tunisia has been hailed for its stability.o you think that essebsi's death could have an ununsettling affect? >> no, i don't think so.. he will be succeeded for t the nextxt the of f months until parliament can presidentntial elect. he will be succeeded by the new president of the national assembly. i don't think there will be any trouble. -- tunisiaderlined within its present front years has been a state for over 1000 years. has beenener of africa great ethnic or religious minorities in n tunis. that can lead to economic and social problems. ththe country basically i wouldd say is anthropologically more solid thahan many other ararab states. >> you talked about socioeconomic factors. a big issue that led to the arab spring was unemployment. how far has duties it cocome in that regard -- tunisia, and that regard? in thehere is a failure past four years it is to tackle economic reforms. was not interested in economics, he was interested in politics and foreign affairs. he had been foreign minister under a former president. he p

man who guided tunisia to any new democratic era has died at the age of 92. was elected president in the wake of protests that toppled the dictator and spot the wave of anti-government movements in the middle east where he's now been replaced by the speaker of tunisia's parliament he's been sworn in as interim president a new election will be held on the 15th of september catch up as her diane has more . a new phase in tunisia's government the speaker of parliament mohamed in a sewer sworn in to serve temporarily as a country's president he will take over while elections are organized. i swear by god almighty to protect the independence of tunisia and the safety of its lands to respect the constitution and law and fully take care of the people's interests and be loyal to tunisia. in this young democracy a vacant post for the country's leadership could spark a power struggle among tunisia's political party is definitely what candidates who are considered to be quite popular and quite strong but also very controversial who have been buying from running the pres

i swear by god almighty to protect the independence of tunisia and the safety of its lands to respect the constitution and law and fully take care of the people's interests and be loyal to tunisia in this young democracy a vacant post for the country's leadership could spark a power struggle among tunisia's political party is definitely what candidates who are considered to be quite popular and quite strong but also very controversial. have been barred from running the presidential elections by parson parliament not too long ago this was not yet been signed by missteps and before he passed away and i think we'll hear a lot more about this controversy next couple of days president benjy kiters said speight who spent the last few weeks of his life in a not of the hospital was a leading figure in what was known as the arab spring uprising as prime minister and then tunisia's 1st democratically elected president he helped draft a new constitution guaranteeing freedom of speech. and then to have his accomplishments though were often overshadowed by a weak economy and high unemployment rate

islamists in tunisia are very intelligent.hey chose a woman without a veil to fool us to think -- two coolest into digging they are and open-minded party. -- to fool us into thinking they are and open-minded party. >> she tells us she is used to criticism. and from both sides. even conservative voters are skeptical about her appointment. this woman does not like the way the mayor does not wear a veil. has she not read the karate she is clear. she says it is a matter of individual choice. the development is something of a balancing act for the party for you in public, the party wants to present a worldly face. it's position is that religion is a private matter. with such views, they hope they can attract constituencies that are usually suspicious of islamists area >> the political islam was a response to the dictatorship in tunisia. now we are reacting to democratic change in our country. that is why we are separating politics and religion. that is why we now have democratic islam. >> the mayor overlooks the city from her desk.

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the constitution and law and fully take care of the people's interests and be loyal to tunisia. in this young democracy a vacant post for the country's leadership could spark a power struggle among tunisia's political party is deaf and not what candidates who are considered to be quite popular and quite strong but also very controversial . have been barred from running the presidential elections by parson parliament not too long ago this law has not yet been signed by missteps in before he passed away and i think we'll hear a lot more about this controversy next couple of days president benjy kind a sense speed who spent the last few weeks of his life in a not of the hospital was a leading figure in what was known as the arab spring uprising as prime minister and then tunisians 1st democratically elected president he helped draft a new constitution guaranteeing freedom of speech. going to have his accomplishments though were often overshadowed by a weak economy and high unemployment rate there is the spirit nobody can deny that there is the sense of hopelessness nobody can deny

iso, a key figure in tunisia transition to democracy dies at the age of 92. ♪ >> protesters continueebrations after puerto rico's governor resigns. the new u.k. prime minister .akes old promises over brexit the eu says it won't renegotiate the withdrawal agreement. ♪ we began with olivia. libiya. left from tripoli with around 300 on board. saved in return. the agency has cold for the migrants not to be returned, with a face conflict and possible imprisonment. the global sports person for africa in the mediterranean said this is likely to be another year of death on the mediterranean sea. nother tragic c accident on the year inanean, the sixth a row, a milestone that bears thinking about. taking these journeys are often refugees. we need to prevent them getting includingst place, expanding pathways such as the family reunification processes, review 19 parents with children, but also humanitarian admissions, private sponsorship schemes, educational scholarships. there are many ways to do this to get people out of harms way. ♪ >> the man who guided tunisia to a democratic era has died.

the constitution and law and fully take care of the people's interests and be loyal to tunisia. in this young democracy a vacant post for the country's leadership could spark a power struggle among tunisia's political parties deafened lot of candidates who are considered to be quite popular and quite strong but also very controversial. have been biased from running the presidential elections by parson parliament not too long ago this law has not yet been signed by missteps and before he passed away and i think we'll hear a lot more about this controversy next couple of days president benjy kiters said speight who spent the last few weeks of his life in a not of the hospital was a leading figure in what was known as the arab spring uprising as prime minister and then tunisians 1st democratically elected president he helped draft a new constitution guaranteeing freedom of speech. going to have his accomplishments though were often overshadowed by a weak economy and high unemployment rate there is a span nobody can deny that there is the sense of hopelessness nobody can deny that h

the constitution and law and fully take care of the people's interests and be loyal to tunisia. in this young democracy a vacant post for the country's leadership could spark a power struggle among tunisia's political party is definitely what candidates who are considered to be quite popular and quite strong but also very controversial. have been barred from running the presidential elections by parson parliament not too long ago this was not yet been signed by missteps and before he passed away and i think we'll hear a lot more about this controversy next couple of days president benjy kiters said speed who spent the last few weeks of his life in a not of the hospital was a leading figure in what was known as the arab spring uprising as prime minister and then tunisia's 1st democratically elected president he helped draft a new constitution guaranteeing freedom of speech. and then to have his accomplishments though were often overshadowed by a weak economy and high unemployment rate there is despair nobody can deny that there is the sense of hopelessness nobody can deny that ho

the constitution and law and fully take care of the people's interests and be loyal to tunisia. in this young democracy a vacant post for the country's leadership could spark a power struggle among tunisia's political parties deafened lot of candidates who are considered to be quite popular and quite strong but also very controversial who have been barred from running the presidential elections by parson parliament not too long ago this was not yet been signed by missteps and before he passed away and i think we'll hear a lot more about this controversy next couple of days president benjy kiters said speight who spent the last few weeks of his life in a not of the hospital was a leading figure in what was known as the arab spring uprising as prime minister and then tunisia's 1st democratically elected president he helped draft a new constitution guaranteeing freedom of speech thanks. i'm going to have his accomplishments though were often overshadowed by a weak economy and high unemployment rate there is despair nobody can deny that there is the sense of hopelessness nobody can

little islam was a response to the dictatorship in tunisia. now we're reacting to democratic change in our country. that's why we're separating politics and religion that's why we now have democratic islam. there him overlooks the city from her desk it seems a fitting symbol of her position she's often told she is just a token woman for the party but she's determined to convince people otherwise by focusing on concrete political action. she knows she's already made the history books. and you will miss eunice has become an example for tunisian women and for all arab women. we've shown that women can be politically involved in society. well you missed them. and then she's off to her next site visit back in her element again since the arab spring tunis has become dirtier and more chaotic the mayor wants to change that and there's a lot to clear away here including a good pile of prejudice. and there. are some sports news now in tennis day 4 of wimbledon has seen germany's defending champion under the care of a crash in the 2nd round she lost in 3

the constitution and law and fully take care of the people's interests and be loyal to tunisia. in such a young democracy to vacant posts for the country's leader could spark a power struggle among chooses political parties there for not what candidates who are considered to be quite popular and quite strong but also very controversial who have been barred from running the presidential elections by person parliament not too long ago this was not yet been signed by. the before he passed away and i think we'll hear a lot more about this controversy next couple of days. the president spent the last few weeks of his life in and out of hospital he was a leading figure in what was known as the arab spring uprising as prime minister and then tunisia as 1st democratically elected president he helped draft a new constitution guaranteeing freedom of speech. we're going to have his accomplishments were often overshadowed by a weak economy and a high unemployment rate oh no worries though he started his mission on a positive note and he finished that the same way may he rest in peace his pr

the constitution and law and fully take care of the people's interests and be loyal to tunisia. in this young democracy a vacant post for the country's leadership could spark a power struggle among tunisia's political party is definitely what candidates who are considered to be quite popular and quite strong but also very controversial. have been barred from running the presidential elections by parson parliament not too long ago this law has not yet been signed by missteps and before he passed away and i think we'll hear a lot more about this controversy next couple of days president benjy kind a sense speed who spent the last few weeks of his life in a not of the hospital was a leading figure in what was known as the arab spring uprising as prime minister and then tunisia's 1st democratically elected president he helped draft a new constitution guaranteeing freedom of speech thanks. i'm going to have his accomplishments though were often overshadowed by a weak economy and high unemployment rate there is despair nobody can deny that there is the sense of hopelessness nobody can

moments before it took place, tunisia substituted their regular goalkeeper and replaced him. go on to save the only save in the shootout, so allowing tunisia to go into the quarter—finals. from the touchlines, hassan, who had been livid about being replaced, all he could muster as he watched his team win was a simple thumbs up. earlier in the day, wilfried za ha simple thumbs up. earlier in the day, wilfried zaha fired ivory coast past mali with a 1—0 win to set up a meeting without area. the first semi—final on wednesday sees senegal play benin and then nigeria play south africa, who knocked out egypt on the weekend. local fans here, like garner's, must now watch on with reduced further. paris st germain say they will take appropriate action after neymar failed to turn up for the first day of pre—season training. the brazilian was due back at the club's training ground on monday. he joined the club for a world record $263 million two years ago. the forward missed the copa america with injury, and has been linked with a move back to former club barcelona. psg put this on thei

so there's a disagreement about whether or not tunisia is a safe port but again the ngos say no they want to claim asylum in europe where it actually is safe and that's what they're going to do to save lives i mean what have you been hearing there in lump ados are they preparing for a new influx of migrants trying to reach their shores considering what happened this week in libya with that migrant center being hit by air strikes i mean are they prepared for more migrants trying to make it across the mediterranean. well the authorities are very much prepared this is not as rare as it sounds like i said a lot of times migrants arrive quietly and it's not turned into a political topic there is a migration center here there are lots of people staying there i visited today i was denied access but the people on the island this has become a regular thing for them a lot of people were standing here watching it taking pictures but it really is a small island they need to bring them to italy and of course italian politics right now is trying to block that. w.'s i mean as of reporting tonight f

tunisia worked hard but hardly tested the goalkeeper.close to doubling the lead. it stayed 1—0 and the super eagles maintain their record of never losing a third place pay record of never losing a third place pay " record of never losing a third place pay —— play—off. they pick up yet another africa cup of nations bronze. in other football news... matthijs de ligt is expected to be confirmed as a juventus player on thursday. the 19—year—old dutch defender has had a medical in turin. the italian champions have agreed a fee of 84 milion dollars with ajax for whom he played 77 league games, since making his debut as a 16—year—old in 2016. kieran trippier has completed his move from tottenham hotspur to atletico madrid on a three year—deal. the spanish club have paid $25 million for the england defender who's won 16 caps for his country — and scored his only goal for the national side, in last year's world cup semi—final against croatia. to sign sebastien haller from eintracht frankfurt. they've paid $56 million for the french under—21 inter

where does this leave the post arab spring political process in the country i think tunisia is still fairing far better off than event libya and syria and the like in the sense that it has avoided war however this does not deny that uneasy is going through a very bad economic crisis this still incredible class devised this that incredible poverty particularly in the regions but you can see it was eating a city and engulfs centaurs a need in all of these other particular cities this economic crisis has led to many use deciding to abandon an act or protest process to say that there is no hope with regards to tunisia political parties are now engaged in trying to instill a whole within the youthful population however we have seen the return of lobby groups who have seen the return of business interests we've seen the return of of foreign intervention nevertheless there is still a believe that 2019 or hope is not lost that there is still some sort of democratic process we see that there are some groups who are engaged in corrupt practices but at least it is to get the people to be involv

still ahead on al-jazeera a period of mourning in tunisia as the country swears in an interim leader after the deaths of its 1st democratically elected president. a point of no recovery brazil's amazon is fast approaching a stage where it may never be able to survive. and later in sport how refugees from afghanistan are helping to grow the sport of cricket in sweden. hello there it is a fairly subtle weather pattern across much of the united states and also pushing up into much of canada quite a bit of cloud in the last few hours this is actually linked to a line of range. of eastwards and also pushing the southward so some today are all the wet day into drawn so not cold though 27 degrees celsius meanwhile across in new york 28 on the sunny skies warmest in washington d.c. with a high of 32 and also a warm day saturday out into l.a. with a high of 30 degrees celsius you can see the johnson scattered showers out across western regions and then on sunday that rain really does sweeps across much of the great lakes so many apis in minnesota 27 with rain thunderstorms that could be heavy

madagascar had been to nigeria and dr congo could not lay a glove on tunisia.art. they have got better and better as the tournament has gone on. this was their first win in 90 minutes, thanks to a counter—attack. for the first time since winning the title itself into thousand and four, they are into the semifinals. they will meet senegal on sunday. later that day, algeria will take on nigeria after the north africans squeezed past ivory coast on penalties after the game ended 1—1. the four guys in the shootout for the 2015 champions. it means it is west africa against north africa twice on sunday. it should be some day. we deserved to win this game so we keep our concentration until the end. you have to keep focus until the end to win. because if you lose concentration you miss opportunities and you are out, you are not qualifying. to golf, and there's a four way tussle at the top of the leaderboard heading into the second round of the scottish open in north berwick. matt kuchar is one of them, the american finishing with two eagles on the back nine to hold a j

the constitution and law and fully take care of the people's interests and be loyal to tunisia. in such a young democracy the vacant posts of the country's leader could spark a power struggle among political parties there for not what candidates who are considered to be quite popular and quite strong but also very controversial who have been barred from running the presidential elections by parson parliament not too long ago this law has not yet been signed by. before he passed away and i think we'll hear a lot more about this controversy next couple of days. the president spent the last few weeks of his life in and out of hospital he was a leading figure in what was known as the arab spring uprising as prime minister and then tunisia as 1st democratically elected president he helped draft a new constitution guaranteeing freedom of speech. we're going to have his accomplishments were often overshadowed by a weak economy and a high unemployment rate oh no worries though he started his mission on a positive note and he finished that the same way may he rest in peace his predecesso

huge amount of protests swirling about the fact that the democracy might have come and stayed in tunisia but the economy is not responding and there is a great deal of pressure on the government to do something about that so they're hoping for a smooth transition but we'll have to hold our breath and wait and see if they get it. to algeria now where the interim leader. has set up a 6 member panel to oversee a national dialogue it's aimed at organizing the country's presidential election protesters said they want a complete overhaul of the ruling elite held to account for corruption and months of demonstrated demonstrations that the president that is easy with a fluke is resignation in april. now celebrations are continuing in puerto rico following the resignation of the island's governor. announced her leave office on wednesday following 2 weeks of protests that was fogged by the release of offensive messages between brazil and his aides add into the frustration of a government corruption and legality of a pause from san juan. dancing in the streets of san juan celebrating what's being c

the constitution and law and fully take care of the people's interests and be loyal to tunisia. in this young democracy a vacant post for the country's leadership could spark a power struggle among tunisia's political party is definitely what candidates who are considered to be quite popular and quite strong but also very controversial. have been barred from running the presidential elections by parson parliament not too long ago this was not yet been signed by missteps and before he passed away and i think we'll hear a lot more about this controversy next couple of days president benjy kiters said speed who spent the last few weeks of his life in a not of the hospital was a leading figure in what was known as the arab spring uprising as prime minister and then tunisians 1st democratically elected president he helped draft a new constitution guaranteeing freedom of speech thanks. i'm going to have his accomplishments though were often overshadowed by a weak economy and high unemployment rate there is despair nobody can deny that there is the sense of hopelessness nobody can deny

the constitution and law and fully take care of the people's interests and be loyal to tunisia. in such a young democracy the vacant post of the country's leader could spark a power struggle among chooses political parties there for not for candidates who are considered to be quite popular and quite strong but also very controversial who have been barred from running the presidential elections by parson parliament not too long ago this law has not yet been signed by. before he passed away and i think we'll hear a lot more about this controversy next couple of days. the president spent the last few weeks of his life in and out of hospital he was a leading figure in what was known as the arab spring uprising as prime minister and then tunisia's 1st democratically elected president he helped draft a new constitution guaranteeing freedom of speech. and then have his accomplishments were often overshadowed by a weak economy and a high unemployment rate oh no worries though he started his mission on a positive note and he finished that the same way may he rest in peace his predecessor

but they're confident to the jubilant supporters who watched senegal triumph over tunisia in the semi final it's only the 2nd time ever that they've reached a final. it's total joy it's national pride we're all happy we've been waiting for this since 2002 such your money and co have ended a long senegalese wait for a 2nd shot at the title and they're delighted to have come so far sure we're proud because it's been 17 years since we last reached this stage since the generation of 2002. and it's thanks to her surveillance and hard work force. but the hardest part is still to come and only one set of supporters will be celebrating come friday night. and joining me now to delve into all things afghan is donaldson seche donaldson formerly paid for they told him his national team and has since retired from football welcome to the africa so it's come down to 2 teams it's senegal versus algeria is the best final outcome we could have had left 29000. you know if look into the group stage and also the games till now all things the best final cause you know we have a team like idea of area b. 2

educational scholarships there's many ways we can do this to get people out of harm's way and now tunisia has set a whole presidential elections on september 15th after the death of the country's 1st democratically elected leader the subsea head of tunisia's parliament to mohamed and of her was sworn in as interim president on thursday he will lead the country until the elections are held and i could take over after 92 year old the steps he died in a military hospital in the capital tunis and long conex back now except she's time in power. came to power in december 2014 after winning the 1st free presidential election his career began 40 years earlier and took him through various posts in defense security and foreign affairs he briefly served as interim prime minister in 2011. 0 was the 1st to experience a wave of protests that became known as the arab spring in 2010 the following year they led to the ousting of longtime president zain aberdeen ben ali i and in the 1st of 3 elections 3 years later at the head of a newly created party won a runoff that polarized voters he was often accused

world leaders have been attending the funeral of tunisia's 1st democratically elected president a set c. the 92 year old died on thursday following a severe health crisis he has been buried in a hillside cemetery in tunis where other leaders are interred french president emmanuel michel and qatar's emir shift i mean been hammered all funny are among those attending a presidential election will be held in september and upon a mentor a vote in. i speak to david chase a lie forests aden to miss the funeral of s.f.c. has i believe ended now 7 days of mourning what happens next for tunisia what are the people's hopes and expectations now. only just a word about. the funeral cortege today it was a dignified ending to a very long political career or a man who's nurtured and kept democracy going even though it's still so young as a government here in studio and the most reaction of the crowds i was speaking to were that they were proud that there are already been such a peaceful transition of power under the constitution to the president himself wrote so they were they were standing proud and

i think tunisia still fair and far better off than libya and syria like in the sense that it has avoided war however this does not deny that tunisia is going through a very bad economic crisis this still incredible class divide this incredible poverty particularly in the regions but you can see that was eating the city and in government doors or in midnight in all of these other particular cities this economic crisis have led to many use deciding to abandon that and to a protest process to say that there is no hope with regard to tunisia political parties are now engaged in trying to instill hope within the youth of population however we have seen the return of lobby groups we've seen the return of business interests we've seen the return of a foreign intervention nevertheless there is still a belief that 2019 or hope is not lost that there is still some sort of democratic process we see that there are some groups who are engaged in corrupt practices but at least it is to get the people to be involved in the press in other words if the people have no power there would be no need for thes

in group e — mali have gone through in first place after a 1—0 win over angola with tunisia's goallesst mauritania means they qualify. in group f — ghana, cameroon and benin progress, benin qualify as a best of the third place finishers. from cairo, the bbc'sjohn bennett rounds up the day's action. dana started the day under pressure with just two points and ended the day as group f winners to cruise into the knockout stages and avoid a last 16 clash the 2013 champions. after halftime, jordan raised on a through ball to give them the lead and then thomas party wrapped up a two mil victory. so it is cameroon who will now face nigeria after dropping to second in group f following a nil all draw against berlin. but they won't care it was not a thriller because they go through to the knockout stage as well. for the first time in their history. we needed one point two passthrough. we did not play off best football tonight but we defended well and got the result, we just tried to reduce the pace and avoid the team to take speed in the attacks. i think we fight hard and it isa attacks. i thin

tunisia has been holding a state funeral for the late president. c. he was the country's 1st head of state to be elected and nationwide polls thousands lined the streets of the capital tunis to bid him farewell. thursday at the age of 92 death has sparked fears of political unrest in tunisia. indian navy helicopters and emergency service boats have rescued some 700 people from a train stranded in flood waters near room by terentia one soon rains left the tracks of merged and the train partially under water officials said a relief train would take passengers to their destinations. after a 2 day flight space x.'s dragon cargo capsule has successfully reached the international space station it's delivering lab equipment and supplies for the astronauts to the reusable space ships 3rd flight to the i assess the mission had to be postponed several times due to bad weather conditions. and sports news now and cycling is set to win this year's tour de france after he held onto his lead through the penultimate stage the colombian held office closest competitors

rescued survive so i spoke to their close to the border between tunisia and libya. edriss has severe stomach pains he's just been rescued after his boat capsized in the mediterranean sea on monday he's one of 4 african migrants brought to a 2 new zealand shelter while waiting to be taken to hospital news arrived that one of them from ivory coast had just died. dazed and confused 22 year old ass man from mali told us how the boat they were travelling on sank just hours after leaving libya he says there were $86.00 people on board including women and children 83 are now missing feared dead. for at least what the board and the boat split into 2 people are panicking and drowned i held onto a part of the boat for days every migrant at this shelter near the border with libya has a story to tell some told us about how they survived a boat capsized in maine when 60 people drowned others from sudan say they were held in libyan detention centers and made to fight for different warring factions since april's assault on the libyan capital tripoli by forces loyal to warlords hon

the head of tunisia's parliament mohamed and has been sworn in as the interim president topped out at night. 2 year old the subsea and a co will leave the country until presidential elections are held on september 15th . and the celebrations are continuing in puerto rico's capital off to governor recorder a c.e.o. announced he'll step down next month he's been under growing pressure off to nearly 2 weeks of mass protests. on a stand now whether been 3 explosions in the capital kabul at least 10 people have been killed and more than 40 others injured i still claim responsibility for 2 of the explosions targeting abbas in the ambulances that i'm followed the 3rd blast has been claimed by the taliban. of been protests against the demolition of palestinian buildings in occupied east jerusalem israeli demonstrators joined those rallying just meters away from their prime minister's home on thursday well matheson has more now from west jerusalem. since the demolition of the houses and what he follows on monday there has been an international * phone donation of the houses and the buildings b

the head of tunisia's parliament muhammad and occur has been sworn in as interim president after the death of 92 year old the subsea an acoa will leave the country until presidential elections are held on september 15th. said abrasions a continuing in puerto rico's capital of the governor a cut or a c.e.o. announced he will step down next month and on the growing pressure often need 2 weeks of mass protests. oh here the new prime minister boris johnson has been speaking to parliament saying that his leadership is the beginning of a new golden age johnson says his government will throw itself into bricks and o'shea sions and leave the e.u. by the end of october but the european union's warn that the prime minister that this is pretty much the best and only deal that he will get charlie angela has more now from westminster. inside 10 downing street a rousing welcome from a loyal team prime minister boris johnson's new cabinet dominated by breck's it hardliners at the 1st pep talk and we have a momentous task of the people in our country's history we are committed. to leaving. because y

the constitution and law and fully take care of the people's interests and be loyal to tunisia. in such a young democracy the vacant posts of the country's leader could spark a power struggle among chooses political parties there for not what candidates who are considered to be quite popular and quite strong but also very controversial. have been barred from running the presidential elections by parson parliament not too long ago this law is not yet been signed by. the before he passed away and i think we'll hear a lot more about this controversy next couple of days. the president spent the last few weeks of his life in and out of hospital he was a leading figure in what was known as the arab spring uprising as prime minister and then tunisia as 1st democratically elected president he helped draft a new constitution guaranteeing freedom of speech. we're going to have his accomplishments were often overshadowed by a weak economy and a high unemployment rate oh no worries though he started his mission on a positive note and he finished that the same way may he rest in peace his pr

the ennahda party and the islamists in tunisia are very clclever.ey selected a woman who doesn't wear a veil in order to show that, voila, they're now an open, progressive party. reporter: souad abderrahim says she's used to criticism. while some accuse her of masking ennahda's islamist agenda, others in more conservative camps accuse her of espousing the very opposite. this woman asks her if she's ever read the koran and is taking her to task for not wearing a veil. the mayor replies that such a decision should be left to the individual. the ennahda party is keen to present itself as worldly and open, and now describes religion as a personal matter. the shift away from so-called political islam is considered a strategic political move, one that will endear it to a larger cross-section of society, specifically to those who would traditionally have shunned an islamist party. rached: political islam was a response to tunisia's dictatorship. but now we're reacting to the shift t towards democracy. that's why we separate politics and religion. and that'

side in the east we had there were french officials or of alledged officials there were arrested in tunisia coming out of western libya at a day after supporting the there were talks about french consultants in his. command headquarters in the very end plus the ones so all the there are reports about the airstrike was done by an f. 16 passed by the this is and this is after the declaration of the enemy that they have they got f. 16 we know who gave them the f. 16 probably then what are these so the there are american weapons involved we saw the javelins the anti tank guided missiles. there as well after the color that he captured of that he and saw there are key members of the u.n. security council whose weapons and consultants and military officials are involved in this some of them from the european union and some of them from our powers that are there so i let me jump in here though is that happening when libya is under an arms embargo is it feasible that these world powers are absolutely clueless and have no idea that their weapons are ending up with highly for half the fighting the un

have a breach engine is 80 percent of tunisia's economy relies on almost 2000 kilometers of coastline and with climate change taking its toll people here say it needs urgent protection before it's too late it's. al-jazeera along to his ears coastline. well still to come a look at efforts to revive a lake that's already disappears. i'm so far so reporting from what used to be the hour we'll see in calcutta pakistan in this big east where the government is trying to bring life back into the desert. and install here from the new champion simona halep after an incredible day a wimbledon. in australia a battle rages over the country spam and with activists invading farms stealing wives and intimidation from one when they asked has these tracks gone too far on al-jazeera.

hour the death of the tunisian president page you see he has now been replaced by the speaker of tunisia's parliament has been sworn in as interim president and a new election is set to be held on the 15th of september david chase joins us live now from the capital tunis and essentially was of course the country's 1st democratically elected leader david is death has created a political vacuum tell us more about what's being done to fill it. well his own legacy is feeling it essentially because he was the man that devised the constitution pushed it through decide constitution which is essentially keeping the stability here in tunisia this is a man who was part of the politics here for 60 out of his 92 years he's been at just about every stage of chin is years political evolution from its freedom from france right through to the the revolution in 2011 course the beginning of the arab spring and it's still the only country which is the century got amongst all those people who had the arab spring a democratic government and that is because of the man who is being called the biggest the tallest

a period of mourning in tunisia as the country squares in an interim president. point of no return brazil's amazon is fast approaching a stage it may never be able to survive. and fire a small have all your sporting clearing arsenal footballers and that's it all a. collapsed me i can skate to an attempted carjacking in london details coming up later. now years of sanctions on north korea appear to be having a devastating impact its economy is spiraling downwards slipping by 4 point one percent in 2008 that's estimated to be the worst drop in 21 years all those sanctions were meant to force north korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions but on thursday pyongyang tested a new ballistic missile it said it was a warning to south korea which is planning more joint military drills with the u.s. but despite that launch u.s. secretary of state says new talks on denuclearize ation of the korean peninsula could start within weeks well mcbride reports from seoul. the figures provide the stark is devil yet of how sanctions against north korea are hurting it economically . last

to fire on demonstrators says killing dozens and the world leaders have attended the funeral of tunisia's 1st democratically elected president a set c. a 92 year old died on thursday after what's being called a city health crisis. bahrain has executed 2 men convicted of terrorism charges despite international concern about the fairness of their trial are you an investigator and human rights groups had called for the death sentence to be suspended but the man was shot by a firing squad. as the details. the she our protesters in bahrain had gone to the streets to protest against the death sentence given to 2 men who'd been convicted of terrorism related charges on saturday the government executed and. who were in their twenty's it said they were guilty of breaking into a prison killing a police officer and carrying illegal firearms but their families say they were coerced into false confessions they are present as family. feel that there are at their prisoners aware of torture. and one of them that he was on wheelchair during that period when he was in jail. on friday a protester climbed on

he survived and wants to stay in tunisia, but most of the other people died at sea.e is here for economic opportunities. he wants to work, he is a barber, he told me. not everyone feels the same. they feel they are stuck in limbo here. the country does not have enough [indiscernible] they are trying to get others sent to other countries, safer countries. a few said they work. you will notice quite a few empty beds. they work the body job here and there to work a little bits of money to help them by foods and basic stuff not provided here at this camp. when i spoke to the red crescent they said there is a lack of funding and the government is in political turmoil. is economy and unemployment high. they said they have not adopted the draft asylum law that was signed in 2014. many people are coming from libya and are still stuck here in limbo. yementhi rebels in carried out drone attacks in saudi arabia or the rebel group claims all flights have been halted or the saudi coalition spokesperson said their forces intercepted and shot down multiple drones at the airport. li