This is al jazeera. And im the clock this is the news live from london coming up in the program we cannot force talks on people who are not ready to call us secretary of state Rex Tillerson says after visiting saudi arabia hes not full of ending the gulf crisis japanese ventures relax Prime Minister shinzo at bay but will his commission keep its a vital supermajority. To northern italian regions votes on whether they want federal tanami. And facing a growing problem of crystal meth addiction iran eyepieces first drug rehab and the muppets. So that and yes i just ate breakfast says saudi arabia is not yet ready to begin direct talks with casa to resolve the nearly five month diplomatic and trade cutoff tennison made the comments during a joint press conference with the country foreign minister in doha he also held talks in riyadh with the saudi king solomon and foreign minister. Aimed it at the coming around with respect to talks getting underway yes i did in my meetings with the crown Prince Mohammed bin samana i asked him to please and gauge plays and gauge and dialogue. There is not a strong indication that parties are ready to talk yet. And so we cannot force talks upon people who are not ready to talk so there has been no invitation to the white house because its not clear that parties are ready to engage but were going to continue to work towards that dialogue and towards that engagement. Well the country foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al tiny emphasized the need for a resolution between the g. C. C. And between carter momentum i just came on board there you see is quite important for the collective security and feel sort of that uses it would be the victim of this crisis again this is the state of qatar and this has affected directly the collective security of the g. C. C. Because of the behavior of the blockading contras. Sees a meeting of the g. C. C. Will constitute a golden chance in order to start the dialogue in the civilized way according to the civilized diplomatic well known charlie was. One of ten hour from political hay in our correspondent who was at that News Conference in doha. Somewhat unusual many were expecting a much different tone from u. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson when he arrived in the region thats because he gave an interview before he left where he basically changed things up he pointed at the Saudi Led Coalition and said they are the reason for the impasse that cookie cutter was happy to negotiate but they were simply refusing so when he got here to saudi arabia he really didnt suddenly start strong signals and then when he came to qatar it was much of the same he said that they asked the saudis to please sit down and negotiate but that they didnt think they were ready he said if they feel like theyre ready theyre ready to sit down and talk well then the u. S. Would be happy to have them all come to washington or somewhere else or down and facilitate to facilitate that negotiation basically say we cant impose our will on any of these countries now i think a lot of analysts would tell you of course the u. S. Has the ability to impose their will on these critical allies if they felt like it they do have some leverage secretary of state works tillerson making it clear here in qatar he has no intention of doing that at least not yet when i say this on beacon street charges or a Senior Analyst mark bashar who joins me here in the studio. On the face of it not only further forward but reading between the lines what do you make through. I think were in a whole new world now four months ago and this crisis began it was also the beginning if you will of the trumpet ministration things were not clear in washington the administration was not united on any single strategy the thinking was not mature and the president was in his first three four months in office so all in all i think we would go a long way and i think now theres clearly an american strategy for the greater middle east to remain engaged in fighting in afghanistan remain engaged in fighting in iraq and in the middle east as well as contain iran i think all of these are coming together and in a sense the gulf crisis the qatar issue is destruction its its a problem for the in. Id say its for its overall strategy because you cannot fight isis and terrorism you cannot confront and contain iran while at the same time having a disunited gulf region. He was referring to the leverage the United States could bring to bear what kind of leverage could we see behind you know since the Second World War the United States has become the primary protector of saudi arabia and gulf security under the Carter Doctrine after the iranian revolution the United States. Created the Rapid Deployment force and it committed to the protection of the regime in saudi arabia so clearly so would the safety if you will and gulf security and stability is in so many ways in u. S. Hands no other global powers whether at the time the soviet union or today china or russia no one including iran and iraq as weve learned from the from the first gulf war when when saddam percent tried to invade iraq kuwait an annex at the United States came in and and we know what happened since the liberation of kuwait and so on and so forth because for the u. S. This is a red line got security so so eurabia understands that so he had to be understands that its in the end of the day a client for the United States and thats why its sick Rex Tillerson is not there only to make sure that the so does understand American Protection but hes also asking them for money to help reconstruct iraq and other places and hes also there to make sure that the overcome their grievances with the with the Iraqi Government thats been going on for twenty five years after establishing now there a diplomatic relation with iraq and host of a sudden the opposition into iraq now the host the Prime Minister all in all to make sure that this all goes with over all american strategy to confront iran so so do you re be a hero in all of this has to do you know get with the program as it were it has to listen to the u. S. Because the u. S. Has now some clarity about a certain e. G. Its trying to help. Contin iran so saudi arabia needs to help itself and the United States by firstly. Fixing the gulf crisis second deescalate from yemen and third build a moderate coalition in the region including with you to what degree do you think that the u. S. President donald trump is is in line with the way that Rex Tillerson is dealing with this sort of thing or is he just washing his hands with say off you go you sort of because this is a very explosive question as you know i mean who knows whether president is on board or not does President Trump knows where the person trump is on board or not i mean theres a certain unpredictability about the man however what we know now from some important reports that have come up from washington is that he has come around hundred eighty degrees or hundred forty degrees if you will since this gulf crisis started apparently the secretary of state and the secretary defense according to an important report that came out of washington sat the president down in one of those closed rooms downstairs and showed him the maps of the greater middle east and explained to him why the u. S. Needs to remain engaged in the middle east needs to remain engaged in afghanistan and so on so forth apparently according to the reports from washington mr present or President Trump did come around he understood the concerns he a no longer speaks to responsibly about security about issues of war and peace and notably he took the very clear position on iran and sort of what i think in so many ways now. The the Foreign Policy establishment is in control of policy including the pentagon and this and the state department in so many ways President Trumps meeting with the emir of qatar in new york in september to basically mend fences and make it clear that qatar and United States are lies. For me that really puts strong clearly in the position of solving this issue through dialogue and enough with this problem thats wasting everybodys time and resources as a lesson just told us around thanks very much indeed great to get a perspective on this thanks a lot well one important factor in u. S. Relations with carter is the fact that the Central Command thats the arm of the u. S. Military that handles all operations in the middle east has its headquarters just outside doha a senior official there has told us there the gulf diplomatic crisis is not affecting Coalition Operations against eisel mahmud isis report. This is an already to her base in qatar some military personnel considered the most important to us air base in the. It revise u. S. Central command with the facilities and equipment required for operations. The base is home to several different types of aircraft used in missions across the region these tasks range from Strategic Bombing flights to just stick support such as the ones provided by refuting turncoat planes you date is truly the nerve center of all the operations that we execute across the Central Command area of responsibility from the planning execution and assessment of the every day operations that we operate throughout the region is done right here without this base without the capabilities that we bring every day we would not be able to orchestrate the fight that were executing today against isis and also in afghanistan which is another important area that we provide support to there are no diplomatic issues that are impacting our ability to operate every day from here on our counter isis mission this is the sensitive operation called the combined Operation Center aljazeera is one of the few Media Networks allowed into this place some screens were blurred to protect Sensitive Information many countries have joined the coalition to coordinate the complex operations in iraq syria and of gunston. On these screens we can see the busy earth just a Coalition Aircraft along with military and civilian planes for both the coalition and our field Level Operators they work back through the commanding control system to provide us information we have near real time information where the aircraft are operating and we can talk to a control agency who is able to talk directly to those aircraft and in many cases we can talk directly to the aircraft. More than twenty countries were here which is considered the commando predations center called the. Well just get a holiday to air base in qatar. Japans Prime Minister shinzo swept a victory in saturdays a snap election after promising to toughen his stance on north korea and revive the economy results a Ruling Coalition has already won two hundred sixty four seats that easily surpass a simple majority in the four hundred sixty five Seat Parliament but i mean he is hoping for two thirds majority to push through his agenda for that he needs at least three hundred ten seats exit polls have put him on track for that japans constitution limits the military to being his Self Defense Force after his defeat in the Second World War he says the law is a relic of the past and having a supermajority will help him change the constitution and develop a full fledged. Sarah clarke reports now from tokyo thank you. Its a remarkable turnaround for japans Prime Minister played by corruption scandals she and his Coalition Party were in shaky ground last month but on election day they were favorites to win reelection and an exit poll predicted the liberal Democratic Party would secure a parliamentary majority a Coalition Partner lost several seats but she looks set to become japans longest serving leader since World War Two. Two newly formed Political Parties filed to oust an exit poll says the party of hope led by the popular governor of tokyo rica quake it will win up to fifty nine seats and the constitutional Democratic Party looks set to win even more making it the Largest Opposition Party in japans lower house not enough to challenge overwhelming majority the opposition itself that is unfair or unifying ideology it doesnt really. Unifying policy platform and if they did manage to develop a credible narrative of being a better alternative than the current government even though the current cabinet is not that popular voting here in japan is not compulsory at the last election about fifty percent of eligible voters turned out but were talking land living with conditions the public has been encouraged to vote early and i have already about fifteen percent have been to the polls before the official election day this day expectations of this election may see a higher voter turnout by mid afternoon heavy rain sitting in with flooding in some areas organizers predicted the lowest voter turnout for the third consecutive lower house elections. Are basic you is a two thirds majority that will deliver him the mandate to reform the pacifist constitution and allow japans forces to play a more active role the issue has divided Voter Opinion on the moment i support a constitutional change i want him to go right ahead with it and. I hope there wont be any wars because i have a baby although things are very different from the past im still worried. At a time of regional uncertainty and escalating tensions with north korea opinion polls indicate that it is choosing stability this time around. And is ruling party a third term in power sarah clarke aljazeera tokyo. Still to come on this news from london egypts president promises to tackle terrorism as funerals are held for the policeman killed in a deadly firefight on saturday. We may be young syrians missing out on school so they can support their families. And the Houston Astros world series but the details coming up with this in. The u. S. Banks rebel group says its captured syrias Largest Oil Field from iceland the kurdish Led Syrian Democratic forces are in a race against russian backed syrian troops this is parts of the oil rich there are region yesterday half of already pushed eisel from the areas main natural gas fields and the city of raka after a four Month Campaign when its a war in syria continues a growing number of children are being forced to find work to support their families tens of thousands of children are missing out on an education. Reports now from high tide in southern turkey. Ham show is from a town in Northern Homes the area has been besieged for almost four years by Government Forces. But collects Plastic Waste not to resell for recycling but to burn during cold days so that his family can survive harsh winter conditions. I want to go to school and become a teacher or maybe a doctor i just want to be with my friends. Mohammed is a Street Vendor hes the familys breadwinner i have met at many thousands of children across syria dropped out of school so they can help their families in a country ravaged by war. Warplanes destroyed buildings i cant go to school i sell clothes so that i can help my parents and my brothers and sisters. Has shattered lives in syria and destroyed entire neighborhoods but its the children who are the most affected vulnerable and traumatized they all work long hours. Here people feel betrayed by the world activists and teachers are launching a campaign to send Street Children back to school. Many of my students are always scared war has changed their lives the season posed by Government Forces and poverty explain why children stop their studies five hundred children have dropped out of local schools because they need to work to help their families for now many children find themselves forced to work they face abuse and exploitation and risk their lives on the streets to help their families they are victims of one of the longest and deadliest conflicts in the region child labor has also extended today in countries where millions of syrians fled their home impoverished many send their kids to the streets raising concerns about the future of a lost generation of children in a country where war shows no signs of. Southern turkey. Egypts president. Sisi has made his ministers an Intelligence Services and has vowed to fight what he called terrorism in the country this comes after policemen were attacked in a desert ambush southwest of car on friday according to the Egyptian Government sixteen officers died but other sources say more than fifty five policemen were killed no one has claimed responsibility for the attack alexia prime. Egypt is in mourning following one of the largest attacks on Security Forces in years. The Egyptian Interior Ministry says sixteen Security Forces. Died in an ambush in the west indies it earlier security sources said more than fifty five were killed at a one hot two hours drive south west of cairo two police platoons were reported to be on their way to kill or a race to group of armed men in their days at hideout when there was shocked with machine guns from every direction. There was a man who pointed out officers to be killed and soldiers to be fired at their hands or feet the moment the group arrived they ordered us to lie down on the ground and surrender our weapons they took the weapons officers received bullets in their heads the lapse in security is being questioned because Security Forces are on high alert and a state of emergency is imposed local media said the hilly terrain would have been ideal for an ambush analysts have other explanations the operation is very sophisticated its not the first of its kind it happened before happened in urban environments like the famous or infamous one operation but this time i think its was a very much more complex in a sense they were this is not you that the ministry of interior is progressing is that they were actually. Asked to go there because they thought of a camp that was going on the Training Camp that was going on and while being on the offensive. On men defended and killed them. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack leaving many Unanswered Questions and new concerns about security in egypt. And aljazeera. At least seven people were killed when a roadside bomb exploded in somalia minibus carrying mostly female farmers was hit just outside of mogadishu close to areas held by alshabaab this comes after two explosions in the capital killed more than three hundred fifty people last saturday. Somalias Intelligence Agency says last weeks bombings intended to target a large Turkish Military base the new information has put the focus on turkeys involvement in somalia. Has more now from morgan issued. On a prime piece of land in the somali capital look at the issue is the newly opened Turkish Military base its the biggest Turkey Military has outside turkey itself and a key plank in uncut us efforts to help the Somali Government to claim authority and restore order in that country. At least ten thousand somali troops will be trained here in the coming months this is a joint military akademi. Near the air and land forces i think in the near future. Or. B. So while the army. Forces this is. News that these base was the real target of last weeks massive bombing in mogadishu has shocked officials both countries the turkish ambassador in mogadishu says their. Fight is well in the past like it said their assets in somalia. Threats and dangers on the ground but despite all this. We will continue. The biggest recipient of turkish aid in the world it all began in august two thousand and eleven when the then Prime Minister now president tape visited mogadishu. He met starving somalis and displaced people and help the hungry baby says he came at the height of the countrys. Since one thousand nine hundred ninety two and was the first african head of state in the early two decades what i see particularly as a. Time there were the first to respond of course a lot of International Community. Came forward many many countries but. They are always there and its out of kindness and humanity. Talk you also haas its biggest embassy in the world in somalia the question of somalia trucked in full force and interest in the horn of africa region yet turkish officials argue that their presence is more to do. Where the interest of this country and their. Turkey may help prevent to be a stroll along the somalia state building its also known to seek truly look at the interests with the war. But for now many dont seem to mind that mohamed atta while just Mogadishu Somalia the United Nations says a great deal of work is needed to bring stability to sri lanka nearly a decade after its twenty six year civil war its conducting a review to find out whats coming in the way of vital reforms as monella finance has reports from colombo many victims families are frustrated with the long wait for justice. Rather nice on the rajahs moving home again a process that brings back painful memories she was asked to move out days after her husband stephen was abducted by uniformed military personnel on the market when the a motorbike blocked our vehicle in traffic and a white van pulled alongside they held a pistol to the tried his head and said stephen get out and bundled him into their vehicle that was more than eighty years ago theres been no trace of him since hundreds of families like the have joined protests demanding. They see a government that won the war against the tamil tigers must be able to find out what happened to their loved one. Hope prompted many to vote in the government of mighty policy to say one two thousand and fifteen it has been working with the International Community and has made progress including the return of some private land and the establishment of an office of missing persons but two years on many feel its not doing enough we ought to proceed. On the assumption that a great deal for the remains to be done the ball. To build. The institution. But that they risk continuing interest in doing so degrees has spent the last two weeks in the country to monitor what sri lanka has and has not done he hopes what he calls positive conversations will translate into action that will strengthen the rights of all citizens but rather was not convinced. That high profile people keep coming here but this is of no benefit to us theyre just talking about their views but not doing anything. For us trisha is echoed in the north where people surrounded the. President when he was it had last week. He demanded the release of what they see as Political Prisoners and concrete action on ensuring justice after the war the president told protesters hes willing to discuss their concerns come to grips recommendations will be closely scrutinized by government leaders in colombo they have repeatedly insisted that they wont allow direct International Involvement in any war Crimes Investigation the ministry of Foreign Affairs in colombo says its not the government to decide whether the recommendations are beneficial to the people and whether to consult them further whatever the outcome rather than a says she wont give up hope of finding the truth about what happened to her loved one. Al jazeera colombo much more still to come on the Program Including argentinians very midterm elections designed to give the government an increased mandate to overhaul the economy. A tyrant or National Hero of the new exhibition tackles the legacy of the french leader in the palin bonaparte. We dont support in twenty minutes the l. A. Clippers feeling right at home as it helps the struggling phoenix suns come up like. Alice showers of left the caucasus once more a natural fact theres nothing much to show in the immediate future in this part of the world it would cloud free but i think developing coming out of turkey into the western med you will see increasing the chance to shout as it should become when she came on shore near beirut but thats a day or so away in the meantime were still watching temperatures and breezes and theres not much to talk about south of the caspian as you can see twenty three and around about the same in baghdad thirty three same as the last couple of days theres a development in the eastern med hasnt got to you yet still twenty four in beirut youll notice south of that is also very quiet weather as you might expect the hasnt tucked in is no significant breeze but still low humidity in this part of the gov all the gulf nations are seeing middle thirtys or slightly lower cooler at night below twenty decent breeze out the Empty Quarter out of a mile and running up through mecca were not there forty ryall are quite dusty this is significant breeze weve seen some heavy rain again in johannesburg this is again a line you might expect to find at this time of the year that goes through botswana its broken out recently but he hasnt gone away a few showers are still possible slightly different part of south africa botswana but it is a drying trend for the next two days. Oh is it when theyre on line we were in hurricane winds for almost like thirty six hours these are the things that has to address or if you join us on sect a member of the ku klux klan but we struck up a relationship base is a dialogue tweet us with hostile into a stream and one of your pitches might make the next show join the global conversation at this time on aljazeera discover a wealth of winning programming from around the world powerful documentary as we were running away for our life from a brutal regime that kills its opponents debates and discussions were getting comments on what the International Community should do how worried should we therefore be that this guy has the Nuclear Codes on a scale of one to try and. Challenge your perception. And again a reminder the top stories here on aljazeera sector of state Rex Tillerson says saudi arabia is not yet ready to begin direct talks with doha to resolve the g. C. C. Crisis. A u. S. Backed rebel group says its captured syrias Largest Oil Field for myself the kurdish Led Syrian Democratic forces are in a race against russian backed syrian troops to seize parts of the oil rich as or region japans Prime Minister shinzo abyei has swept to victory in such a snap election after promising to toughen his stance on north korea and revive the economy. Well for more on that story we can speak now to thomas bugger whos a professional of International Affairs at Boston University specializing in japanese politics and thomas it looks like that is heading for the super majority that he needs and if he gets that what will it enable him to do. Well hes done very well indeed and it will allow him to continue to rule and push through his agenda and probably right at the top of that agenda thats the thing which everyones been talking about for the last few weeks if not months in japan is the possibility that japan will revise its the postwar constitution and this is the constitution which was originally written by the United States during the Japanese Occupation possibly seventy years ago and has never been changed since and i think abbe who is a nationalist. Wants very much to make this his political legacy being able for the first time to change that document what would that actually mean if he if he were volleys that pacifist constitution. Well in some ways it would mean not all that much but probably i would say it means two things first of all on a Positive Side of things and in japan has never been able to change that constitution even though its been a completely independent country for decades now because there was a fundamental lack of trust in the strength of the institutions of japanese democracy and the fact that the japanese Political Leadership and the japanese public as well according to various Public Opinion polls are ready to do this and i think reflects the strength of the deepening strength of japanese democracy so thats one very positive development i think the other thing which is its going to mean its going to be in the what if it is actually able to push through is changing the constitution revising the constitution is what what hes probably going to do is hes going to give the Japanese Military the Japanese Selfdefense forces further legitimacy. There was no reference to Defense Forces and if you just did it sort of superficial reading of article nine the pacifist clause of the japanese sponsored to shoot you would think might very well think that there. You know Japanese Military at all now the japanese government has written it reinterpreted the japanese constitutional to allow them to have the selfDefense Forces but theres always been a question mark about the legitimacy of the military because of this sort of in congo its easy with regard to the constitution. But legitimacy and the presence of an offensive force is the key right now especially given the potential threats that north korea may be perceived to be posing an absolute you cant it insisted on the head i think and major sort of stimulus for this whole debate right now is the growing threats in east asia the east asian regional environment in general has become more unstable i wouldnt predict war but the possibility of notarized conflict is very real and particular the threat that most korea poses to japan and to the United States is i think front and center now japan continues and will continue to define its military primarily in a defense its way and then they have a doctrine of defensive defense they dont want to acquire. The aggressive threatening military capacity but of course in order to defend themselves especially can kind of missile threat that north korea poses they are going to need to acquire some sort of strike capability and this will make that politically easier for the japanese so its very great to get your perspective thanks very much indeed thomas but thats the point you. Spains foreign minister is urging people in catalonia not to listen to their regional leaders as madrid moved to take control of the region on saturday the spanish Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy announced measures to suspend the cattle and parliament and hold new elections under simmons reports now from barcelona. This is the center of Regional Government in barcelona in less than a week its set to lose its power as president and his ministers sacked in spains capital madrid the mood seemed to be hardening both politically and on the streets the government has responded very well but they should have been harder article one five five should have been applied much sooner all eyes are on catalonia as president carlos pushed him on now he gave little away after the government announced its action on saturday at a mass protests followed in barcelona. Parliament is expected to meet soon a declaration of independence is still an option along with the possibility of calling elections one thing is guaranteed there will be more protest action we are not going to say the one point five article. For we have a right for nation and we are sure. That justice is on our side in this one of the most decentralized countries in the world the spanish state and the Regional Government in barcelona and now more entrenched than ever before but what about the millions of people affected by all of this for some of them isnt as simple as choosing one side or the other parent who used to be a socialist Party Supporter hes been against independence but is now in a dilemma he says hes horrified by the action of Mariano Rajoy is government in taking power away from elected politicians they decided to apply the worst Case Scenario for you. Suppressing the selfgovernment and tell to the people hey were going to vote again not to get what you want but what we expect is government want because now im feeling not comfortable at all with the spanish. Government or solution but still not believe in what the independent is saying that everything is going to be fast and fantastic i dont know what what whats going to happen next week and i think going to be worst than now. After the mass protests on saturday a contrast catalan cultural events all relating to nationalism. And outside the palace housing a Regional Government that wants independence an old catalan nationalist song is played its lyrics romanticize the struggle for independence in reality theres nothing romantic about the situation right now and drew simmons aljazeera. T. V. Reaches regions in northern italy voting for a bigger say in who controls their affairs and how much tax they pay vinney to region and neighboring long body count for thirty percent of italys g. D. P. Many taxpayers in the north resent having to subsidize for the poor in the south result of the ballots will not be binding argentina is holding midterm elections polls indicate that the president. Coalition government could win close to forty percent of the National Vote extending its control over congress makris seeking a mandate to overhaul the economy official results are expected on monday and speak now to our correspondent who joins us live from one of the errors and midterm elections are an opportunity of course to pass judgment on the sitting president how is president machree fairing. Well the opinion polls seem to indicate that hes likely to do quite well he certainly thinks that he will be able to bolster his support in congress the lower house one half of the seats are up for grabs today and also one third of the senate are also being voted on so hes hoping in both houses he can increase that supports get that mandate to push through these measures to try to tackle very difficult problems with the economy inflation here is rise also to tackle rising crime which is a major issue a major worry here the other side of the spectrum is that the former president Cristina Fernandez that she is also standing shes standing in these elections to try to get into the congress in the very populous one osiris province thats part of a platform she feels to try to position herself ahead of the president ial elections in two thousand and nineteen to try to sort the party out of this movement to try to find out exactly where they are after the electoral defeat. To get themselves in position for those president ial elections two years from now. Has been overshadowed by the discovery of the body on tuesday of the missing why has this become such a big political issue. Well when the activist Santiago Maldonado disappeared at the beginning of august he was campaigning on behalf of indigenous rights in the south of the country the rumors swirl the accusations were that were being killed by the police force half the country came out i believe that the other half didnt its a very sensitive issue here still after the dictatorship the military dictatorship that ran argentina between one nine hundred seventy six and one nine hundred eighty three an estimated thirty thousand people arjun tines were killed was tortured and killed by the old dorothy is it still a burning issue court cases are still pending some people are still going going to court they still investigations people marching demanding answers so when people do disappear in circumstances related to the Police Authorities here in sunder civilian role its still a sensitive issue people feel its a leftover from that military dictatorship and theyre very vigilant and will ask questions of the author or it is so it is an issue people are watching very closely to see how government responds to the post mortem which is now being carried out on the body that was found last tuesday to see how they react to that to see where the police will be made accountable and how the country moves on from there or thats a picture from. A two Day Conference has been held in carter to debate the plight of christians and the threats they face from growing religious intolerance in the middle east howard well as more. Attacks on coptic churches in egypt and the forced migration of christians in iraq were among the issues discussed among with the age old issue of christian minorities living in the arab world. Participants at the Doha Institute for higher studies included University Professors political scientists researchers and writers they say its in the interest of everyone including the muslim majority to address religious persecution but you cant just separate they show the question from the rest of the region the problem of the material nobody is actually the problem of the majority and that people dont have civil rights christians dont have. Civil rights because muslims dont have civil rights still so actually there is a problem of democracy as it is and that isnt christians have lived in the middle east since the birth of christianity two thousand years ago during that time they suffered several phases of inequality and marginalization the number of christians in the middle east has fallen during the last fifteen years and fought to constitute less than three to four percent of the population compared to twenty percent a century ago everyone here agrees there is no magic wand to solve the sectarian problem in this region. But if democracy and the rule of law are allowed they can be used to redefine the role of religion in the affairs of countries the conference constantly evoked the golden era of sectarian peace during the Ottoman Empire when the state embraced the welfare of all religious groups on any basis it led to the rise of christian nationalist leaders and the birth of our nationalism in the first decades of the Twentieth Century with the right to put the issue of the question first of all interest it has static out of context and second to find solutions that are not only for the questions but for the population in general including the question and i summarize it in one word because citizenship and democracy one of the conclusions of the conference for the arab world to begin to achieve social peace and Economic Prosperity and you pact is needed circumvents religious distinctions and rests on common values of disease. Theyre on has opened its first ever clinic for drug addicted mothers the facility is highlights of the governments shifting attitude towards drug users from treating them as criminals to realizing its a larger issue of Public Health its hoped the new attitude will benefit some of irans lead two and a half million documented drug users in basra reports now from terre. Began smoking crystal meth when she was seventeen ten years later she says she wants a better life for herself and her baby. It was a very bad situation before i came here when my daughter was born i was addicted we had no money her father said lets leave her in the hospital but i took her and we fled the hospital without paying we had no money for milk work we were both addicted. Because of her mothers drug use is little girl may have to deal with problems of her own while she seems healthy using meth during pregnancy can cause long term neurological and developmental problems in children. My daughter got taken away because of me when i quit and could get an Identity Card for her i was able to get her back its been almost six months weve been living together. The clinic into her own name to rebirth has offered both mother and daughter a new lease of life. In the morning i take her to. We have a normal life like a normal person at least my daughter can play with her friends and grow up in a proper manner doesnt want to show her face or use her real name because in iran drug addicts are seen as a source of shame but her story is so common the you know the ration of this government run clinic was a publicized event among the v. I. P. s were a government minister of Vice President and a gaggle of t. V. News crews a sign perhaps of the changing attitudes towards the countrys major drug problem. You kind of addictions show that its not just about poverty and unemployment lack of psychological security is the main reason for being addicted in urban societies this is true all around the world including our country and a message to iranians that the government has started treating drug use less like a crime and more like a Public Health problem that has a cure. At schools you know his and media should spread information so you can be informed and choose the right path many young people say they didnt know about impacts and harms of drugs we have to inform them that it is something that will hurt their future. House in a Municipal Building next to a park in the old part of the city the clinic gives parents a chance to get better and reunite with their kids. Theres even an ambulance that patrols the streets in search of drug users to help. The women receive support from social workers and theyre able to help each other its a chance for these kids to retain their innocence and for their mothers to reclaim a little bit of theirs. To her own. Still to come on the program it was a ruthless performance by one player at the womens tennis finals in singapore or not come out just a bit. As we embrace new technologies rarely do we stop to ask what is the price of this progress what happened was he was started getting sick but there was a small group of people that began to think that maybe this was related to the kind of exposure and a job and investigation reveals how even the smallest devices deadly environmental and health we think ok well send our u. S. To china but we have to remember that air pollution traps around death by design at this time on aljazeera and hundred put it well on. U. S. And British Companies have announced the biggest discovery of natural gas in west africa but what to do with these untapped Natural Resources is already a source of heated debate nothing much has changed they still spend most of their days looking forward to for the dry river beds like this one five years on the syrians still feel battered or even those who managed to escape their country havent truly been able to escape the war. Is a National Hero to some and a tyrant to others the Nineteenth Century leader Napoleon Bonaparte continues to be a source of fascination in france and a new exhibition is opened in the town of iris which hopes to restore his reputation about the reports now. With his determined steely gaze and distinctive hat Napoleon Bonaparte is one of french historys most recognizable figures a brilliant general he forged his destiny in the french revolution crowned emperor thirty five he went on to dominate europe but while many french people regard napoleon as a hero others say hes a source of shame a tyrant and a cruel war monger curators hope a new exhibition in northern france will help restore his reputation as a military and political visionary if a killer people who. Are probably rebuilt france after the revolution of course there are parts of history that are hard to accept for the polands author of terror inside and his desire to conquer europe and if people have fallen out of love with the polian its because these days we value peace and were not accustomed to wars like people were in his time. Napoleon transformed france he created many of its institutions and his napoleonic code still defined civil war across much of europe for visitors here his legacy is clear on the. Pole he was a great figure of french history we owe him a lot our institutions and our schools. In troubled times he built an empire and restored order napoleons tomb is under the sumptuous dome of lead in paris its one of the capitals most visited sites a testimony to his enduring appeal napoleons youth and ambition his love of symbols and his focus on europe have led many people in france to draw parallels with president emmanuel like napoleon presents himself as a man of the moment one who can restore french glory. Frances youngest president also promises to transform france and restore its prestige historians say macros regal leadership style can be traced back to napoleon. Or an embedded what an historian once called the myth of the savior in World War Two shallow and was seen as a savior lets see if a man would be one but there is no doubt french president ial elections focus on one person we can fix everything and that is part of lebanons legacy the exhibition in ass is called images of a legend whether those visiting will see napoleon as a genius and a reformer or an ambitious autocrat will depend on their perspective but its clear that more than two centuries after his death Napoleon Bonaparte continues to fascinate Natasha Butler aljazeera paris or as research into the sport sound is standing by and the. Thank you so much Nicole Tottenham of peace in liverpool for one in the English Premier League its a win that move spurs level on points with second place Manchester United hurricane was tottenham standout performer where made a striker scoring twice and coming up with an assist as well this is their fourth straight when liverpool are down in ninth with only one win in their last six league games and the early kick of arsenal came from aaron to beat everton five two that will listen to the fifth level on points with fourth place Chelsea Everton no into the relegation zone turning up the pressure on manager Ronald Koeman who spent over one hundred eighty Million Dollars on new players during the last transfer window we do too much on the performing the team is in a difficult situation. Mentally confidence. Are struggling and ok thats what we need to change. I still personally i still believe that i can change the whole situation. And so on really one you dont and that was a good. Test of mental test but to keep going we could go for chris and slowly i think. The corey to a whole movement according to for processing. Gave a thumb problem said the Houston Astros have set up a world series showdown with the l. A. Dodgers the astros beating the new york yankees in the deciding game a third championship series he sed and i have never won a World Series GameTatyana Sanchez reports of another game its just another game accused in had Home Field Advantage in the deciding game seven of the American League championship series but the pressure was intense at the astros were hosting one of the most successful sports in the wild the new york yankees but they started strong from the beginning asters pitcher Charlie Morton three five shutout innings allowing just two hits and striking out five but. Theres one. Already leading in the fifth inning has over who helped houston ten and six was in form again on saturday night as the scored a solo home run to give the ashtrays a two nothing lead. Brian mccann also came through for the second straight game by hitting or to run double pushing that lead to for nothing right here on. The way for the same game seven of the yankees who were trying to reach the first series since two thousand and nine that way to losing and Elimination Game for the fast time this season and that was it the astros shutting out the yankees to reach the wild series for the First Time Since two thousand and five. Really are connected because we all have a common goal is to win and i dont care whether youre Old School New school analytical traditional its about winning at this level and i think this organization gets it and i know people are you know were going to talk about how we didnt win. Many games on the road you know there are some other teams that have won many games on the road either you know we just happen to run into you know a very good team that beat us. The astros have never won a World Series Game but theyll have their chance again when they meet the Los Angeles Dodgers game one of the best of seven series takes place on tuesday in l. A. Tatyana sanchez is there a pakistans cricket coach has confirmed one of his players was saw gets hit by a match fixer Mickey Arthur said it happened during the ongoing series with sri lanka is taking place in the United Arab Emirates and at the individual immediately reported the incident to the teams head of security. To be honest the player acted unbelievably well he did everything required of him we had a chat straight afterwards he came in saw me we can and so it was handled brilliantly and i think that is a real example to the team and a really cool too to the cricket world that is really important but i was approached and acted to the letter of the law and did exceptionally well as a as a to investigate that. Women champion it is off to a winning start of the season ending finals in singapore the world that see beating french open winner. In straight sets this event as a group formatted involves the worlds top players will griffin finish the year at the top of the rankings by climbing this tight. Third seeded carolina piscator beat Venus Williams in their group. Of first deputy a fantasist two thousand and nine is the only player in events who hasnt won another title to show. Form a war not subtle rivals Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel are at the front of the grid for the us grand prix that gets underway in a few minutes time hamilton is in pole position at the circuit of the americas in austin who leads the standings by fifty nine points from the site each driver a fourth world title if he wins the race and battles for finishes along with the fact. The track was very difficult today guys. With the wind picking up youve got ahead went into turn one a tailwind out of turn one through the process in the second one is tailwind and then you got a headwind into nine so its shifting the whole way through that so you kind of gauging how hard you can push and how hard you dont know but thats why i love this track man its such a great fantastic circuit to drive i love it and its especially when you get a car you can really drive it and in the n. B. A. The l. A. Clippers beat the phoenix suns to stay undefeated for the season beverly had fifteen points and sixteen as for the clippers but the star once again Blake Griffin who scored twenty nine points l. A. Easy for one thirty to eighty eight victory in their home opener phoenix last all three of the gang sides. Tell us i suppose looking for now lets get back to nic in london. Andy thanks very much indeed well see you at a little bit later but for me in the clock at rest the news out to you its goodbye for now from seba coming right up. The sky why should be no borders up here. Only horizons. As an airline we dont believe in boundaries we believe in bringing people together the worlds better that way. It is a right football of us to go where we need to go to feel with things we want to feel. To see the people we want to see. 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