Hello im sam is a dan this is the news out live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes after a burst of airstrikes egypt blames eisel for the mosque bombing in sinai which killed more than three hundred people. Violent protests across pakistan after an operation to remove a sit in by a religious party in the capital. In march bangladeshi please seek u. N. Help for the repatriation of bringing the refugees plus. A year on since the death of fidel castro we find out if cubans are still singing his tune. Now egypt ssion prosecutors say twenty to thirty gunman carrying i saw fly. Eggs were behind the attack on a mosque thats killed three hundred five people the military has launched a campaign in the sinai region after president of the fatah has sisi promised to respond with brutal force the attack invader elaborate on friday was the worst ever in the sinai. Forts. Egypts crackdown on suspected fighters after fridays devastating attack has started. The air force also targeted vehicles and locations suspected of storing ammunition linked to those who attack the mosque killing hundreds of people. Present Abdel Fattah Elsisi has promised to use brutal force has this this tragic event act of terrorism will make us more robust more strong in our battle against terrorism we cannot be intimidated our resolve cannot be dented we will remain more united following this event the Egyptian Army will take revenge and they will restore order and security with an iron fist in the following days. There were scenes of chaos after the attack witnesses describe how between ten and twenty mosty attackers were in military uniforms stormed the mosque using rocket fire grenades and automatic weapons to target the noon prayers. They also block the escape routes local reports describe how the governments around of the mosque outside to mow down any survivors as well as those who are rushing to help. This thirteen year old describes how he survived yeah i was outside the mosque and suddenly i heard gunshots inside i saw them running and i went inside the mosque and found all of the people climbing on top of each other they were trying to get out of the mosque because they were afraid and i was trying to get out of bullets and my like the attack was in the troubled northern part of the sinai the mosque is used by sushis members of Mystic Movement within islam no one has claimed responsibility for the attack but immediate suspicion has fallen on the local ice linked group. Analysts say the heavy handed military response could potentially lead to more on rest you saw the beginning a fomenting of a cycle of violence of state repression targeting these groups through arbitrary arrests leading to formatting a cycle of violence meanwhile theres been an outpouring of sympathy around the world the victims like here in paris back in egypt the president has declared three days of National Mourning and a thorough investigation. Which is there now egypt is also securing its borders the planned reopening of the crossing into gaza is now delayed until further notice it was expected to open temporarily on saturday but after the attack in egypt travelers were told they couldnt cross after all ruling party hamas says thirty thousand people have been waiting for a chance to travel. Open for people exiting gaza only seventeen days this year egypt has kept the crossing largely sealed off since two thousand and thirteen while the army fights armed groups in the area. Theres been an arrest in egypts Sinai Peninsula for decades bedouin tribes in the region dont trust the government and theres anger at cairos failure to address poverty and unemployment and when president Mohamed Morsy was deposed in two thousand and thirteen. This responded with violence the armed group aligned with eiseley year later calling itself sinai province and took control of the of part of the region timothy calderas is a nonresident fellow at the Hariri Institute for middle east politics joins us live from athens good to have you with us so when you look at the stats of over the years the number of military operations versus stability a number of attacks inside nine. Do the facts say that the more we have this sort of military crackdown the more secure the area is becoming all the exact opposite. But i think i dont think that they work in a perfect economy like that but in the in the case of sinai the military has had a pretty active tempo of counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism Operations for quite some time and as yesterday showed it hasnt been enough to stop this sort of thing from happening and for us to continue to escalate. Its tactics in the mainland the government has been fairly successful at bringing down substantially the number of attacks however sinai has remained a different challenge. I think that the question that needs to be asked is when will the military and the government review its strategy and look to have a more sophisticated and and mixed approach to counterinsurgency the military strategy alone has not been and has not been adequate and so its time to examine what other options are available and how to win over the local population and help deny isis safe haven and the ability to move more freely. When we talk about actually mentioned some of the stats from the. Do seem to indicate at least a cover relation if not causality between increasing instability and an increase in military operations which i mean. It comes back to the point youre talking about that there are issues that need to be addressed other than military operations. Absolutely but at the same time the tempo of the counterinsurgency operations and attacks correlate partly because when Something Like this happens you get more activity on the part of the government as well so its a chicken the kind of situation but theres no denying that the military solution alone has not been adequate does not is not a is not going to solve this problem by itself and that there needs to be an approach that helps prevent disillusionment among the local population and strengthen the ties of the government to avoid allowing isis to recruit from this population or even to avoid detection among it. Why do you think this particular target was hit this mosque does it have anything to do with the perceived support from some soofi figures like. Voice support for another term for the president. I think its very likely that its a combination of his general rejection of sufi islam as heretical with the fact that a tribe that attends this mosque has been has been supportive of the governments campaign against isis. And so there was already threats against the mosque the state officials had told the the people there to avoiding engaging in soupy rituals about a week ago and even roadblocks road checkpoints have been set up an anticipation of a possible attempt of an attack so clearly this is this was not the did this not come to come as a complete shock obviously the scale is something that weve never seen before its the largest number of deaths as a result of a terrorist attack in egyptian history its the second largest. Toll in the world for two thousand seventeen its a horrific. Number of deaths but yes there were there were already threats against this particular mosque and concerns and they were in part tied to the question of superman in part i think people were concerned about. His general desire to punish anybody who was working with the government. All right well leave it there thanks so much timothy kaldis. The protests are spreading in pakistan of the Security Forces launched an operation to clear a protest camp in the capital islamabad riot police moved in and threw tear gas canisters at the demonstrators who were supporters of a religious Political Party speed occupying an intersection for three weeks ignoring the moms to leave the area calling for the resignation of the minister who admitted a reference to the Prophet Muhammad in a bill private t. V. Channels holding off the air during the crackdown. Come out hi there is that one of the highways thats been blocked by protests is near the sin city of lahore. After a week of protests that brought life to a standstill in the city of islamabad in rawalpindi that Security Forces moved against the protesters in order to break up the protests that now has led to a reaction across pakistan the people are now demanding that the law minister should resign the government on the other hand had planned a blackout on the local pakistani media i think that they should nor drip or anything about these protests but right now im on a white girl highway linking lahore to it. Connecting the country out to the not bad remains blog thousands of protesters across pakistan have whiter highway there demanding their day. Should be made and one of them off guard at the reading nation of the countrys law minister. Bangladesh and man have agreed to ask for u. N. Assistance in the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of refugees Rights Groups have insisted on outside monitors to safeguard the return of the rain gets me but the un has expressed concern about the process repatriation is due to start in two months more than six hundred thousand fled to bangladesh from what the u. N. Calls ethnic cleansing in myanmar. The return is will be taken to their original lands or wherever they want to live in the primary stages they will stay in temporary camps for the time being the two sides have agreed to complete the repatriation process in a reasonable time after a verification process the displaced will be taken back if any problem arises during this process bangladesh and myanmar will try to resolve them through discussions. Stratford has more now from cox bazaar its impossible to imagine the level of suffering that people like these have endured over recent months and indeed for decades now stories of men women and children being killed by the man. Also stories of gang rape being committed by soldiers in the myanmar. Stories that the myanmar government denies now this agreement between the bangladeshi and the myanmar government with respect to reproach relation implies the eventual return of these people to a country that they have some sort of legal citizenship status but of course they dont they lost their citizenship thirty five years ago in one thousand nine hundred eighty two and its when you speak to people here. But you really get a sense of the fear and a lack of trust amongst them by saying that they are not prepared to go back until their property is rebuilt and they get some sort of formal legal citizenship status. Hasnt seen her husband since she fled a month ago. But they have to give us an Identity Card at the border stating that we are residents citizens and that we are. Otherwise we will not go in because they may start killing us again. Also says his home and village was destroyed and he is terrified about returning to live like i mean they want a lot of them we dont want to leave bangladesh back home were afraid to leave our house and they kill us they take our people away we dont want to go back how did you knew that. According to the Bangladesh Government theres no fixed time frame as to how long this repatriation will take its hope that the process will start in about two months time the Bangladesh Foreign minister also says that myanmar has agreed that the u. N. H. C. R. The un will be involved in the process and its aiming to set up temporary camps so people like these can leave in the areas in which their homes were destroyed but the two main issues when you speak to the people here are issues of trust trust the meon military and secondly citizenship will they eventually become citizens of the country for so long for so many generations they have called home. That aljazeera culture is bizarre. Tens of thousands of Catholic Community are in the city of yangon the head of the first papal visit just one percent of the population is catholic for remaining fifty three million a minute but this pope francis will lead to mastering his four day trip as well as meeting men miles leader. And the military command and a meeting with a delegation of writing. Christians living in the mountains of maine man near the border with india faced violence oppression to on the military rule although the situations improve they say the system remains stacked against them or imports from state remote and rugged straddling mountain tops chin state is the poorest region in myanmar resources scarce development slow what is plentiful are churches they dot the chin hills home to about a half a Million People nearly ninety percent of them are christian and in buddhist majority myanmar they have faced decades of oppression under military rule. Forced labor forced conversion to buddhism and persecution at one point bibles couldnt be important. To symbolize. The christian. But. A member of this Baptist Church who has lived all his seventy years in chin state capital four of his children emigrated to the us. Previous military governments didnt have interest or sympathy for i blame them for the Poverty Development and for no Job Opportunities for young people and that i had to send my children away. This small hillside compound commemorates the man who founded the First Christian community here in chin state American Baptist reverend Arthur Carson and his wife laura were the first missionaries to come here in one thousand nine hundred nine he died nine years later hes buried right here in. The people of chin say the situations Getting Better but one Government Official himself a catholic denies past oppression. Most people felt like we were being oppressed but we werent it was just miscommunication between the government and people. But still today the government system favors buddhism. Even though we are a christian area the government schools are forcing Young Children to worship buddhism and to take buddhism classes. Human rights activists say that the way forward for the people of chin for its future myanmars leaders need to make good on promises of religious freedom. If not the minorities will continue to be treated and live as second class citizens gotta aljazeera aka me and mark. Well plenty more still ahead on the news hour including we go underground to check out the secret syrian hospital has been built to survive air rights concerns about judicial freedom in zimbabwe is of course rose the military action leading to president mugabe is that. Its legal and england and the twenty two year wait to reach the Rugby League World cup final that with its fortnight around. Turkey says u. S. President dan trump has agreed to stop supplying weapons to kurdish y p g fighters in Northern Syria this followed a phone call between trump and turkish president runs of type of the one the white house later said it would make adjustments to its policy of arming its allies in syria trying to ministration began supplying weapons to the wipe e. G. Earlier this year before the battle to retake eisel stronghold of rock turkey considers the wipe e. G. A terrorist group i mean. All in one subject it negatively impacts our relationship with the us is the weapons that its given to the y. P. G. Lately weve seen that some Armored Vehicles have been supplied and our president once again reiterated his discomfort to mr trump mr trump clearly stated that he had given clear instructions that the white wont be given arms and that this nonsense should have ended a long time ago of course we were very happy that this. Has more from the turkish city of ghazi untap near the syrian border. Whats being reported in the turkish media as United States saying that it will stop arming kurdish militias does not reflect in statements that have been have seen from both president s met press offices they say that United States will be adjusting its policy when it comes to its allies in syria especially after the fall of ice and rock a turkey on the other hand has been calling for on the United States to stop arming these mainly kurdish fighters with turkey sees terrorists once the United States to be part of its campaign to try and clear the area of what it calls all terrorist groups which include these kurdish militias which are allies of the United States as these statements come there is no end to the fighting on the ground inside syria but we have seen attacks by Syrian Government and its allies on opposition positions rebel positions in not just the province of aleppo but also in the politics of hama in hama doctors and it workers have been telling us about the situation on the ground they say their infrastructure has been systematically targeted by the regime and to save lives all they can do is dig tunnels and go underground farmers on the operating table because his leg was injured in an airstrike but this is no ordinary Operation Theatre its Hidden Underground so it can survive. Im afraid when the regime targets a hospital i lost a member of my family in an airstrike. Its known as the cave hospital in Northern Syria doctors are keeping its location secret for fear of further attacks by government get. They showed us photos after some of the hundred thirty five year strikes targeted their Hospital Medical facilities and medical workers nowadays are far from being working an ideal situation there are all sort of challenges one of the main challenges has to do with security the are witnessing not only has been ongoing for a long time but at the same time he doesnt. Doesnt stop. This is what remains of many hospitals above ground. It took months of digging five hundred square meters in the mountains to convert into treatment rooms workers then plaster the walls and bags at the entrance increased security. This is the doctor who began the project he was also killed in an airstrike last year and his colleagues continue to face challenges. The biggest problem is the airstrikes which target civilians this hospital is theoretically safe but we expect anything from the government and its destructive weapons making the hospital safe is just one of the many challenges most hospitals in opposition areas suffer from a lack of medicine and other vital supplies that are to emergency exits in case of any attack being underground brings the constant challenge of maintaining the floor so doctors and patients dont suffocate. We face difficulties such as ventilation and shortages of medical supplies after securing ourselves in a cave inside a mountain because Serious Health care system has been largely destroyed by six years of war Preventive Care units and Health Centers are nonexistent potentially fatal diseases are common because of a lack of vaccine. Healthcare is being used as a weapon of war in syria doctors say targeting hospitals means denial of treatment and the only option to save lives is going on the ground some of the job it out of their. Planes carrying humanitarian aid have landed in yemen after a blockade lasting almost three weeks the resumption comes after relief groups the u. N. And countries including the u. S. Made appeals aljazeera name reports. Wheels down at Santa International airport for the first time in almost three weeks until saturday a saudi led blockade had shut down most of yemens ports of entry after warnings by the un a handful of planes carrying polio and diptheria vaccines and aid workers arrived in the who controlled capital had only open the mission and asuna International Airport was banned from receiving communitarian aid aircraft for more than one thousand days that led to more than five hundred u. N. Aid workers being stuck here and the consolation of more than forty aid flights. Earlier in the week some aid trickled into the western port of who died but that has now stopped the World Food Program tells aljazeera its still waiting to offload a ship carrying twenty five thousand metric tons of wheat and enough to feed one point eight million yemenis for a month people need an avalanche of eight millions are on the brink of a family and theyre struggling to survive cholera polio and diphtheria outbreaks in addition to the war humanitarians are serving the needs of seven Million People who are completed dependent on. The blockade began on november sixth after who the rebels fired a Ballistic Missile into saudi arabia. A Saudi Led Coalition fighting on behalf of the government says it needed to stop weapons smuggling the u. N. Warns commercial imports particularly food and fuel must also resume the World Food Program says continuing to choke off the supply could have a disastrous effect on fourteen Million People living in northern yemen people it says it doesnt have the resources to help natasha going to does iraq. Now zimbabwes former finance minister is in court accused of corruption just a day after a new president. Was sworn in ignaty his chambre was detained by the military during the takeover that forced president mugabe from office while the high causes ruled the militarys intervention legal. Under simmons has the details from. Theres a real sense of normality returning to the streets now with the army appearing to have withdrawn back to barracks and the police being deployed in their place all over the city now the army have had a clearance from the high court that what they did ten days ago in taking over power was legal it was ok perfectly permissible to put Robert Mugabe under arrest a High Court Judge decided now this is a controversial move because some legal experts some human rights activists are suggesting it sets a precedent for an army to actually move in times of political difficulty now this is all coincides with a Court Appearance of ignatius joined by a former finance minister who was accused of corruption and full wrongdoing in his dealings he actually had a Property Portfolio of more than one hundred houses all across the way also in court goods and i panga who is the former use head of the p. F. Use so that is a situation that is showing the action is being taken of those suspected of wrongdoing in terms of corruption. Argentinas president is vowing to continue the search for a missing submarine even as hopes fade for the forty four crew members on board the navys confirm there was an explosion near where the sub disappeared ten days ago. Reports from the naval base in the city of. The hope the prayers the expectation expressed here at the model plotter naval base the home of the missing submarine the air a sound one turned to anger and despair the families of the forty four crewmembers were told the fate of their loved ones. But there are still people with hope but i think thats it its time to look for the bodies they dont want to say its which is why we feel impotent but theres nothing more to do but pray and lay them to rest. He loved his job was totally dedicated this was his last voyage im devastated. They want to know why news of an explosion on board shortly after the submarine lost contact on the van with the fifteen took so long to be revealed when they kept in the dark. President has promised a full inquiry and to answer the families and the rest of argentina. Im here to guarantee that we will continue the search especially now that we can count on the help of the International Community and the technology that they have available we hope to find a submarine in the next few days. The navy high command is likely to be removed and despite the frustration and sadness as it did terminations to keep searching. Remember until we have Firm Evidence of where the submarine is we cannot reach any conclusions believe nothing to chance theres a strong force reaching the remaining uncovered area that operation involves ships aircraft and undersea rescue equipment from more than ten countries often in Severe Weather conditions or families more in argentina is asking what went wrong who was responsible and what should happen now but with the sun possibly several hundred meters at the bottom of the South Atlantic Ocean those questions may never be satisfactorily answered and argentina must assess his relationship with his navy as it comes to terms with one of its worst tragedies in recent years that im sure there are others here model blotter. Its time to get some weather riches here with news of that drought in the south of europe and snow in the north whats going on there is something there for everyone really the moment sammy i mean yeah its really a surprise i think for some people to realize that weve got such a severe Drought Conditions across serbia and clinch on the border between states spain and portugal northern parts of spain and also further south korea desperate picture now things are more mobile at the moment weve got to weather systems pushing in this weather front with a given some rain across the Iberian Peninsula over the last twelve hours or so and you see this cold front here this is going to play an important part in the weather across europe at the driving feature really is this area of low pressure further towards the north assurity yesterday you see this big spiral cloud but if you follow it towards the north you see the cloud is coming all the way down from the arctic producing archie like conditions across parts of scotland through the grampians some very impressive pictures coming in there and i think the risk of wintry showers whether its hell whether its snow will extend quite a long way south across the u. K. And indeed many other parts of Northern Europe into scandinavia strong winds likely still with some heavy snowfall there affecting parts annoying near broken or just inland and some heavy snowfall developing across parts of finland i was in parts of russia in particular me was that cold air sinks further towards the south its going to be driving in behind this frontal system so snow in the alps snow developing over the balkans and as we head through the next couple days some of that snowfall is going to turn out to be quite heavy all right still ahead on aljazeera now. Im not innocent as you know dude us ahead of sundays general elections the government says it has reduced dramatically the number of violent deaths in one of the most dangerous countries in the world. Money people are very accommodating people this loving. Their new home for hundreds of refugees we gauge what sort of reception theyll get. Winter is a good time specially. And its for the world high jump champion leaps to a higher level he tells with so that coming up later. I am taking historic steps to lift the restrictions on american without regulation profit tax policy on health. And the environment was a surprise. That the havoc the big Pharma Protection is going to take and. The line from the cost of the trump toxic war at this time on al jazeera one of the really special things about working for others here is that even as a camera woman i get to have so much empathy and contribution to a story i feel we cover this region better than anyone else working for us as you know its very challenging even in this particular because you have a lot of people that are divided on political issues we are the people we live to tell the real stories are just mended used to deliver indepth journalism we dont feel inferior to the audiences across the globe. Youre watching out to see a time to recap our headlines this hour egypts. Pain in the sinai after three hundred five people were killed in an attack on a mosque on friday president of the fact that sisi has promised to respond with what he calls brutal force. Protests are spreading in Pakistan Security forces launched an operation to clear a protest camp in the capital islamabad drive police moved in and threw tear gas canisters at the demonstrators who are supporters of a religious Political Party. Zimbabwes former fires minister is in court accused of corruption just days after a new president was sworn in nicias trumbo was detained by the military during the takeover which forced president Robert Mugabe from office the high court has ruled the militarys actions during the takeover were legal. Well derek is a Senior Research consultant at the institute for Security Studies in pretoria joins us now via skype from harare were you surprised at the decision by the Supreme Court by the high court i wasnt surprised at the decision. Considering that judge you gave that. Judgment its clearly a d. V. D. And sustainable. Why why do you think it made that ruling is that an indication of the control which the military has over the judiciary and lack of independence. It does an indication of the lack of independent thought that you dish re. The situation you have that nobody wants to recognize that the military intervention that took place was in fact too because the moment that recognition is a wanted to the events Certain International particle of kick can which affect the relationship of that zimbabwean government to the other governments that are party to those Perfect Homes so for example the African Union charter required at the member to get peace suspended when i have constitutional change of government taken place and everybody but some of you get to see the back of my god if you like but he wants to see those kind of visions implemented do you think the army is wants to go back to the barracks or is that the continuing rulings that were getting from called so the indication that the civil institutions of the state are weak and it really is the army which will continue to pull the strings behind the scenes. That the judiciary has lowered its feeding week and already some serbian to the government so this judgement is. An attempt to try and endorse and to legitimize the action of the military which were purely unlawful in order that what happened last week and what he characterized as a coup thats the idea is to sanitize the military and right but i mean who takes it who you think governs Going Forward let me put the question that way. Well ostensibly its a civilian government bearing forward but we have already seen that the military people are strong or stronger or behind the scene and yes i need action does not go in accordance with the military just like again if a president does not act the way that the mother approves of it we see that kind of event that that happened last year and this is. Intervention by the military there was a sudden intervention in two thousand and eight when the Opposition Leader won the president ial elections and the military to intervene to stop it was to shanghai rightly off an Opposition Leader from acceding to fall so. This is a problem a subtle but theres a narrative that we havent ruled in in zimbabwe military obviously played a Strong Political role i mean speaking with zimbabweans it appears to me that many are simply focused on the end of mugabes rule should they be more concerned about the fact that there was a military coup. They certainly should be and thats fine send off being right its now once the euphoria of the end up there might be errors starts to die down people are now looking at the implications of. The fact that the mccarthy era was brought together by the mother and the mother actually specifically stated before they interviewed that they would not hesitate to undertake this kind of intervention so we have elections coming up in twenty eighteen and hes going to have that its election you cannot go to the military its like going they will be true to their word and they will once again intervene in the political or Financial Statement all right well leave it there for now thanks so much for your analysis. Now opinion is divided among people now mixing with refugees at the center of a dispute in Papua New Guinea someone wired about how theyre going to great into life and manage silent refugees have protested for weeks against their removal from a decommissioned prison camp fearing for their safety hundred thomas reports internationally the words man of silence conjure thoughts of banished refugees but theyre not the only ones who live here the island is big and has a population close to sixty thousand most people are spread out living in small villages in the interior or along the coast but six thousand live here in the islands only town lauren go gal is also now home to about seven hundred refugees most moved here against their will on friday they say they want to stay in their former prison despite having to little rainwater and smuggled in food because they did not think theyd say in town most local cop when you give you say that fear is misplaced money people are very accommodating people theyre loving they. Include new people but others have concerns about hundreds of men from very different cultures suddenly living among them. Its just men only when they do that when they come on ladies we find if we dont let it be on a big. Issue do you feel the need of every leader. And then they may cause a problem with the local leadership thats not concerned though but necessarily so hostility Walking Around this market in a time feels to me pretty safe but then im only here for a short time and im not a refugee from the middle east africa or south asia the things they say very different some refugees chose to leave the prison and move to laurent months even two years ago to keep occupied hussein worked as a receptionist at the guesthouse but hes not paid refugees arent allowed paid work and despite being much better integrated the most he says the town for refugees isnt safe one month there will be a good anyway if you put on my neck. The. Many refugees have similar stories drunk young men attack them among locals most have sympathy for the refugees but think its time they move on or were moved on. And their belong to a different god different world different. Four years. Theres a one man the refugees feel the same way Andrew Thomas al jazeera on man assad and in Papua New Guinea now at least three hundred Seventy Eight migrants have been rescued in libya after three boats were damaged in the Mediterranean Sea the Mission Carried out by the libyan coast guard took about seventy two hours the third and final both arrived at the Tripoli Naval base on friday the u. N. Says more than thirty three thousand migrants have died at sea trying to reach europe since two thousand. Hondurans are going to the polls on sunday to elect a new president Public Safety is a major concern for voters because their country has one of the highest murder rates in the world the government says progress has been made to the violence. Convinced. Young innocent often the victims of Gang Violence for now with extra Security Forces deployed to this neighborhood children can play without watching their backs. On average more than three hundred people. And young are every month this countrys not formally a war zone but for years it has been the worlds murder leader but that isnt to be changing. We implemented the Community Police model where we get closer to people talk to them when their trust they call us to give us information about criminals so we can capture them. Violent homicides are reported to have fallen by just over twenty percent in the last year the violence observatory responsible for monitoring violent deaths says theres a number of reasons why among them the dismantling of drug cartels and increasing the Security Budget and reform of the police force the government says one of the reasons theres been a fall in the number of violent deaths because of army and Police Patrols like this one in some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the country. But here on the outskirts of. The country says she lives in fear and doesnt believe the governments claims of success. Is always kidnappings violent killings its difficult for us to talk about this there are repercussions of violence hasnt reduced although the numbers are down critics say policing remains sporadic and people still live in fear that. Its costly to keep troops permanent. The areas are very large and many are still controlled by criminals. And the targeted killings continue in recent days the bodies of three political activists were found but government supporters say improvement needs to be measured over the long term. The murder rate is still six times larger than the world average the situation is Still Critical but the policies must be sustainable to show the population that this is the way to repress crime. For now a signal is being sent to the gangs that change is happening in and that children have a right to play in peace but he just. The president of the organization of american states hopes to take venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to the International Court of Justice Louis is an outspoken critic of my dual use crackdown on dissent this country faces an economic crisis and i was waiting on the results of an inquiry into whether government should be tried for crimes against humanity time i hadnt known and may or proceed in the middle of the process the hearings are over the information is being collected Civil Society reports are still coming in to us regarding the situation and possible existence of crimes against humanity in venezuela as a final report by the experts will be ready in about a month we believe will have the support from countries when it comes to bringing the issue to the International Criminal court now cubans are looking ahead to a post castro era as they mark the First Anniversary of the death of their revolutionary leader fidel castro built the communist state on americas doorstep half a century ago and in three months his brother and successor castro steps down our latin america editor loose in human reports. In old havana a decades old photograph of fidel castro framed by plastic flowers is put on display. At the hotel thats you know where castro met with countless heads of state and International Stars the staff paid homage to the deceased leader of the revolution with music and poetry. Son Alexis Castro was the guest of honor he told aljazeera his father is resting in peace because. He was always certain of the continuity of the work and the ideals of the revolution he dedicated much of his efforts in life to just that i think he would be satisfied. A year ago the world took note of the passing of the last cold war warrior the revolutionary who created a communist state on the doorsteps of the United States in cuba a ten day mourning period paralyze the country on the anniversary of his death academics and communist Party Officials have been holding symposiums as part of the state push to keep castros example alive as the country faces new hostilities from washington last drop of a get it were possible for years and its trump that wants to return to the past for there was always looking to the future i think the way cuber is handling the situation rationally and with care is very little but many say castros passing has had no impact on it all the way the same nothing has changed as usual he wasnt the only person a certain sadness because he was our president but nothing but cuba is inevitably moving towards change fidel castro is gone and in just three months his brother and successor will be stepping down which leads to the obvious question of what will become of the cuban revolution once theres no castro at the helm the answer in part depends on just how well the cuban state can keep the del castros bigger than life persona a life you see in human ill just see how vanna. German chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken out against a return to the polls saying it would be fair to ask people to vote again talks on a coalition between merkels conservative bloc and two smaller parties collapsed last week she now says she hopes to pull a government together soon after the social democrats agreed to more negotiations she stressed any talks should be base of Mutual Respect this i wasnt. So in the next election we must do better we must have solved more problems than we have today it is with this in mind that we must evaluate possible talks with the social democrats of course were prepared to talk but talks can only be conducted on the basis of Mutual Respect that must be clear. Its International Day for the elimination of violence against women frances president says thats one of his priorities emanuel is making a speech in paris where hes announcing a series of measures to tackle Sexual Violence listen to mom the feeling of horror and of shame resulting from the situation and i must say has taken specific importance since a little more than a year ago because it is shame that we talk about when one is at the same time im in a public decider i cannot consider that what were talking about today is something that was boring but now. Still ahead on aljazeera in the n. B. A. Le bron james suppled double leads the Cleveland Cavaliers to victory. As the mall coming up next. December on aljazeera we look back at twenty seventeen through the eyes of five families have been affected by some of the big stories of the year in an increasingly polarized world people in power sheds light on the darkest abuses of Authority Ten days of comprehensive coverage about Nuclear Arsenals around the globe and the impact they have on the diplomatic stage a special program dedicated to this years Nobel Peace Prize laureates i can and their pursuit of a Nuclear Weapon free world and we look ahead to the big stories that could dominate the headlines in twenty eighteen. December on aljazeera. News has another then more of a lable but the message is a simplistic and misinformation is rife the listening post provides a critical counterpoint challenging Mainstream Media narrative at this time on aljazeera. Welcome back sanat has us all about the new kings of asia kings version a very sad news for saudi arabia where we start for boy japanese side or our red to have been crowned champions of a. J. For the second time they have just beaten saudi arabia over two legs in the Asian Champions League final well phil silvers eighty eighth minute goal made it one nil on the night and two one on aggregate for our their last one this title back in two thousand and seven now there are six games being played in the English Premier League on saturday man to say united host brightener the two will need to at old trafford for the first time in the league since and nineteen eighty three united can close the gap on leaders Manchester City to five points if they win those numbers could replace chelsea in third with a win over west brom but only if chelsea fail to win their game with liverpool well ahead of their liverpool trip chelsea manager Antonio Conti has been chriss goal of the quick turnaround time after his sides midweek trip to as robbie john in the Champions League where the blues trailed table toppers at Manchester City by nine points for sure i think if. Ive only only one day to prepare a big game but. To. Only one day to rest is not its not right its not right for a. Photo not only for charity for a little. Now in australia captain the steve smith hit his twenty First Century to help his side take charge of the first ashes test against england in brisbane with this one hundred forty one not out to ensure the host and a first innings lead they added to that advantage would one pace a bowler toss his a would grab too early wickets by some so england had a lead of just seven runs series or. As a captain i want to try and play from the front as much as i can with my performance and in the way. You know it just all of it sort of came out when i got to one hundred had to work very hard i think was my slowest hundred someone told me i had to work hard and they really disciplined the brazilian in. To get through they. Get to a position where where we are now its a relatively placing. And have reached their first Rugby League World cup final in twenty two years off to surviving a Late Comeback from tongue guy in the semifinals in oakland on saturday well with just seven minutes to play england the were leading the twenty to nothing about tonga scored three tries in five minutes englands lead to two points in the end england hang on to seal the when at twenty two eighteen and then theyll face defending champions and ten time when its all stray dia and the final bruce been next weekend. In tennis the final of the davis cup between france and belgium continues with a potentially decisive doubles match taking place in little right on the border of the two countries on saturday the best of five a match tie it was finally poised to day one in front of a packed crowd at little football stadium and there you go fungo belgium off to a winning start and the first singles match in the world number seven beat look in straight sets seven five six three six one. But go find good work was cancelled out by french number one show its head tsonga he beat steve darcis six three six two six one in the second singles match to level the final at one zero. All the doubles rubber has just go on the way with a friend to do over again pierre. Taking on the belgians a reuben. And yuris to team france i have just won the first set six one however wins will have the advantage of going into the final two singles matches on sunday in the n. B. A. Le bron james got his fifty seventh career triple double as the lead the Cleveland Cavaliers that they lead given cavaliers victory over the Charlotte Hornets on friday the hornets went ahead a couple of times during the game but look braun was always on hand to level matters he had twenty seven point six in rebounds and thirteen assists on the night to extend clevelands winning streak to seven in a row hundred to ninety nine was the score. In the n. H. L. The Vegas Golden Knights are continuing their strong form winning their eighth consecutive home game the goal the night said the San Jose Sharks in overtime on friday the shots and fought hard to level the game in the Second Quarter coming from four nothing down the Jonathan Marsh result scored his seventh goal of the season to give fakers a five win. Now the International Olympic committee has disqualified for russian i think is for committing anti doping violations at the twenty fourteen sochi winter games one of them it is a two time olympic bobsled Gold Medalist alexanders of fourteen russian athletes have now been banned from for doping in sochi with nine medals stripped the International Athletics federation how their annual awards ceremony and the male athletes of the year went to retire especially. Because very high jumper was one of the most consistent and dominant athletes of twenty seventeen twenty six year old went unbeaten all season clinch World Championships a gold in london are wrong to the Diamond League crown while female athlete of the year was awarded the belgian. To t. M. And thats it for me her family. Now during the presidency of barack obama then businessman dog trouble from criticized him for playing what he said was too much goals now regularly spends weekends on the golf course even if his staff readily acknowledge it and fisher has more. President trump for the birdie hes a king go for a very king goal for this first three hundred eight days in Office President donald trump has been on the course almost a quarter of that time in fact in his First One Hundred days hes played more than any modern president hes played with prime ministers and politicians. Thought if he won the white house he would have to give it all up because im going to be working for you im not going to have time to go play golf donald trump isnt the first president to have a love affair with golf William Howard taft was the first to openly play the game white eisenhower loved it so much he did tree and the cabin named after him at Augusta National the home of the masters competition george w. Bushs exploits made it into a documentary i call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. Thank you. Now watch this drive. We have hope bad that looked from the second gulf war started to stop playing clinton golf as did obama which takes us back to where we started with trumps tweets and criticisms obama it was reported today plato hundred fifty rounds of golf he played more jobs last year than tiger woods his staff really acknowledge when he hits the course insisting no matter where he is the president is always working when its tiger woods i dont call that work one of the things that is i think reflective of his that if he were to call a listener from offices the fact that there are numerous high level positions in every Single Department of the executive branch they go on feel because hes just lazy he hasnt even made nominations critics say after all the promises he made after all the speeches and all the tweets its surprising this president has spent as much time in the clubhouse as the white house alan fischer al jazeera. Well thats it for me for this news hour be back though with another formalising of news in just a couple a miss. Young rich and famous in china twenty one use goes behind the great chinese fire wall to meet the cyber celebs of a booming multibillion dollar business. But this time on aljazeera. I would use iraq where ever you are. Africa going through seismic changes few country stands out because its considered so successful why is the. President of ghana nonna a coup for i dont talk to all jews here. At this time. The nature of news as it breaks the last time senegal qualified for the world cup was in two thousand to fifteen years on and hope to do even better in russia next year with detailed coverage hard to imagine of the only seven years ago people were living right here fromage frais and now the three has taken over their land from around the world donald trump is promising a major policy announcement on trade a potential challenge to khorat a missed opportunity abroad. You are making very pointed remarks whether on line the main u. S. Response to drug use and the drug trade over the last fifty years has been to criminalize or if you join us on say to no evil person just wakes up of it in the morning and says i want to color the world in darkness and this is a dialogue and that could be what leading to some of the confusion the lie was about people saying they dont actually know whats going on join the colobus come. At this time on al jazeera. Author of. Egypt blames isis