the syrian people. the syrian regime is hijacking the syrian people and like driving downhill and what they're trying to do is basically either to stop that bus from going downhill or send the syrian people off. are there going to be negative effects of any sanction programs? of course. naturally, of course. the thing is that sanction programs from the 80s or the 90s are so different from sanction programs today. they got much smarter. they have minimal effects on civilians when it comes to sanctions on individuals. the thing is is that the caesar act is a powerful tool and every now and then there's going to be a new sanctions list. today so far we know that they're going to be effected and the right answer to tell the syrian people is that we don't know what the effects are going to be. this is the point that i agree with. but what we can do and that's actually what i mentioned is important to have a very responsive sanction. what we can do is actually once we implemented the sanction list is to look

when you look at, i look specifically at the site of the syrian -- have syrian regime design syrian laws specifically to funnel all those detainees to a legal system that would put them in prison for use. this is not just a side issue, and organized issue. i think it's great we're putting this forward towards bringing a lot of commuters of war crimes and crimes against humanity,, torture and killing of detainees, and maybe hopefully bring some hope to the families of the thousand disappear. what's coming ahead of us, there are two challenges. the first one is to control the narrative regarding the caesar act. again i respect ambassador jeffrey is effort in the last week reaching out to talk about the caesar act and address the concerns serious half of i almost saw him every day last week and addressing the questions. and to listen and to control the narrative that is reaching the syrian people. continue to reach out but i listen to syrians and see how the side effects of the caesar act will affect the life of ordinary citizens. where the two exemptions, this is really important to tell t

sins will not harm syrian civilians the u.s. congress passed the so-called caesar act that sanctions syria last december it's named after a pseudonym used by a syrian defector who leaked more than 50000 the photos and videos documenting torture by government forces the u.s. says the sanctions will put political and economic pressure on president asad to hole to human rights abuses and support a transitional government and they go further than existing measures in targeting the government's backers outside syria including businesses banking and oil and gas entities acid's main backers in the war are russia and iran for law is seen as also targeting to her and lebanon based hezbollah the conflict has pushed nearly 80 percent of the population into poverty the un says syrians are now facing even more hardship the economic crisis is hitting every. regardless of territory controlled from damascus and the so it's best to our left who and what they're saying and i'm not. medicine is more expensive and scarce food prices have skyrockete

says syrians are now facing even more hardship the economic crisis is hitting every. regardless of territory controlled from damascus and the so it's best to our left who and what they're saying and. medicine is more expensive and scarce food prices have skyrocketed and supply chains have been disrupted through tracing problem or ordinary syrians as seriously diminished as a very old argument and public sector are awfully inadequate to meet the demands on today. the economic crisis has led to anti government protests in assad strongholds of latakia and so waiter the president sacked his prime minister after he criticized the government's handling of the situation but syrians fear the sanctions could limit their access to basic goods for them and some other means meaning did it can the syrians have been suffering from the power shortage for many years because of the destruction of the infrastructure during the war but now the question is will the electricity situation change or become worse than it is now. we are afraid for the medical devices that we have they are mos

like the drop in the syrian pound is killing us we don't have any dollars we earn syrian pounds the syrian pound has fallen in the dollar is getting more expensive it's killing us oil is getting expensive what used to be 500 syrian pounds is now 3500 no one can afford to live. on thursday assad removed prime minister emerge comus who had held the post since 2016 see media didn't give a reason for his departure but he has been the focus of criticism over the country's economic crisis a crisis that could be exacerbated by a new u.s. sanctions set to come into effect later this month they target any country or company that does business with the syrian regime. the aim is to erode assad's power but critics fear the sanctions could cause serious battered population to see . for further. for more on the story we can speak to simon a bend he's a middle east analyst at the university of lancaster in england hi simon syria is still a country at war but what has caused this dramatic currency crisis that we're seeing i think it's the completion of a large number of things coming together and essentia

attack on syrian forces is a term of 1016 that was specifically designed to get syrian troops out our curve middle east leave it there but thank you for your time and your input will follow that story closely. and thank you for watching us to that's where things look in so far this thursday unity is always so much more in our main side are common and there is social media to. day 27 moscow time reporting from here i'm kevin 0 in thanks for watching and have a great day. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation or community. are you going the right way or are you being led so. direct. what is true what is faith. in a world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. aura made in the shallowness. of. fixed. and soul you can't get away from advertisement opinion to change your appearance. many local people see plastic surgery as a prerequisite for a successful career employers are often most interested in a job seekers appearance as a graduation present parents often give doctors plastic surgery for an extra fold

where the drop in the syrian pound is killing us we don't have any dollars we earn syrian pounds the syrian pound has fallen and the dollar is getting more expensive it's killing us oil is getting expensive what used to be 500 syrian pounds is now 3500 no one can afford to live. on thursday assad removed prime minister emerge comus who had held the post since 2016 see media didn't give a reason for his departure but he has been the focus of criticism over the country's economic crisis a crisis that could be exacerbated by a new u.s. sanctions set to come into effect later this month they target any country or company that does business with the syrian regime. the aim is to erode assad's power but critics fear the sanctions could cause serious battered population to suffer further. sports now in football byron mean it can wrap up an 8th straight title on saturday if results go their way they've won 9 straight league games and are also now in the german cup final and unstoppable force or could there be a late twist in the tale. by an munich have experienced almost everything in footbal

most of the central religious illiterate league is the syrian leadership. or the f one or of what countries like in syria are us double dealing with the pandemic imposing more sanctions is jim lay in human let's go through a wide ranging serious sanctions the caesar act they focus on the military as well as oil and gas production and reconstruction they also lie for sanctions on foreign vigils or entities providing support politically or in business and banking the us is also blacklisting more people have accused us of human rights violations including the syrian president's wife and sister and his cabinet but in an already battered economy syrian citizens believe the sanctions will only make their plight even worse. when we are young at all we got used to being sanctioned a long time ago so i don't think that anything will change in my life but i'd rather they claim that this is in favor of the syrian people but i wonder how does it benefit the poor getting poorer well the research getting richer everything that hurts people is just increasing a little bit

dollar but for long suffering syrians and under attacks from syrian and russian airstrikes spending the means they are able to maintain some purchasing power. also a stumble. and let's take you through some of the headlines now australia's largest airline quantas is cutting $6000.00 staff to reduce costs during the pandemic the airline is grounding $100.00 planes for at least a year and will keep 15000 workers on leave for months describes a still. very very. and the impact will be felt for a long time particularly i'm sorry to say the impact on our people it is very clear that international travel is likely to be stalled for some considerable time i.r.t. the peak body for the airline industry says it will take more than tree years for global travel to return to 2019 levels and germany's love has clinched a deal to secure a $10000000000.00 government rescue package the airlines top shareholders agreed to it at the last minute it will mean the government takes a 20 percent stake about 13 percent of people in bangladesh have become unemployed during the covert 19 crisis according to a stu

sanctions are now in effect targeting any person or entity that supports the syrian government. the way to stop my brother talk to him i don't. get the way black people are truly about belief and america also had the brother of george floyd appealing to the un's human rights council to investigate the actions of police across the united states. to begin with the border crisis between india and china both sides say they're working to ease tensions after a longstanding dispute led to violence earlier this week 20 indian soldiers were killed in the worst fighting in the disputed himalayan region in decades top diplomats from the 2 countries have spoken over the telephone and agreed to restart talks the dispute centers on the girl one valley region catch a lopez for young has more. in the remote western himalayas there. a little evidence of what that indian and chinese soldiers to the worst of violence in decades both sides gave different versions of the violence and how it unfolded. amid a call for deescalation the body of a soldier is laid to rest india's army said there were casu

dollar but for long suffering syrians and let under attacks from syrian and russian airstrikes spending their means they are able to maintain some purchasing power seen on kosovo also is here a stumble. the 2nd largest break on record is over after nearly 2 years and more than 2000 broke out in the eastern democratic republic of congo in 2018 efforts to tackle the virus were hampered by rebel groups operating near the border with you candy. china has agreed to delay repayments of debts to cash strapped african countries such as senegal struggling in the face of the corona virus pandemic meanwhile government which is more than a $1000000000.00 in debt to beijing has given chinese companies deep sea fishing licenses and that has drawn condemnation from fisherman and environmentalist and say the waters are already over fish necklace hark is in. their back tired and hungry after weeks at sea and loading their meager catch in west africa's biggest artists a little fishing port deep in the ocean they say are unmarked vessels carrying tons of fish describes it as a stolen treasure catch you ca

supplies weapons and the arms to the syrian kurdish fighters group which turkey believes that. it is organically talk to the. those weapons are also transferred to the p.k. k. in iraq through syndrome. that's why the military the military sources say that they aim to cut the supply line this logistics line which which is which gives life to the p.k. k. this is the main idea of the operation they say of course this is not the 1st circuit version that this in the last 3 years at the more than 20 operations have been conducted to northern iraq to the. force because according to turkey's these securities fraud t.g. they are trying to eliminate the terrorists the threat that they call as terrorists outside that's all outside turkey's border at its home before reaching inside turkey and inside turkey come to your operations have been carried out by the interior ministry and they have the fighters most they have been moved up from turkey it's a main this syria or iraq so this is this this operation to the when you ask the turkish officials and military it is it is just to stop the p.k

sanctions going to effect targeting any person or entity that supports the syrian government. china and india are trying to calm tensions after a deadly clash over a border dispute over the side say no shots were fired but that 20 indian soldiers died in a massive brawl were iron bars and wooden clubs were used as weapons top diplomats from the 2 countries have spoken over the phone and agreed to deescalate the situation as soon as possible the disputed border lies in the gulf on valley region in the himalayas a tico has honey on has more. in the remote western himalayas there is little evidence of what let indian and chinese soldiers to the worst of violence in decades. india and china share of the world the longest unmarked border. chinese military drills like this one have become more common both sides have increased their military presence in recent months with tension rising over who owns what land. the border has been disputed since india and china went to war in $1062.00 the line in yellow is the so-called line of actual control but there are several disputed areas on e

a major shift toward syrian policy by the united states as the trumpet ministration now says that syrian president bashar al assad does not have to go this is a major reversal of decades nearly a decade of u.s. presidents and secretaries of state saying that bashar al assad would have to be removed from power during a virtual conference hosted by a washington d.c. based middle east think tank president from special envoy for syria said that while washington is still looking for radical changes in behavior in the assad regime the u.s. would no longer demand that assad be removed from power the transition to democracy in syria has begun and it's time for assad to get out of the way and massacre james jeffrey stated quote we are not demanding total victory we are not saying that assad has to go but added that washington wants to see a dramatic shift in the behavior of this regime as we have seen seldom in the world his position is in stark contrast to u.s. positions in the past in august of 2011 then president barack obama and secretary of state hillary clinton insisted that assad must step

the drop in the syrian pound is killing us. we do not have any dollars. we earn syrian pounds. syrian pound has fallen and the dollar is getting more expensive. it is killing us. oil is getting expensive. what used to be 500 syrian pounds is now 3500. no one can afford to live. on thursday, assad removed the prime minister, who held the post since 2016. state media did not give a reason for his departure, but he has been the focus of criticism over the country's economic crisis. a crisis that could be exacerbated by new u.s. sanctions set to come into effect later this month. they target any country or company that does business with the syrian regime. the aim is to erode assad's power. but critics fear the sentience can cause syria's battered population to suffer further. >> time for a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. at least four people have been killed in a blast at a mosque in afghanistan's capital kabul. it happened during friday prayers. no group immediately claimed responsibility. the taliban has condemned the attack. russia's presiden

sanctions are now in effect targeting any person or entity that supports the syrian government. the way you throw my brother told me i don't care if the way black people are treated properly and america. and the brother of george floyd appealing to the u.n. is human rights council to investigate the actions of police across the united states and as for the world's most watched football league is back. stacey support us from home fans not to gather a stadia as the premier league regimes behind closed doors. welcome to the program let's begin with the border crisis between india and china both sides saying they're working to ease tensions after a longstanding dispute led to violence earlier this week 20. indian soldiers were killed in the worst fighting in the disputed himalayan region in decades top diplomats from the 2 countries have spoken over the telephone and they have agreed to restart the talks well the dispute centers on the garden valley region catch a lopez who has more in the remote western himalayas there is little evidence of what that indian and chinese soldiers to

like the drop in the syrian pound is killing us we don't have any dollars we earn syrian pounds the syrian pound has fallen in the dollar is getting more expensive it's killing us oil is getting expensive what used to be 500 syrian pounds is now 3500 no one can afford to live. on thursday assad removed prime minister each month thomas who had held the post since 2016 see media didn't give a reason for his departure but he has been the focus of criticism over the country's economic crisis a crisis that could be exacerbated by new u.s. sanctions. it's set to come into effect later this month they target any country or company that does business with the syrian regime. the aim is to erode assad's power but critics fear the sanctions could cause serious battered population to suffer further. as the pandemic pounds the global economy the u.n. warns that millions of children are being are at risk of being pushed into under age labor in iraq years of war have already forced many families to make hard choices to make ends meet has meant putting their kids to work as we report from iraq's kurdistan

syrian refugees in jordan have already been hovering around the poverty line as it were beef and the vast majority of them incidentally have found protection in deeper than areas in amman only 20 percent of syrian refugees are accommodated in the large refugee camps and in the urban areas they were able to live on their own and have an income to work mostly in the informal sector not much of that has been severely disrupted by the outbreak of the people who make prices and the movement restrictions that came with the containment effort so i am extremely grateful that there has been no peace in the mostly very g. population in jordan the economic impact has been disastrous we know of at least 2 thirds of the refugee population live in areas who've lost their like you so bone of the teams have shut up and be very concerned about making sure that refugees and address their basic needs in terms of addressing these basic needs i'm imagining the donor conference becomes vitally important how optimistic are you that all this money will be raised. we are reasonably optimistic because you see

and include aggravated tax fraud anand misappropriation of syrian funds. today i went to a a junir dhamma dhara patel- he's in deninial. all the kids club junior demand that existsts- a seat on the on the question some critics of compass player bob altamont please because. it honestly. a former heavy weight read other left syria in nine eighty all to mount a fait i his. hafez he lilived first in switzerland then fronts his assets are registered to companies nestled in offshore tax havens and attemempt say prprosecutors t to hide how they were acquired. assad's defense team says the. tool came from saudi arabia. if you experience always you know montesano they also use of all dyes the see. us at all possible elizur and sergio females he- did at birth this is. the eighty two year old if didn't appear in court fofor his law to o send g. to i. prosecutors seeking a full prisons. a ten million euro fine and also the confiscation of all of us that's french real estate. rifaat al assad is also facing the possibility of a spanish trial on charges of ill gotten gai

the drop in the syrian pound is killing us we don't have any dollars we earn syrian pounds the syrian pound has fallen and the dollar is getting more expensive it's killing us oil is getting expensive what used to be 500 syrian pounds is now 3500 no one can afford to live. on thursday assad removed prime minister iemma khamis who had held the post since 2016 see media didn't give a reason for his departure but he has been the focus of criticism over the country's economic crisis a crisis that could be exacerbated by new u.s. sanctions set to come into effect later this month they target any country or company that does business with the syrian regime. the aim is to erode assad's power but critics fear the sanctions could cause serious battered population to suffer further. stories making news around the world at least 4 people have been killed in a blast. happened during friday prayers at. most no group immediately clamp responsibility taleban has condemned the attack. russia's president vladimir putin has made his 1st public appearance in more than a month out of russia day ceremony

suffefering underer the effects of the 90 or c civil wa, the syrian economy faces a new threat as wide sweeping sanctions fromom the u.s. aim mt stopping human rights abuses committed by the government of bashar al-assad. syria's economy already near collapse, u.n. spececial envoy r syria said d there is a a n newl of alarm in the e country. >> nobody involved in the conflict should resume e time is onon their side. nobody should assure there will be better openingngon the road. what is reqequired is the readiness of all to think seriously on the conflict. reporter: already under previous sanctions imposed by the u.s. and the eu, new sanctions, known as the caesar act, t targets anyone including companies, institutions, individuals providing support or doing business with the syrian government. the measures are likely to apply to russia and iran, who both support the bashar al-assad regime. sanctions,tion of the syrian currency has plunged in value in one week byby more than it has fallen in the previous ninine years. ♪ regimeotests against the anand government controlled are. the new

forces russia is a staunch ally of the syrian president bashar al assad the reuters news agency says hundreds of stories were signed up in may they were reportedly hired by a private military contractor under the russian army's supervision near the mosque oh no syria has commented but a spokesman for have to sell style libyan national army deny is recruiting syrian fighters turkey on the other hand as previously confirmed that some syrian rebels are in libya to fight with forces loyal to the u.n. recognized government. wolfgang pushed is a security and policy analyst on libyan affairs and austria's former defense attash to libya he says syrian mercenaries are not as efficient in the front lines on libyan soil they rushed in private military company and wait now events in several months to syrians as a mercenary is for the fight in libya but the time being they have not been very successful every type of the syrians to fight and die in libya is rather moderate i don't have any evidence that syrians showed up in front of people if you're in the battle of the party and for the time bein

displaced by war has more from istanbul in the predominately syrian neighborhood of posse. this area where i am stented standing is called multi-purpose or it was always a markets even 50 years ago my father also had a shop here back then and the syrians came here and one by one they they rented the shops and it's like exactly as it's called middle syria you have the assyrian restaurants most of them are dealing with some more shops that sell mobile accessories it's a world trend syrians always have those kinds of selves they have coffee shops and it's even became popular among turkish people living around this area so whenever they want syrian food they come to the district to fatah to have some syrian food to send their coffee is very popular and many people come here especially to buy coffee from the shop and we have here here he's one of the syrians that we met many years ago like 3 years ago he owns a small shop where he sells mobile phone accessories and it is the focal to find an english speaker a syrian shop owner here and that's why we are with my head. so all toda

the syrian pound has lost 80 percent of its value imported goods which have to be paid for in dollars around affordable the financial strain means the country will have to rely extensively on international aid to rebuild itself. parts of syria's cities have suffered almost apocalyptic levels of destruction. and even in those areas physically unscathed by the war like the center of damascus local businesses are struggling to survive. syria's tourist sector has suffered in recent years. this hotel manager says this place used to be a popular choice for visitors. on from back in the good old days people from all over the world came to stay in this very hotel the french tourists russians americans japanese chinese iranians. we. see me you know me. the pandemic is having an effect on jobs too many are now at risk. even those with relatively secure employment like low i for example say they are worried the high inflation is eating up their savings and by then all this. my fear is that i won't be able to feed my children. i'm looking for a 2nd job to try and get us through these tough times

mess and there is in libya also if the syrian messner is all through. turkey is not the best one just the 1st group of mercenaries which arrive to redeem chen or if every headache will come the performance of a hot quite highly motivated train cincom but you and everything else which arrived late the wrong headed rather poor performance and this is probably the same if the syrians which are now high at that weight know this is the reason why nato. approaching a force is not what they let me is currently using them in this you have the area on the front lines and on that note regardless of who is on her side what is your take on what we've been reporting on today on the retreating forces of. he's been pushing for tripoli since last year are now very much in retreat do you think there's any way back for him. actually the superior forces and weapons and technology of turkey made it clear from the beginning of january that there that the situation in danger will and if it is i see 50 feet of it the size of the feet of a phone in this is actually what happen

food they come to this district to far to have some syrian food taste then their coffee is very popular and many people come here especially to buy coffee from this shop and we have here here he's one of the syrians that we met many years ago like 3 years ago he owns a small shop where he sells mobile phone accessories and it is difficult to find an english speaker a syrian shop owner here and that's why we are with my here. today there was a report that explains the difficulties of being affluent to being away from home and home has been that you left syria. sheets you've lived here for you know the reasons that the war if you can just. you. it's pretty difficult to believe you should believe in the religion or. what i was looking i was going on before when i. was lucky i phone to hear some friends. but it also. took people thinking as you know was a good result for you and i was looking as you know them and what about the family i'm sure you have children how are they holding up are they going to school how is their social life with. my family with me. i have. no i have gears and boy.

sanctions go into effect targeting any person or entity that supports the syrian government. and a top footballer pressures the british government into providing free school meals during the quarter virus pandemic. and sport german football giants byron munich celebrate their 8 the bundesliga title in a row. maybe heard of graham and one nil to secure 830 in the crowd. but the game at the bitter dispute between china and india over fighting along their shared border and says at least 20 soldiers were killed by china's true chinese troops that is beijing says it's not to blame but that it's continuing talks with the indian government and this dispute centers on clashes on monday between the 2 sides and the gall one valley region in the himalayas it's the 1st time in 40 years they've been engaged in what china calls violent physical confrontation resulting in death so we're going to go live to beijing and new delhi in just a few moments 1st though this report from charlotte dallas. in the remote whiston himalayas there is little evidence of what lead to indian and chinese so je

says syrian air defenses responded to the strikes the u.a.e. has been accused of providing support to syrian intelligence and helping president bashar al assad rebuild infrastructure last week the u.s. cautioned abu dhabi about repression all with syria warning of sanctions and its new season. on the saudi led coalition fighting in yemen says it's intercepted a missile heading towards riyadh 8 drones and 3 missiles have been fired towards the kingdom since monday with the rebels say they plan to launch even more well those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after this is europe statement that's watching. there is no channel world news likely to be in the discounters like nothing you've ever seen. but we want to know how do these things affect people we revisit me. even when there are no international headlines. al-jazeera really invests in and that's a privilege.

brings in new sanctions to squeeze further the syrian government's funds. under the un has called on india and china to act with restraint and welcomed moves by both sides to deescalate the situation along the shared border china and india have agreed to restart talks to resolve a longstanding border dispute that's intensified in recent weeks it culminated on monday with the deaths of 20 indian soldiers the worst fighting in the disputed himalayan region for decades it centers on the girl one valley region near indian administered kashmir catching up as her day on has more. in the remote western himalayas there is little evidence of what indian and chinese soldiers to the worst of violence in decades both sides gave different versions of the violence and how it unfolded. amid a call for deescalation the body of a soldier is laid to rest india's army said there were casualties on both sides with no shots fired according to media reports most soldiers drowned allegedly punched and shoved on to rocks and eventually falling into a river with severe head injurie

and diplomatically that will have an impact but it adds to the already terrible effects of the syrian economic crisis assad has faced pressure in the past but has never agreed to making political concessions he since declared victory in the war in syria and while he may have won militarily winning the peace may prove harder the new legislation means the fight for damascus as the seat of assad's power and legitimacy has still to be fought so hard there are people out the tech heavy nasdaq hit a record high earlier this month turning around a 40 percent deficit on the year it wasn't alone markets have staged a remarkable recovery totally detached from the economic reality of the pandemic a large factor in the rise has been so-called retail or nonprofessional investors they've taken to speculating or gambling because many sports events have been struck off still the big winners during the pandemic amazon google facebook apple and tesla but not all techs are alike some have been going through a rough patch some poor bets from soft banks $100000000000.00 vision fund resulted in a $17700000

sanctions against the syrian government have gone into effect they target any person or entity who does business with those close to president bashar assad the caesar act as it's known is aimed at increasing the economic isolation of acids regime it also affects countries seeking to do business with syria's government the sanctions are expected to derail the regime's post-war recovery plans al-jazeera as a whole the reports from beirut we should warn viewers you may find some of the images to be disturbing. they're known as caesar's photographs named after a military defector who documented torture and killings in syrian government jails his testimonies to the u.s. congress was part of a campaign to hold the regime responsible for what have been described as war crimes it led to the passing and now the implementation of a bill in the u.s. the so-called caesar act in any country in the world there's a company individual. the that's providing acknowledged financial support. and military support. are all liable for states and under the caesar bill these sanctions go further than existing o

that do business with the government of president bashar al assad human rights groups accuse the syrian government of torture extrajudicial killing during the civil war and in prisons the us congress passed the legislation last december and caesar was the pseudonym of a defector from syria who leaked 50000 abuse photos nearly a decade of violence has left syria with a collapsing economy the sanctions are expected to derail president bashar assad's post-war recovery plans somewhat of reports from beirut and a warning viewers may find some images disturbing. they're known as caesar's photographs named after a military defector who documented torture and killings in syrian government jails his testimonies to the u.s. congress was part of a campaign to hold the regime responsible for what have been described as war crimes it led to the passing and now the implementation of a bill in the u.s. the so-called caesar act in any country in the world there's a company individual. that's providing acknowledge the financial support. military support. are all liable for states and under the cesar bil