victoria gatenby reports. >> boris nemtsov was killed buy drive buy shooting. >> a vehicle pulled up and there were a couple of shots fired from it. l as a result, bullets penetrated his back. a wojwoman is being questioned 50 police department. >>> political change in russia. >> for me the death of boris nemtsov is by all means challenge being brought down. he really shook up the system. >> nemtsov was an outspoken critic of vladimir putin. he was also an experienced politician. he had served as deputy prime minister under former president boris yeltsin and was governor of a city, nisninakarov. he was murdered just two days before a major opposition rally he was due to take part in. >> mr. nim nemtsov i would say was one of three top opposition leaders in russia. he has been a personal nemesis of mr. putin, one of the most daring and outspoken leaders. he personally organized most of the option opposition rallies going back to at least 2011. >> the president is taking the investigation into nemtsov's murder under his personal control. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> l you thank you

victoria gatenby reports . >> without wood and fuel they are trapped. >> it's very cold and we don't have enough oil or clothes for heating. >> flimsy tents and freezing conditions. the mountains are close to the border with lebanon but there's not a single aid agency working here. that's because the lebanese government has classified the area as a war zone. and has not allowed the aid agencies to come here. >> the tents cannot withstand the snow storms. we can't afford blankets or covers. the heating fuel we had lasted for just a week. >> these are just some of the 7 million people inside syria who are displaced. forced from their home because of the nonstop fighting. the refugees in the mountains are trying to survive the weather and the long war in their country. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> according to a separatist official overseeing the prisoner exchange that took place west of the city of luhansk. part of a larger ceasefire deal signed last week, the ceasefire has wenl violated been violated several times. meanwhile, u.s. secretary of state john kerry says u.s. is certain

victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: a rare moment of good news.de los one of the retrial and the judge freed the men on bail order today pay a security bond of just over $33,000. bahar mohammed didn't have to pay bail because he's an egyptian citizen. fahmy gave up his egyptian citizenship to speed up his release. the men were free after 411 days behind bars. bahar went home to his wife and their three children. he had missed the birth of his son while he was in jail. >> i am finally home. the children was different. it was like -- it was something different. as soon as they saw me they saw me on the stairs, they suddenly jump, jump on me, so i took them and i start hugging them and we start -- and i think i start crying, this is the first time my children start telling me stop going to work. don't leave again. you have been -- you spent too much time at work, don't go again, we want you to stay. >> reporter: meanwhile, mohamed fahmy returned home to his family and his fiancÉ. but their ordeal is far from over. the men stand accused the aiding the

victoria gatenby al jazerra. >>> for security reasons we cannot report from cairo so covering for uscorrespondent ian. give us an idea how things are likely to be handled in the next few hours. >> reporter: well, david we are still waiting for the trial to begin. we are expecting it to start in an hour or two. we know that mohamed fahmy has yet to arrive. he's been brought in from a nearby hospital. but what we are hearing now for over the past two days is the rational for the appeal. the judge releasing his very condemning damning appraise the of the last year's trial saying the initial tried failed to provide evidence that they belonged to the muslim brotherhood or were helping the muslim brotherhood and failed to investigate whether the confessions were done under arrest. and wondered why they were tried in a terrorism court since their charges, alleged crimes were nonviolent. so there has been a lot of optimism from the family after this appraisal by the appeals judge, but they are still cautious because they know that it could still take another year or so if this trial goes for

their future, once again, in the hands of they gins jew derrek air, victoria gatenby, al jazerra. >>rra can't report from cairo so covering thursday's trial for us is cnn correspondent ian lee. >> reporter: what we are hearing now for over the past two days is the rational for the appeal, the judge releasing his very condemning damning appraisal of the last year's trial saying that the initial trial failed to provide evidence that the journal assists belonged to the muslim brotherhood or were helping the muslim brotherhood. also said it failed to investigate whether the confessions were done under duress. it also has said that they wondered why they were tried in a terrorism court since their charges, alleged crimes were nonviolent. there has been a lot of optimism from the family after this appraisal by the appeals judge but they are still cautious because they know that it could still take another year or so if this trial goes forward. >>> coming up, do stay with us, we had this story she didn't like the way an airline steward served her some nuts, we have the latest from the court

victoria gatenby looks at the story. >> these members of elite golden golden brigade. ramadi i.s.i.l.'s ordinancive is being pushed back by a brigade of special forces. >> the golden brigade are now in the district of al andalus. you know explosives and ieds are everywhere in houses and streets. there are rumors that this area will fall to i.s.i.l. but these are false rumors. >> witnesses say most of the neighborhoods in ramadi, some troops have been battling i.s.i.l. for more than a year but despite the current standoff they are determined they can win. >> we have been like this for a year now. we have suffered huge losses. >> it has been eight months since i.s.i.l. swept through in ramadi the government has sent in reenforcements but in other cities progovernment forces say they are not getting the support they need to defeat i.s.i.l. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> ultimate traultraconservative salafi movement, financing and recruiting for outside groups. a similar case in belgium. the leader of a muslim group has been found guilty and sent to prison for recruiting

victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >>> twin car bomb explosions have killed shoppers in a town in westernraq. at least 21 people died in belarust as crowds gathered after the first explosion, a second vehicle blew up. the blast injured at least 44 people. >>> iraq's prime minister is vowing to punish is ill fighters who destroy price lesotho pieces of ancient art. an is ill propaganda video shows objects being smashed to pieces. a museum closed 12 years ago is being re-opened to show iraq is serious about protecting its ancients civilization. jane araf reports. >> reporter: this isn't the first time the myselfem has re-opened. but officials hope this reopening will last [applause.] . >> the museum had planned this ceremony weeks ago. with the destruction of ancient statues in mossel iraq's prime minister told us it became more important. >> today, we are opening this museum baghdad museum to send a message. we will center piece this heritage. this museum i think, contains a lot of heritage. there are a lot of sites for this heritage. we want the help of the world. we ask the u.n. security

. >> nationalist party is campaigning for the government, victoria gatenby reports . >> this is a school in the capital dakka. a 72-hour general strike organized by the oppositions has forced the government to postpone national exams. >> they are not sure when the national exam will be held and whose exam will be held when. second there's the security problem of coming to this venue and then going back. so the students it's very difficult and it will definitely affect negatively on their exams. >> tangi mahmoud is among the one and a half million students who are waiting for the exams. >> they are affect our mental preparation and also our planning because we have to prepare for the same exams several times. >> it's been more than a year since the government won a controversial election. since then there's been unprecedented political violence. the main opposition party leaders has urged people to take to the street as part of the campaign to hold new election. but sheik hasina says she has a mandate to govern. >> the current political situation is immediate concern. what we are observin

victoria gatenby has the story. >> reporter: it's freezing cold in the mountains, they are trying to keep warm. without wood and fuel. it's hard. >> translation: it's very cold. we don't have enough oil or wood. >> reporter: at least 500 families are living in freezing conditions. close to the border. there's not an international aid agency here because the lebanese government glasses the area as a war zone and banned visitors from coming here. >> the young children the tents can't withstand the snow storms. we cannot afford to protect ourselves. we cannot even afford blankets or covers. the heating fuel for a week. >> these are some of the 7 million people inside syria who are displaced, forced from homes. they continue to fall the refugees in the mountains are trapped, and the long brutal war continues. >>> well greece has struck a deal with other eurozone members. it shouldn't last forever, but all sides are happy at least for now. germany said in return they'll be able to have their own reforms. a reform plan will be ready by the deadline on monday. many managed to avoid, but if

victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: these pictures are from a hospital in afghanistan.itnesses say this boy was fatally wounded during air strikes by the egyptian military. his sister was severely injured. doctors couldn't save their lives or the lives of their younger brother. but some egyptian commentators insist they died of suffocation in another city. >> translator: this is strong evidence of the conspiracy and lying against egypt. >> reporter: hospital staffers say that is a lie. >> translator: we started the resuscitation on this bench. everything happened here. >> reporter: the egyptian government said the air strikes hit camps of isil-affiliated groups. egypt says the military campaign was launched in retaliation for the beheading of 21 egyptian christians, but witnesses say several civilians were killed in the air strikes. >> translator: there was no military presence here. just families lived here. the family the mother and their children were all killed. there was a gentlemen who was also killed. there were about eight killed in the neighborhood in addition

victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: the moderate syrian opposition which is battling both isil fighters president's forces is about to get some much-needed help. the united states military says it has identified 1200 syrian opposition fighters for potential training. the turkish government will provide an equal number of trainers. the agreement was signed on thursday. >> the region is better off. and i agree this is the start. >> reporter: the turkish government says the opposition fighters could also target president bashar al-assad's forces. >> translator: they will fight against the islamic state and the elements. >> reporter: u.s. officials say a deal for a training facility in jordan is imminent and locations in saudi arabia and qatar could be ready within the year. on the ground the battles continue. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: these are fighters from the front, an alliance of sunni opposition groups battling government forces in aleppo. they have just regained control of farmland in the north of the city. >> translator: god is greatest. thanks to god, the heros managed to liberate o

territory has changed hands many time victoria gatenby, al jazerra. >>> argentina's president is on ay visit to china. hoping to improve ties to the country. argentina's biggest trading partner after brazil. despite the fact that she made jokes on twitter about the chinese accent. now a report. >> reporter: china gave the argentine president christina fernandez a red carpet reception. china is now argentina's second biggest trading partner after brazil. and both countries believe the relationship is ripe for furniturefurthergrowth of the trade with china in 2013 was worth $17.5 billion. >> translator: chinese interests in investing in argentine is clear and important. chinese company have his many projects planed in south america and argentina particular a country with lots of natural resources but we are also an important market. >> reporter: the president distancing herself from a scandal back in or teen tina argentine is accompanied by more than 100 business men and most of her top ministers. negotiating 15 major agreements. which include two huge hydro electric i go dams in patago

victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: al jazerra evening ire's cairo bureau chief mohammed fahmy andr bahar mohamed were arrested december 29, 2013 alongside correspondent pete are greste. initially their detention was believed to be temporary and based on bureaucratic problems with their media accreditation but within daisy i didn't want's top property cuters announced they were being held on terror charges alleging they were aiding the out loud plus lil' brotherhood. the journalist and al jazerra network rejected the charges. so did the global media community. protesters around the world demonstrated in solidarity with the three men. when the trial finally began in february the three pleaded not guilty. the proceedings were ridiculed by legal experts around the world. evidence presented by the prosecution included footage from a different champion, music found on the journalists' laptops and some of peter's work in africa. on june 23rd. the verdict guilty. mohamed and peterson tensed to seven years bahar order today spend a decade behind bars. six other colleagues from al jazerra w

victoria gatenby, al jazerra. >>> houthi rebels in yemen have rejected a call to move u.n. peace talks from the capital sanaa to aden. president hadi made the request for his first tv appearance after escaping house arrest on sunday. mohamed reports from aden. >> reporter: this is the first time president hadi has been seen since his escape from san all. he is shown on tv holding a meeting with the army and pro provincial government in the south. his statement left many questions unanswered. most importantly on whether he still wants to resign from office. but after this meeting. the governor of aden said. >> president hadi insists that he will continue to carry out his political duties because he has an obligation to towards the citizens and voters in order to implement the transitional phase and the outcome of the national dialogue. >> reporter: the new element here is the call for government minister to his move to aden. which implies that aden will be a de facto capital of yemen for the moment. but hadi supporters are still asking him if he has withdrawn his resignation

victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: it's freezing cold in the mountains, and the children in the qalamounountains are trying to keep warm. without food and clothing they can't. >> translation: it's cold we don't have fuel for heating. >> reporter: 5,000 families are living in flimsy tents. there's not an aid agency working here. the lebanese government classifies the area as a war zone banning visitors from coming here. >> translation: we are suffering terribly in the cold weather. the tents we are living in can't withstand the snow fall or snow storms. we cannot afford to protect ourselves or blankets or covers. the heating lasted for just a week. >> these are some of the 7 million people inside syria who are displaced, forced from their homes because of the fighting. as the snow falls, the refugees are trying to survive the weather and the war in their country. >> fighters from i.s.i.l.'s lib yn afill grate claimed responsibility. four or five died in ex-pleases. the a -- explosions. the attack was symbolic. >> it was early morning and a car bomb ripped through the village. >> translati

victoria gatenby reports. >> these pictures are from a hospital in dur nam. this boy was wounded during air strikes. doctors couldn't save their lives or the lives of their younger brother. some egyptian commentators disputed whether the children were killed. they insist they died of suffocation. >> in is strong evidence of lying and fabrication against egypt. >> reporter: hospital staff in douma say that is a lie. >> everything happened here. they say the suffocation took place. the children were here. the egyptian government said the air strikes hit camps of i.s.i.l. affiliated groups. egypt says the campaign was launched in retaliation for the heading of 21 egyptians. several civilians were killed in the air strikes. >> there was no military presence. families live here. the mother and children. they were all killed. gunmen were killed. there were about eight killed. in addition to four seriously injured. egypt is calling to a military interaction. they are worried that if left unchecked. fighting groups could be at europe's doorstep. victoria gait ep by a

victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >>> in our regular week ahead segment we look at the sense of the system and whether it's spinning out of control. and the hurricane sandy fallout more when we come back. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is look at your top stories. world leaders are proposing a number of measures to counter the terrorist threats. egypt's presidential wants to create a pan-arab nuclear force. talks over iran's nuclear capabilities will begin in a couple of hours. the u.s. is prepared the pull out of the foreclosures if its demands aren't met. iran says it's ready and willing to cut a deal. the retrial of al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed resumes tomorrow. their ordeal is far from over. >>> on friday, greece extended a four month extension of its bailout. europe's financial troubles are far from over. monday greece will submit a letter to the euro group outlining a way to keep its finances in check. before ratifying that four month extension to the greece's bailout program. we start with neave barker in brussels. >> now that a tentative agree

victoria you gatenby reports. gatenby reports. >> a vehicle pulled up, and a couple of men bl are jumped out and shot. a couple of bullets went in his back. >> for me the death ofist nemtsov is above all a challenge. a challenge that was thrown to all of us. nemtsov was a priet bright opposition activist and really spoke for all of us. >> he served as deputy prime minister under former president boris yeltsin. after 2003 he helped establish and led several opposition parties. he was killed just prior to a opposition rally he was supposed to take part in. >> he has been a personal nemesis plaintiff putin one of the most daring and outspoken leaders. he personally organized most of the opposition rallies going back to 2011. >> russian president you you vladimir putin has condemned the murder. >> fred, this is clearly caused uproar not least because nemtsov said in a recent interview that he feared he would be killed. because he was opposing vladimir putin's policies in ukraine. >> well, yes he has been critical on a

victoria gatenby has our report. >> reporter: these pictures are from a hospital.sses say this boy was fatally wounded during air strikes by the egyptian military. his sister was severely injured. some egyptian commentators have disputed whether the kids died in air strikes. >> translator: this is strong evidence of the conspiracy lying and fabrication against egypt. >> reporter: hospital staff say that account of events is a lie. >> translator: we stopped recitation on this bench. everything happened here. where they say the suffocation took place elsewhere. the children were here and the man with them is [ inaudible ] from the [ inaudible ] department. >> reporter: the egyptian government said the air strikes hit camps of isil-affiliated groups. egypt says the military campaign was launched in retaliation for the beheading of 21 egyptian christians. but witnesses say several civilians were killed in the air strikes. >> translator: there was no military presence here. just familiar list lived here. the mother and their children were all killed. there was a gentlem

victoria you geant gatenby, al jazeera. >>> earlier tonight senator you expheanringyou you johnsenator youexphean senators you john mccainsenator be john mccain retweeted a picture of him. >> they are a rare and endangered breed in russia. opposition figures of fru and are few and far between. he would speak very plain shoot from the hip and he would call a spade a spade as some people would say. he said that putin was corrupt and he told me in sochi when he was campaigning for mayor there before the olympics because he simply wanted to have some place to lamp a launch a political plats form for freedom of press and speech in russia. fight the facts he was a former deputy prime minister he ran for mayor of sochi. i said, boris you're not going to get elected here you're north going to get on television what are you doing here? he says i believe in the end all of them will go to jail and i believe it will happen in my lifetime. >> and of course he exposed corruption in the sochi winters olympics, through a report. as investigators look at motive, his colleagues said he was preparing a r