A surprise announcement lebanons Prime Minister says hes resigning blames iran for meddling in arab affairs. Russian and syria troops launch an attack to retake the last major city on the eisel control in syria. Angering catalonia after a european arrest warrant is issued for the regions president. And the impedance thermos with all the sports news lebron james becomes the youngest man in n. B. A. History to reach twenty nine thousand points that are more coming up later in the program. Lebanons Prime Minister the sad and heavy d. Has resigned he made the announcement in a televised statement he says he sensed that his life was in danger and blamed iran for meddling in arab affairs the moon came on a trip to saudi arabia. Are you by our nance my resignation as Prime Minister from the lebanese government knowing that the will of the lebanese are stronger and there to malaysia is that fatah and will overcome any attempts to impose. Over them from powers either inside or outside of our country long live the people of lebanon. Or lebanons politics has been a complex minefield of competing regional and sectarian interests here the president must be a maronite christian the Prime Minister a sunni muslim and the speaker of parliament a shia muslim countries broadly split between two political camps a u. S. Saudi backed alliance and a pro Syrian Coalition the two of had differences on how to run the country and thats led to the collapse of the government at least three times in two thousand and five two thousand and eleven and twenty thirteen saddle hetty is lebanons most influential sunni politician and a fierce critic of iran and hezbollah starting in twenty eleven he spent three years in selfimposed exile in saudi arabia and france after a hezbollah led Alliance Left his government forcing him to resign he returned to lebanon in two thousand and fourteen two years later Lebanons Parliament swore in a new cabinet dominated by hezbollah and its allies it was a huge political victory for the iran backed group since the cabinet calls the shots in the country how did he became the Prime Minister after hezbollah back michel aoun was made the president lets go to. Now who is in beirut on the phone for us so. Uncertain times ahead it seems for lebanon once again. The lebanon has always had a very fragile ecosystem a very fragile political ecosystem and many fear that some dark days are ahead with this presentation of the Prime Ministers riri as weve been saying its quite notable that he made this presentation in the capital riyadh this follows a meeting that he had said we understand with the Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin bowman and other senior figures within the saudi royal family and in the county leadership we have known for some time but saudi arabia that mr hariri is supported and his political bloc is supported by saudi arabia and is very supportive of saudi arabia that this block has been unhappy with the situation on the ground in lebanon and increasingly we understand have been disappointed with mr hariri approach to dealing with the issues surrounding hezbollah and of course has bully the backer iran we only have to look back at just around the year ago with saudi arabia announced that it would be posing its own version of sanctions on lebanon which it calls around one hundred eighty billion dollars worth of military assistance to lebanon and it also advised that it was not to travel here and since then the rhetoric from saudi arabia has been that as yet our full brunt includes this growing too broadly in lebanon that mr hariri has been trying to balance that has trying to balance keeping the government together working with the various factions including the president michel on. Our lives with political blogger and not have unraveled very quickly and now this announcement and as far as the reaction to this announcement in lebanon i suppose it depends a great deal on who you talk to but to say this has taken almost everybody by surprise. Indeed but im surprised but also very strong reaction that well weve had a fairly tempered statement from the president the shallow thing simply that he was not going to make any formal statement on the resignation until mr kerry return back to beirut to brief him about the circumstances of his resignation of lebanese politicians have come out swinging weve heard from the Justice Minister whos described in a tweet announcement as quote this vicious in its timing play mean and content weve also heard from the former minister who went on to say. He was questioning rather why mr hariri declared his resignation from riyadh has been the question is when hes under house arrest sort of a jab at mr hariri. To the saudi royal family but interestingly the statement from the Iranian Foreign Affairs Ministry an advisor to the Iranian Foreign minister his response was and i quote cories resignation was planned by President Trump and mohamed build some and of course the Saudi Crown Prince and it goes on to say that this resignation shows a lack of wisdom and does not bode well for the future of lebanon through iran government connecting this resignation not only two thousand behavior but also to washington as well in. There on the line from thanks his yes lets get a reaction now when the u. S. Mike hanna is live for us in washington so mike people basically waking up to this news of the what what what they like to be likely to be saying in the u. S. Well its nine oclock oh no washington morning so there has been no reaction from any formal source at this particular point the trumpet ministration is known for its antipathy towards iran the country that. Hariri appears to hold responsible for executing it has had many as he says so we would be likely to hear from the trumpet ministration and indeed from the secretary of state whos also known for his strong n. T. Iran feelings there is some form of truth to hariri claims that his life is in danger and that iran is bent on to steve destabilizing the region through its surrogate his ball or however it is known as well as into as was pointing out to her is seen by his critics as a stooge of saudi arabia saudi arabia very close ties with the u. S. And of the trumpet ministration so once again we heard too from the Iranian Foreign Ministry Adviser that this is all the work of some kind of conspiracy between saudi arabia and the u. S. But as yet no comment from any official u. S. Source President Trump is on an asian trip at the moment so the white house is dark so to speak at this particular point all right mike hanna live for us there in washington thanks mike. The way he joins me now on the set here hes a professor and i contemporary history in middle east and qatar and i we spoke in many times on some of the major issues in the middle east right now so this decision is pretty much stunned everyone what is lebanon go from here absolutely i mean that as a nation and the location that as a nation and announce from and also the timing i think we know that. So that how do you wasnt a visit. Visit. With there was a lot of speculation about the reason for it was this visit. We knew that it was he was invited by the crown Prince Mohammed bin sentiment. The. Sodium best of those two iraq did announce in one visit that there was a good meetings with. Good things would be announced sometime soon so that seems there was something going on. Especially when it comes to iran that he had concerns of iranian politics in the region and i think in lebanon in particular its not sort of that has him that lebanon did send an ambassador to syria just a few weeks ago that had a government basically turned their ambassador to syria and that was a major shift of their own Foreign Policy towards syria crisis lebanon from the beginning decided to distance themselves from the crisis as much as they can but but its only the embassy that assumes they are returning the normal relation or not normalized relation with the and i say that easy. Is it possible that the saudis could have had a hand in in this decision perhaps told him you know this isnt this its hard its hard to avoid that sort of reading because basically so you know be a has a serious matter with iran not a clue about where this confrontation will go so that it is what it of iranian and presence and yemen or what it of the support of syria is witness coming into the iranian support to syria and also has been law and lebanon so basically these are three main fronts. So that they face. And so basically i assume that so that it is in the in the scene and its hard to distance from the whole political scene so far. Thanks very much like now a military assault to push i saw out of the last trip of land under its control in syria is under way russian jets pounding the city of on the syria iraq border and the datasource countryside six civilians were killed after residential areas were hit the syrian armys elite forces and iran backed shia militia and hezbollah fighters are leading the operations on the ground on friday i saw pushed out was pushed out of a deers or city the armed groups last major stronghold in the country get the latest developments on this now from hashem one by who is tracking all of this from gaziantep on the turkey syria border so first of all what more do we know at this point on that operation to retake. House and the Campaign Continues with the russians pounding i still positions in. The syrian army saying that hes sending an elite unit into the area and they say that the are going to engage with eiseley in the coming hours with the hope to get into the heart of the book i know i still because its. Numbered and outgunned usually its fighters hold ground in an urban area waiting for the their rivals to go to and then to having gauges street battles so this explains why the russians are using the same or repeat kate in the same scenario that weve seen in the past in the first part of russia syria which is basically the continue of their campaign to break the defense lines of ice and then the free syria and then the syrian army gets into the area activists say that dozens of civilians were killed as it intensifies but for the syrian army this is just a matter of hours before theyre launched their biggest operation to drive out of their last remaining pockets in syria. And as far as the day efforts to retake in syria which was once their last major urban stronghold is could this create more problems in the future. It could and it could also drag the russians and the americans into a confrontation in syria the americans are the main backers of the s. D. F. Which is a coalition of kurdish factions. In syria and the s. D. F. Would like to establish a state of its own in areas that stretch from. Them from the north all the way to out of luck and also. Something which is rejected by the Syrian Government which says that after the defeats i said india will start a push to take over all the territory it lost says to thousand and eleven now if the syrian are we move towards. The the it has absolutely no chance whatsoever to defend the city against. The syrian army which is backed by the iranians a different part of mystery groups will the americans and gauge of the parties engage in political talks that remains to be seen if that doesnt happen that we might see some tough fighting in the coming weeks over iraq hashim thank you hashem our. Well weve got plenty more ahead on this news hour Court Investigation delaying liberias Runoff Election and what would have been the countrys first democratic transition of power. How chile became a Global Leader in clean energy. And later in sport the Champion Club of african football to be decided on saturday saturday peter has that from both camps. So all thats still ahead but first a european arrest warrant has been issued for the deposed catalan president colace put him on spanish prosecutors want to investigate him for rebellion and sedition of last months declaration of independence but the sacked leader has missed two days of Court Hearings in madrid pushed him on is in brussels where he intends to challenge any attempt to extradite him from spain but hes also said hell cooperate with the belgian authorities now they have twenty four hours to respond to the european arrest warrant several months aides are also being sought Andrew Symonds has travelled to karlas put humans hometown in your own way he says the mood surrounding the catalonia crisis is mixed. May be a wanted man in belgium but here hes being followed all the way and supported not surprisingly perhaps this is his home city there is a mixed feeling here right now because this is festival week a time for celebration but also as you can see from this building behind me the city hall theres a broad lack draped across the building thats to represent sadness at the jailing of eight ministers sacked ministers from the cabinet on the flag the Spanish National flag has been taken down a far as the festival goes people are continuing with the events they wanted to go ahead with but the final fanaa lee is being cancelled thats a firework display and lots more the general feeling here is that people intend to protest peacefully they dont want to stop im not applies to both sides of the equation. Protesters have rallied in london in opposition to the one hundredth anniversary of the Balfour Declaration the controversial dream declaration was issued by britains cabinet in one nine hundred seventeen and marked a turning point in the effort to create the state of israel sean youre going to go was at the rally. This week the British Government commemorated the signing of aeration a hundred years ago and asked which said it was proud of parts on the other side of that first day on saturday in london outside the us embassy is another voice which runs counter to that and last of those who are against the legacy of the Balfour Declaration and i spoke with dr Mustafa Barghouti a promising activist who said that the u. K. Was wrong proud of its legacy its very important because Balfour Declaration was. Project. It used the jewish people for their colonial purposes against the Palestinian People it was a crime that led to several other crimes including the ethnic cleansing of palestine and its a crime that is still going down its not finished the crime is being conducted today in west bank in gaza and reduce of them and we want to. Call for the British Government is proud of. Helping to create the state of israel it also has another series of. Hundreds of thousands of palestinians. Bridging and diaspora of about million he and while there is a lot of political will to try and israel onside for the British Government and certainly in terms of israeli lives and just brings it bredesen. Seems really little told. That there is some form in the. Palestinians their own state. Almost every country in the world rich or poor is affected by poor nutrition thats the finding of this years Global Nutrition report it says that thats a big burden on the one hundred forty countries that it study it says one hundred fifty five million children under five are stunted meaning that they are not as tall as they should be for their age fifty two million Children Worldwide do not weigh as they as much as they should according to their height a condition defined as being wasted obesity as well as on the rise in almost every country affecting two billion people third of men and women in north america for example of this its affecting children as well from both high and low Income Countries with forty one million under the age of five classified as overweight but a touch of the names report looks at yemen where war has left millions of people with inadequate access to food and a warning you might find some of the images in her story disturbing. You arms and legs like twigs barely able to hold her head up and looking more like a child saida became a haunting reminder of yemenis suffering last year. This year one thousand year old saida is Strong Enough to smile to play with her siblings and even do chores for her family of ten but she still suffering she cant chew her diet consists of biscuits milk and juice and she didnt have enough energy for an interview. I cannot afford her medical treatment its costly in the end i gave up some benevolent people came to help and took her for treatment now shes back here but still not well. The Global Nutrition report says almost every country is grappling with serious nutrition issues ranging from what it calls undernourishment to obesity that means millions of stunted children and mimic women and a rise in obesity across the globe in yemen the issue is exacerbated by a more than two and a half year war thats created what the u. N. Describes as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world earlier this year it warned that yemen and twenty Million People across africa were at risk of starvation leadin if in yemen in yemen there are more than ten million children and done need of humanitarian aid one and a huff million of suffering from malnourishment three hundred seventy thousand from acute mel nourishment saeeda tripled her weight in the last year but her father earns only a dollar a day and says he needs help feeding his family lives and that i will have it the aid is not reaching us if youre destined to receive a bag of flour it takes ages the Global Nutrition report says forty five percent of children in the world die from nutrition related issues yet only one percent of global aid is earmarked for addressing them thats why theres an urgent call for greater funding and understanding that properly nourished people are the engines of Economic Development natasha going to aljazeera. Liberias president ial election runoff has been delayed so the supremes called can investigate allegations of electoral fraud the vote marking the countrys first democratic transition of power was due to take place next tuesday but this week the Supreme Court told to preparations it will rule on monday on a petition filed against the National Election commission by the Liberty Party candidate who came in third and has more from liberias capital monrovia. One of the president ial aspirants in the october tenth election mr Charles Brehm skin is asking the court to stop the runoff from taking place on tuesday and that was the case the Supreme Court in the building behind me a listen to on friday afternoon whatever the decision of the court on monday next week it will definitely impact on the conduct of the runoff of the current if the Court Decides that the runoff should continue but mr brown skin is actually asking for the cancellation of the runoff and of course the court should consider looking at the possibility of doing a rerun of the election itself now the Election Commission suspended all activities that we training of election stop as well as the distribution of crucial voting materials to all regions in liberia because of this case now the question on the minds of liberians is that while the decision of the court in part on the handover date how will it affect the transition what will people see they go ahead with the election are we seeing a Transitional Government or what will happen theyre going to vote for a president who will freeze legal action in court as the general worry a handover date yes these are the questions many liberians are asking right now. And a blow to venezuela is government the Fitch Ratings agency has cut its rating for the countrys foreign debt the decision comes after president Nicolas Maduro called for a Creditors Meeting to renegotiate an estimated one hundred fifty billion dollars and repayments fitch says it cut the Long Term Debt rating to see from c. C. Based on the call by may do it all and venezuelas history of missed payments. I mean while venezuela Supreme Court is blocking the Vice President of the National Assembly from leaving the country says Freddy Givaudan is suspected of inciting and rest during four months of antigovernment protests earlier this year the Opposition Leader led many of the large demonstrations over the country spiraling political and economic crisis mexico has made its biggest on shore Oil Discovery in fifteen years as president and dk pena nieto says the field discovered by state Oil Company Pemex could contain a round one and a half billion barrels of crude sites in the eastern state of veracruz is close to existing infrastructure so tapping could begin soon at a relatively cheap cost the oil company says the size of the fine could turn out to be even larger perhaps double the estimate a chance chile is now one of the worlds leaders in Clean Renewable Energy thats helping the countrys economy grow and attracting investors this year newman gets a tour of south americas first Geothermal Power plant the most ambitious Clean Energy Project in the western hemisphere. In the worlds driest desert Endless Solar Energy panels took up the highest radiation levels on the planet chile has practically no Oil Resources and always struggled to produce energy but that was before it discovered its Infinite Potential for renewable alternatives. Accelerated technological changes have made these Renewable Energy resources much more competitive for generating electricity than fossil fuels. Theres another advantage theres no need to expropriate land or displace entire communities or flood for tile fields as with hydroelectric dams for example the at that comet desert is practically barren but paradoxically its immensely rich in minerals and of course sunlight but there is more above the desert is another extraordinary source of energy volcanoes. At nearly five thousand meters above sea level this is the worlds highest and most ambitious geothermal plant south americas first. Steam is extracted from the belly of the volcano three thousand meters below it moves turbines that can produce electricity for one hundred and sixty five thousand homes. As the steam cools its injected back into the volcano to be converted again into steve this energy is an energy that is available twenty four hours the bay all days all season the whole year its a base load Energy Record which is the great. Handicap of Renewable Energy the c. E. O. Of n l green power came for the official launch of the plant as did president Michelle Bachelet she says chile is on track to become seventy percent reliant on Renewable Energy by two thousand and fifty almost double the current rate. Near by that tiny desert town of oh yeah way is already reaping the benefits its now getting electricity twenty four hours a day means that. Buying wont go out after midnight and if they medallist now we can store perishable things like meat and chicken and have ice cream to. Technology has been helped by chiles unique geography vast solar fields and volcanoes along the Andes Mountains and wind farms running four thousand kilometers from the desert to the magellan straits are turning this country into a Renewable Energy leader. Newman ill just see the setup of a yawn chili. Lets get the weather now heres richard when news of a developing low pressure system in the mediterranean yes could be quite a good one has called the general low and it doesnt form all that frequently but you think of the mediterranean tend to think of a fine cruising weather type of thing ships going through sunny skies and flood waters but the Mediterranean Region does have some extremely disturbed weather at times i think we could be seeing potential for such a development as from this messy area of cloud out towards the west so drawn the current from full analysis on here but its in this region which things are developing so weve got a cold front coming its quite an active one and then weve got a jet stream line behind it weve also got another jet stream further towards the south weve got that contrast between the woman water the mediterranean and then the landmass above it and also youve got the influence of the alps there as that was things come together we tend to see a very nasty area of low pressure developing with the potential for some really big storms and you can see that low pressure beginning to dip in there it is just forming and just developing into the like durian see the northern and which is the gulf of genoa so moving the forecast on you can see this rain beginning to develop and i think of a nice twenty four hours the islands of corsica and sardinia and then also from maine and parts of both italy and france were going to see that area of low pressure moving in some very severe storms are likely some tornadoes certainly possible i think in the region need to take great care as this situation develops. Thanks richard now still ahead on aljazeera well introduce you to the new wave of artisans in hong kong weaving our modern life into an ancient. Find out what the sport of squash is doing to increase its popularity with peter later in the program. Provoking debate the Corporate Tax has not hurt job growth on the brock obama the wall but only to that one thats not true tackling the tough issues restrictions on Media Freedom of a tree killings torture maybe youre giving me wrong if we but challenging the established line every single one of the three and a half thousand people who is killed with a drug dealer yes how do we know that you didnt try them didnt prosecute you didnt charge him a shot the man saw him join that he has done for up front at this time on aljazeera. Sometimes pictures of the anyway to truly to a story and. Goes the extra mile to use some of the latest in camera gear and technology to make sure these images are innovative could be if you dont manage it is not just written on because its a good thing to go. With the theme whenever needed. As a child of political refugees and ways being aware of different kinds of stories in different kinds of sensitivity is a space for that. Again youre watching others the top stories this hour lebanons Prime Minister saddle had he has resigned made the announcement in a televised statement from riyadh saudi had suggested his life was in danger and blamed iran for meddling in arab affairs. A military assault to push i saw out of a border city under its control in syria is on the way russian jets a pounding along the syria iraq border and they resort country side syrian armys elite forces are leading the operation on the ground. A european arrest warrants been issued for deposed cattle and president carters put him on along with several of his aides he remains in belgium where he fled after the declaration of catalan independence. About top top story the resignation of lebanons Prime Minister said in the same bus ravi is live for us now from the iranian capital saying what are we hearing from the government there. The government is still due to give any sort of official reaction we havent heard from the Senior Leadership as yet but an adviser to the foreign minister Mohammad Javad zarif has been speaking on local channels and he said that. This this resignation by the Prime Minister of lebanon was words was not a good idea it was it was something that maybe im mistaken and will no doubt be bad for the government of lebanon but also the people in the country and he suggested he pointed a finger at the United States and saudi arabia saying that those countries. Operating in this region thrive on crises of this kind and and he suggested that the way forward for the country beyond this resignation is dialogue and not division and thats the sort of message that iran has been pumping out to all of its regional friends and enemies alike in. All this come as a surprise to iranian leaders. But you know thats thats a hard question to answer at this point but you know what i can say is that the message going out from irans government to dont country in the world is. Closed back as friday was the country of iran and lebanon both those nations enjoyed a good supportive relationship a Senior Leader im sorry a Senior Advisor to the Supreme Leader was in beirut for a conference he met with Prime Minister hariri and reported back that the relationship is good but lets not enjoy support from iran so this may well come as a surprise to leaders here. And just explain this. The relationship that hezbollah has with iran what do they mean to each other. Absolutely. The strategic relationship an alliance between iran and hezbollah is no secret to anyone and it began in flourished in the 1980s when lebanon was occupied by Israeli Military forces and so far back is that theyve enjoyed a lot of strategic sport in the region but you know in most recent times hezbollah has been a key Strategic Partner for iran in the conflict in syria has been putting part of why it got stolen so hes still in power you know your brands approach to regional conflicts is to speak softly and carry a big stick and his color has been. An extension of that stick in lebanon and syria. Zain thanks very much zain basra rely for us there in tehran. A command was me as a political analyst and founder of the center for american strategic studies he joins us now from beirut thanks for being with us so what do you make of this decision then by the lebanese Prime Minister to resign. Well it was a surprising coup by all measure everything was fine within the country that is an election coming up everybody is talking about the planning for the Economic Future of the country and a call came from sued yeah maybe and everything to change this come and light of future sanction from the american against against lebannon certain threat coming from israel and escalation by this it would be i think the Prime Minister probably cave ins of the demand of the sunni and he declared his the resignation from the wood yeah rabia this does not rest very well with stability in lebanon and im sure there is something planning for for the coming forty eight hours we have to wait and see but everybody is on alert on lebannon for anything that could be a major escalation that probably threaten the stability of the country your contention that this was a coup from from saudi arabia what do you base that on basically the demand came from one of the minister of saudi arabia whos in charge of the middle east he actually declared that within the few days you can hear something that the Prime Minister was summoned to saudi arabia. Two times and basically if you look at the face of the Prime Minister it seems that he is forced to do this resignation the tone that we saw in lebanon on that communication that we saw in lebanon it does not in my and my understanding thats like the position of the Prime Minister who resigned and its probably has been forced into a lot of pressure and this is going to put a lot of pressure on the country. If we go back to these resignation speech one of the one of the things that he said one of the reasons for for him stepping down and he said that hezbollah was meddling in in affairs too much this is not the first time weve heard this criticism of hezbollah in iran what do you say to those who argue that the group has a lot of undue influence in the country and that a lot of that comes straight from iran well thats not is not new to the. Conversation out of the politics of lebanon we know that hezbollah has connection with the im not asking if its new necessarily a good thing is it justified the criticism but when well well when the Prime Minister actually the one who resigned when he got under the government except that the fact the work of hezbollah so its not really something is a new this is what he came to the table to agree on these things and he was accepted as a Prime Minister under these conditions so is nothing really new in the new probably there is an escalation maybe the sodium probably there been a tough position in the arm and in the other part of the world they need some concession from the iranian they put the pressure on lebanon could speak with you and he joins us there from beirut thank you. Now u. S. President donald trump has visited on a stopover in hawaii as he begins his First Official visit through asia it was the scene of a surprise attack by japan in one nine hundred forty one plunge the u. S. Into World War Two trips will take him to japan south korea China Vietnam and the philippines Tony Berkeley is in south Koreas Capital seoul where protests already taking place there for trumps visit. Pro trump demonstrations going on in seoul but generally from the older generation people carrying placards saying we love you thats not the message from the people here behind me these are very much supporters people very concerned about the rhetoric the president they believe hes a man who could be a war to the peninsula so theyre very concerned the tensions have been going on here now for the last few months people very concerned about his fire and fury speeches also he threatened to totally destroy north korea there are concerns about south korea should do theres no debate going on here some people in south korea believe they should take more affirmative action some people say they should push america to redeploy tactical nuclear. Should also take control of their own forces because of agreement with the u. S. In the event of conflict the United States would take control of the south Korean Forces people not to change also there is a debate going on not spread views that are held here supported but some people are calling for south korea to develop its own you could turn so the stakes of raised here and all those present trouble here is being criticized we have to say that hes also being applauded the people here are very realistic they understand very much that america is the benefactor and defender of south korea and they see that his support is essential. A Korean Schools are under attack in japan as north korea continues its missile tests and threats to destroy the country in the event of a nuclear war jan reports. There are sixty Korean Schools in japan attended by thousands of students seventeen year old huang song we as one of them each time there are headlines about north koreas latest missile test the School Receives anonymous bomb threats huang says there is confusion about news coming from and about pyongyang. I get mixed feelings honestly speaking i cannot deny all the news reports we see on t. V. Because we dont get to hear from the North Koreans directly the norths leader kim jong un has threatened to sink japan and the United States the Korean Community in japan has been divided since the korean war but the only direct funding and curriculum guidance for its schools comes from pyongyang a Residents Association which acts in place of a north Korean Embassy in japan says its received more than four hundred Million Dollars since one thousand nine hundred fifty seven and the schools are grateful. After World War Two simply speaking who offered the first helping hands to us it wasnt the japanese government. Anti korean rhetoric and protests are not new to Japan Community leaders say the japanese publics reaction to pyongyangs Nuclear Tests are similar to the backlash that followed the abduction of dozens of japanese citizens by north korean agents in the late one nine hundred seventy s. And early one nine hundred eighty s. People started thinking north korea is some outrageous country a country like. The sentiment that you can attack anything linked to north korea has prevailed in japan about the way. For korean parents in japan who want their children to learn the korean language history and culture pro pyongyang schools are the only option regardless of their own political beliefs about the north korean regime one thing going on i know because they are not japanese i want them to go to Korean School not Japanese School and learn the language and the ethnic spirit those are the most important things. Although some teachers expressed solidarity with the north most parents believe koreans are one ethnic people for them there is no north or south pole childer gian al jazeera. More than six hundred refugees on the Pacific Island of manners are pleading for help from new zealand theyve been an australian run prison camp for almost five years zealands offer to resettle one hundred fifty of the refugees the camp was decommissioned on tuesday but the refugees are refusing to move elsewhere on a man or speaker as they fear being attacked by locals we are polluting the International Community to discuss what is going on on matters i love the movies and here in turkey in crisis and no one will help us out is the International Community will intervene to end this and we are begging the new Zealand Government to risk us because new zealand is the only country to go there have been fighting again and again and again they want to get us out of the go to the center of the standoff one man is on and has been the focus of weekend rallies in several australian cities Andrew Thomas went to the protest in sydney. The central message of this protest is bring them here the refugees who were sent by australia to the Pacific Islands of mass improper new guinea and the route before a half years ago have suffered enough and should be brought to australia in the more immediate time of course the concern very concerned about conditions inside the walls australia is frozen on the minus side in the six hundred men who are refusing to leave that facility now being without fresh water without food and without power. Is mine a Drinking Water theyre collecting in waiting bins and water that are getting out of a self built well but there are real concerns about dysentery and other Health Problems inside the prison now australias government says those men have been in accommodation elsewhere or man i saw islands but the United Nations and other sites that accommodation isnt ready for them yet its still a construction site and the refugees any why site that accommodation isnt site by site that it isnt protected from the locals who want to do them harm who dont welcome them into the community and many of those refugees when they have been out of that present the past have been. Well we spoke to a few of the protesters here and heres some of what i had to say is appalling and. Point. Here i think i think i think. Its completely and utterly horrible and i think its really. Stands. Out we really need to get off message across. These men who are suffering. On sunday in new zealand Prime Minister comes to australia to talk to her australian counterpart. To say that she sticks by an offer made by her freedom to take one hundred fifty of the refugees and resettle them. In news that you know enough sun has rejected but it will be light again on sunday and then there is the question of whether new zealand the rightly so in papua new guinea. One of. Then it would deal is made between the two independent countries. When we come back on aljazeera all the sport a rematch for the heavyweight boxing title takes place in new york peter will have the latest. Here no more. Concrete than. What it is full fledged raging. But donald trump opened the door to this is just how it was that. He opened the door to turn it into a physical reality that the answer lies in the. Old lines examines in transamerica at this time i will just zero. Hello again now it is an ancient croft in china and a staple of its National Culture but the future of silk embroidery may be in danger of learning the art takes time and consumers looking for a modern twist to traditional designs a group of autisms in kong is giving the trade a make over reports. It might be a tiny space with each shelf crammed with colorful shoes but its not a problem for these customers seeking unique handwoven designs theyve already come the shoes are totally handmade i appreciate this kind of traditional croft embroideries a Family Affair with a mirror wall she learnt the craft from her grandparents who set up the business sixty years ago shes now taking up the reins expanding whats on offer modernizing her grandfathers traditional approach many years ago my grandfather only made one sawzall wearing suits but now i have many many different styles and you can see there are some blossoms dragon and phoenix and also the hours. Of my boarders use despite the popularity of issues shes worried the trade is struggling to attract new talent who came to pursue it as a long term career many people are just interested in making them as a hobby or make them to fall for their friends and their families that they want to as a future career its with that in mind young artisans are trying to promote this refined that we want has embraced social media earning her an International Profile others like added you are trying to modernize the ancient chinese designs now didnt you know how many going to the customers used to be interested in the traditional double sided embroidery. Over recent years our customer groups are from the younger generation. This silken broidery business dates back three hundred years as well as some of the traditional designs there updating their techniques merging needlecraft with calligraphy brush paintings creating popular modern designs or sounding the way i notice the growing number of people appreciating this aspect of chinese embroidery culture in recent years including westerners there are now more westerners appreciating and understanding our embroidery culture so next generation artisans may be thriving but that might not be enough to entice more young people to take up its an ancient craft and with out more young apprentices some are concerned that the future of chinese embroidery could remind right sarah clarke aljazeera hong kong. All right lets get all sport now his peter well has a slow burn james who has hit yet another korea landmark as the Cleveland Cavaliers ended a four game losing streak in the n. B. A. Season high fifty seven points from le bron against the Washington Wizards took in past twenty thousand career points at thirty two years and three hundred eighty days hes the youngest player to use that look it was james he lived in a career fifty point game and helped his team to a one hundred thirty eight one hundred twenty two win like. Elsewhere the San Antonio Spurs also slapped a four game losing streak thanks to a win over the Charlotte Hornets when ford contributed twenty two points on the night at san antonio ran out winners by one hundred and eight points to one hundred ten one this is also their first win of the season. One of the biggest matches on the german football calendar takes place on saturday when by your daughter in clash in what is known as their classic the club giants have dominated german football having won fourteen out of a possible sixty unique and cup title since two thousand and nine by on or on a bit of a hot streak right now with maximum points from their last four games this run has seen the move to the top of the league standings. This has won nineteen of these last twenty wonderfully good games the only exception a one one draw against dortmund the team who play in yellow will look for a change in recent fortunes theyve drawn one and lost two of their last three games conceding nine goals along the way to skin yourself long on this i know from experience bursar wont falter and it wont be an easy game on the contrary it would be a very intense game because five weeks ago perusia was five points ahead of us and though applying excellent football that is something we cannot forgive thats why we should be alert and travel to dortmund with optimism but also with realism and that means anything could happen in football the moroccan city of casablanca is preparing to host the deciding leg of the African Champions league final home team we died play are largely of egypt with the match that won one after the first leg without casablanca have only won the Champions League once before that was in one thousand nine hundred two although more recently they were defeated in the twenty eleven final they will be hoping to take advantage of playing at home against the eight time African Champions from egypt does a parallel for the course of them when no are able to see the pressure will be on our opponents their goal is to score because otherwise they wont have a chance of winning the title so we know that we must prevent that must play the match intelligently and hope to score one or two goals first to win the title and satisfy our fans the w. B. C. Heavyweight champion dion say while the defends his title in new york on saturday against the men from whom he won the belt nearly three years ago now while they will face the mainstay of earn a man who holds canadian and haitian passports while their has a perfect career record of thirty eight wins from as many fights with thirty seven of those as knockouts with stephen the only one he failed to knock out the champion is promising fireworks against stephen who has not fought in two years it was only going to get knocked out but you know what i want to lump sum is a put him in the hospital to last several days and this time he can stay there. One of the most lucrative events in professional squash has hit its finale in qatar the title deciding match was a news sellout but squash is a sport that has struggled to attract large Television Audiences so hell malik reports on how the game is aiming to grow its global appeal. Its a sport with more than one hundred eighty years of history for squash faces the constant challenge of trying to reinvent itself the fun of the qatar classic an all egyptian affair between muhammad and tuchman comes a time that the sport is attempting to grow its audience following three consecutive daily bids to be part of the olympics weve grown our presence there is some really good deals advice. And appealing to the you know to the youngsters the games organizers have taken action to make squash more appealing as a spectator sport critics say the ball is too difficult to see when hit hard prompting heavy investment in High Definition t. V. Production to make the ball more visible huge efforts of also been made to use the internet to spread interests to squash court much such as the final live online they can get through watching t. V. Which is an Online Streaming Service is the team over here they broadcast over five hundred matches worldwide and here. Is already paying off. This year videos on squash t. V. s you tube account surpassed fifty million views thats a one hundred percent increase since two thousand and fifteen the sport is also trying to build its commercial appeal the qatar classic is part of the p. S. A. World series an elite group in of events which form the most financially lucrative circuit in the game however the amount of prize money available at tour of events is just a fraction of the million plus dollar purses on offer in sports such as tennis and golf. It just comes down to how many people want to watch it you know as long as we can. You know. You know the more interesting. It was muhammad that finally came out on top and is the third title here for the man known as the beast of alexandria and he feels the future of the sport is in good hands i think were a good place yes he works really well done a good job for. Or the players for the order but i such a great calendar for all the players and i think i would that were strong right now and it keeps getting stronger. Watched suffers from a lack of star power and the qatar classic champions that hes more interested in winning than becoming the face of the sport but finding a play that can transcend the game might just he was squash needs so well malik zero. Baseballs world series champion used the masters are yet to confirm if they accept an invitation to visit the white house on friday the team celebrated a win in downtown used them in front of more than a million fans the astros beat the l. A. Dodgers in game seven on wednesday to win the world series for the first time in their history President Trump is yet to formally invite the team but has tweeted hes congratulations. I believe in celebrating the chevron chips i believe that our organization should bask in the glory of what this work is done from years that jeff has been here through through through me and in our long history what comes out of this moving forward on the on the political side or what we do or dont do or what sports is turned into to representing the kind of the countrys town well how do we decide in time were not going to allow anything to polarize this this moment that we we want to celebrate with our fans and thats all the sport for me guys are of school will have an update again later on as my staff thanks peter and that is it for this news hour but ill be back with more of the days news stay with us more analysis and reaction to the react to the resignation of the lebanese Prime Minister stay with us. Sixty seven. That spelled promise for one people but ended up a disaster for another. That led to the establishment of a jewish homeland at the expense of the palestinian. One hundred years on aljazeera world tells the story of the british declaration that changed the middle east for seeds of discord at this time. And under pointed 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 riverbed 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. Ambitious endeavors to create drought proof crops amazing to think that the plan b. So many that look now looks completely life and International Efforts to combine the past stop threatening so they bring in their sandals they show you the vacuum hops just like a doctor write your prescription youre doing the same thing here youre writing a prescription for the farmer price explodes inspiring advances towards farming for the future the star aljazeera. This is a really fabulous news from one of the best ive ever worked in there is a unique sense of bonding where everybody teams in but something i feel every time i get on the chair every time i interview someone. Often working round the clock to make sure that we bring events as i currently as possible to the viewer thats what people expect of us and thats what i think we really do well. Lebanons Prime Minister says hes resigning and blames iran for meddling in abba faves