyprus syria jordan as well as up towards george georgia now the temperatures overnight are going to get quite low as that front moves through and we could potentially see some snow in the higher elevations of that region notice once the front goes through ancora your high temperature is only going to be about nine degrees there aleppo the rains going to push through but we do expect to see only about eighteen degrees here across much of the arabian peninsula the clouds are going to stay mostly across parts of saudi arabia up towards kuwait as well and within those clouds we could see a shower too but we don't expect it to be too heavy but here in doha thirty five degrees is going to be the trend today through tomorrow as well as into friday and then over towards dhabi we do expect to see a temperature there of about thirty three degrees and then across much of the southern parts of africa well fine and dry here you really have to go a little bit more towards the north to see any clouds there but for joh

crossing is vital for two brotherly nations all right so goods can now go from lebanon through syria to jordan that's going to boost the economies of both countries what about people is it going to allow people to move between the two countries i'm thinking particularly about about families torn apart in syria. yes it is going to allow the movement of people and what damascus is really hoping it is celebrating the.

now from around the world nearly seventy thousand people living in our group one camp near the syria jordan border are at risk of dying most of the syrian residents were displaced from areas of deir ez-zor and rock and homes activists say that rush are in the syrian government preventing humanitarian convoys from getting to them over the past fourteen days fourteen people have died due to malnutrition and no medical care a magnitude six point zero earthquake off the indonesian islands of java and bali has killed three people and caused widespread panic that's two weeks south to more than two thousand people died in a major quake and tsunami on the island of so the way see as many as five thousand more remain buried in the mud the search effort has been extended by another day after a government meeting the decision comes as the emergency response is being discussed at the annual meeting of the international monetary fund and the world bank which is happening in bali. is the head of u.n. development program he says there needs to be a better system of preparedness for natural disasters in th

they built the border crossing between syria and jordan is open for the first time in three years territory near the sea crossing was recaptured from rebels by syrian government forces in july cib used to be a busy route for goods and people before it was closed during a major battle during the civil war australia's prime minister says that he's open to relocating the australian embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem scott morrison says his country is still committed to finding a two state solution to the israel palestine conflict the us moved its embassy to jerusalem from tel aviv in may britain's prime minister says she believes a deal is still within reach to resume a was addressing parliament a day after another round of talks with the european union broke down jonah hill reports. well you have a deal by wednesday prime minister expecting a. british prime minister to resign may find herself fighting for a break deal on multiple fronts this was her message to parliament on monday so much of these negotiations are necessarily technical but the reason this all matters is because it a

just spilling out of the black sea across a good part of turkey draining its way down into syria lebanon jordan kills they catch wanted to shout the west the weather will make its way for a swiss a broad disguise to come back a bit high cold enough in ankara living making it into double figures nine cells is the top temperature here then on friday afternoon not too bad the eastern side of the med by routes twenty two degrees but you see the cloud and the right it will make its way in see iraq some heavy burst of right there will inevitably be some localized flooding and notice further north possibility some snow just around the caucasus come further south could see a little bit of wet weather around the arabian peninsula as well hopefully not as bad as it was last week but you see this area cloud just lingering around caught see a few spots of rain squeezed out of that as we go on through saturday friday should be largely dry temperatures here at around thirty five celsius just a want to see showers just around the gulf of aden as well. on the mozambique channel but for much of southern africa

and with israel's occupied golan heights syria's foreign minister says the crossing with iraq will open soon it's up the crossing with jordan will help boost the trade israel says only un peacekeepers will be allowed to use its border crossing for the time being syria only controls around half of the nineteenth crossing points with its neighbors. now after a series delay millions of afghans will cast their votes in a crucial parliamentary election on saturday but recent attacks by the taliban which has threatened to target polling stations have led to growing security concerns ahead of the election reports now from kabul. tight security in kabul joint army and police units patrol all in turn service to the capital they search vehicles and people are taking no chances suicide bomb attacks and improvised devices have killed and injured thousands of people this year. and the situation is getting worse security forces are under pressure to ensure election unless. the dickey had checked with the there is no doubt that terrorist organizations like the taliban isis under her conny network and many other terrorist networks are tryi

hemisphere of the world bank that are fascinating fun to support people who are going largely from syria to jordan and to live with you know this is a the big problem the more you let it fester the more these problems become big and secondly i think the capacity to to get that focus we actually over governments to deal with these problems becomes essential what can we achieve within the next year i hope that we can continue to keep this focus on the neve. these development issues you really have to think out of the box but work together thomas i'd like to ask you what's on your wish list when you think we can achieve indictments political leadership political leaders that are ready to reinvest in a rule based global order being strong multilateral institutions into what's on your wish list my wish is to make sure that all african members seat have a plan of action i started with twenty two but if a i'm able to get war african women people countries women quanta between being part of me geisha in prevention women leaders in all spheres of life i think we will get so my wish is to make sure that tha

reopened for the first time in three years for decades it was a vital trade routes across syria between lebanon and jordan where much of that trade will be coming through the mass not border crossing on the syria lebanon border from where they know how to reports. the reopening of the border crossing this vital artery for commercial traffic benefits many countries in the region jordan of course we know suffered from a weak economy the closure of that border was a crippling blow lebanon as well this is its only overland route to other countries this border was not closed during the seventy year war but trucks were not able to reach jordan and the. markets and so lebanon lost billions of dollars they had to export goods through the sea via the sea via air which cost really a lot of money so the reopening of these borders of the border crossing benefiting the countries in the region syria celebrating it really as a victory showing that the country is stable it's returning to its pre-war status as a transit hub now of course the resumption of trade means the restoration of ties at least for jordan and lebanon

open for the first time in three years the decades that was a vital trade routes across syria between lebanon and jordan where much of that trade went through the months not crossing on the syria lebanon border from where i was there is in a harder reports. the reopening of than a sea border crossing this vital artery for commercial traffic benefits many countries in the region jordan of course we know suffers from a weak economy the closure of that border was a crippling blow lebanon as well this is its only overland route to other countries this border was not closed during the seventy year war but trucks were not able to reach jordan and the gulf arab markets and so lebanon lost billions of dollars they had to export goods through the sea via the sea via air which cost really a lot of money so the reopening of these borders of the nessie border crossing benefiting the countries in the region syria celebrating it really as a victory showing that the country is stable it's returning to its pre-war status as a transit hub now of course the resumption of trade means the restoration of ties at least for j

spilling out of the black sea across a good part of turkey last draining its way down into syria lebanon jordan can also catch wanted to shout the west the weather will make its way through a swiss abroad disguised to come back a bit high cold enough in ankara well even making it into double figures nine sales is the top temperature here than on friday not too bad around the eastern side of the med by routes at twenty two degrees but you see the cloud and the right it will make its way into iraq some heavy burst of right there will inevitably be some localized flooding and notice further north possibility some snow just around the caucasus come further south could see a little bit of wet weather around the arabian peninsula as well hopefully not as bad as it was last week but you see this area cloud just lingering around see a few spots of rain squeezed out of that as we go on through saturday friday should be dry temperatures here at around thirty five celsius just a want to see showers just around the gulf of aden as well. but for much of southern africa it does look lousy try actually see te

out of their lives in beirut now an important border crossing between syria and jordan has been reopened for the first time in three years the syrian government retook the area near the crossing from rebels in july as part of a russian backed offensive to drive fighters from southwestern syria the border used to be a major transit route for goods and passengers a weather update next year on al-jazeera then big election losses in bavaria and state elections for allies of germany's chancellor angela merkel will be lived.

and now to some other breaking news and an important border crossing between syria and jordan will reopen on monday that is for the first time in three is the syrian government or a took the area near the crossing from rebels and july it was part of a russian backed offensive to drive fighters from southwest syria the border used to be a major transit route for goods and passages and its closure has had a major impact on regional economies. to germany now that watching is underway to elect a new regional parliament and the state of bavaria and the result could have repercussions for national politics chancellor angela merkel's coalition partner the christian social union has been losing support in the state where it's long been the dominant party it's under pressure from the far right alternative of germany and the centrist green a potties for more on this let's go over to munich cause fondant dominic cain is live for us and migration has been a key issue in this election dominic how has it affected and. that's the question which everyone has on on their lips right now given that the resu

beirut the border crossing between syria and jordan has opened for the first time in three years territory near the crossing was recaptured from rebels by syrian government forces in july a sea of used to be a busy route for goods and people before it was closed during a major battle of the civil war because after crossing between the israeli occupied golan heights and syria may also reopen on monday is the result of a deal between israel syria and the united nations and it will allow u.n. peacekeepers to monitor the region the foreign ministers of syria and iraq have held a joint press conference in damascus to clarify that the crossing between their countries will open soon iraq recently redeployed its forces along the border with syria to try to stem the flow of weapons and i saw fighters. australia's prime minister says he's open to relocating the australian embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem scott morrison says his country is still committed to finding a two state solution to the israel palestine conflict israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said in a tweet that he had

and israel's occupied golan heights syria's foreign minister says the crossing with iraq will open sood that would stop the crossing with jordan will help boost trade israel says only un peacekeepers will be allowed to use its border crossing for the time being syria only controls around half of the one thousand crossing points with its neighbors. for palestinian children living under israeli occupation getting an education can be a major challenge and for children from bed when communities it can be particularly tough they often have long and dangerous journeys to reach classrooms which then don't have electricity or computers as part of our above the rubble series that the sugar name reports from the occupied west bank. it's a two hour ride on a donkey for some for most it's scaling up and down a dusty rocky mountain or two. the sick that is going wedded asika during the winter it's very cold and we don't have time to get home before doug the walk is the most difficult thing. these are the students of elman tar school it's in a bedouin and refugee community east of jerusalem thirty eight children are trying to study here but

there's an area that's a half circle on the border between jordan and syria, yes, ma'am, in blue. that's an airy where we have a u.s. presence and partner force and an area shaded in orange in the eeftd, that's where we partners with the sdf forces. in the lower right, that's an area down in the border there. that's the final portion where the physical caliphate has shrunk, that tiny orange sliver. that's all that's left is the top portion. if you go to the top portion, the brown area, that's the vicinity of manbig and the green is idlib. >> appreciate that. mr. karem, master jim jeffrey said ultimately eliminating iran's military presence in syria is primary u.s. objective chlg can you confirm it's a primary u.s. objective to reduce and eliminate iran's military presence and expound on what the troops are doing to carry out this mission? >> i think officials have spoken at length how concerns we are about the threat iran poses to the region and how destabilizing its activities inside syria have been. it is clearly a height priority -- high priority of the united states throughout

supposed to leave by monday separately two major border crossings into syria have reopened in the past forty eight hours there with jordan and israel's occupied golan heights syria's foreign minister says the border post with iraq will open soon it's open the crossing with jordan will help boost trade israel says only un peacekeepers will be allowed to use the crossing between syria and the golan heights syria only controls around half of the nineteen crossing points with its neighbors the prime minister has appointed women to half of the government's ministry of posts including the job of defense minister if the o.p.'s now the only african state after rwanda to have equal gender representation in the government since his appointment every document has made peace with neighboring eritrea and has also created a new ministry of peace to tackle ethnic violence of mitt took office in april and has carried out several major reforms jordan henderson is an analyst at i mark eight he says this is an attempt his prime minister create to create that is political inclusion and deal with the country's ethnic violence. by focusing on

heavy mountain snow in places, and this will also affect the middle east through lots of israel, jordan, syriahis heavy rain, and the wind will start to turn to a north—westerly direction, bringing some significantly cooler air across parts of syria and iraq. temperatures will be dropping over the next few days. now we take a look at the weather picture, further north and west, you have probably heard that our weather is set to turn much colder over the next few days, and indeed it is. we could see snow in the scottish mansions by friday. cold air is also being felt across northern areas of europe behind this streak of cloud which is the cold front, outbreaks of rain pushing in with some cold and gusty winds, but temperatures are going to plummet, easily the coldest weather we have seen across much of mock northern europe so far this daughter. friday, 11 degrees in london, 12 in frankfurt, 30 in paris, but still called into the weekend. at the same time, the weather turns increasingly unsettled with mountain snow in spain, we could see a metre of snow across some of the alpine peaks as well as

points would be down in the lower portion, the area with a half circle on the border between jordan and syria in blue, that scenario where we have a u.s. presence with a partner force and you have an area that initiated in the northeast that is orange, that is the area where we partner with the sdf forces and you will see in the lower right, the area down close to the border, the final portion where the physical caliphate has shrunk. the tiny orange sliver, you have probably seen maps where it spread much over iraq, syria, towards baghdad, that is all that is left. if you go to the top of the map, the brown area, that is the area in the vicinity, the green area located is it lab, we will have the opportunity to talk about a few of these places today. >> appreciate that, while speaking about u.s. policy, jim jeffrey stated reducing and ultimately eliminating iran's military presence in syria is a primary use of -- u.s. objective. can you confirm it is a primary u.s. objective to reduce and eliminate iran's military presence and expound on what our troops are doing to carry out this mission? >>

jordan has reopened its main border crossing with syria to civilians for the first time in three years the move restores a crucial commercial lifeline to war torn syria clearing a route for its exports to arab countries reopening comes after syrian government troops three tuck. their side of the crossing in july. he wants jailed malaysian politician on more abraham has been sworn in as member of parliament two days after a landslide by election victory this move seals his political comeback following a two thousand and fifteen sodomy conviction which he claims was politically motivated prime minister mahathir mohamad has designated him bring him as his successor. kensington palace says prince harry and his wife the duchess sussex ours expecting their first baby come spring now spent comes as harry and megan arrived in sydney at the start of a sixteen day trip to australia and the pacific region. well it's to south america and spain now more than three million people and people have fled venezuela as that country's economic and political crisis deepens most had for neighboring colombia

now to some of the other stories making news around the world jordan has reopened its main border crossing with syriafor the first time for three years the move restores commercial lifeline to the country and clearing the routes for exports to arab countries comes after syrian government troops retooled vessels across in july. tensing. palace prince harry and his wife the duchess of sussex are expecting their first baby in spring you know when kate was hired back and arrived in sydney at the start of a sixteen day trip to australia and the pacific region. police in germany are investigating the motive behind the hostage taking at colognes main train station police stormed the building of the woman being healthy the suspect was seriously wounded in the operation and is now in police custody. termers governing coalition is facing an uncertain future after i'm going to medicals allies in bavaria suffered significant losses in regional elections leaders of the country's three coalition parties are meeting to find a way forward after voters delivered was being described as a bizarre doing slap to the gove

tragedy that sadly we see every day whether it is in the neighboring countries lebanon jordan turkey but even inside syria with a massive humanitarian impact on millions of peoples of lives five and a half million refugees in the neighboring countries six and a half million internally displaced thirteen million syrians in need eighty percent of syrians live below the poverty line amazing so the humanitarian impact is just the the numbers it's the human story behind each number and the deep scars it's the people's lives for life you talk about the internally displaced people in syria i want to just take a listen to what one man had to tell us he is from holmes and he is in a camp near it let's take a listen. we're not shaving immediately winter is coming at all the situation here is very bad these used to close down the ground or for a winter. or two hundred series at home and i don't know. i come to buy some of it's not just for the children to protect them from the winter because things here are so that if you know what. i mean things are bad winter is coming right and people think it's in the in the mid

unrwa today is responsible for educating more than 525,000 students across gaza, west bank, syria, lebanon and jordan. if you took that school system and put it into the united states, it would be the third largest after new york and los angeles. indeed, its a very sizeable public institution. we also provide primary health care for about 3.5 million refugees who rely on our services. we run 142 health clinics and the third pillar of our work is the provision of humanitarian assistance for the most vulnerable families in these five areas. today we provide almost 2 million families emergency food and cash relief. that includes half of the population in gaza. today two-thirds of the total population living in gaza rely on unrwa for education, health care and increasingly also a source of livelihood. so the scale and scope of what we do is quite extraordinary and let me be very clear, there is absolutely no alternative in the united nation systems in the international nongovernmental organization community or at present by any government to unrwa. there is no alternative. if the idea is that unrwa has r