Between israelis and palestinians. Live from london also coming up. A Tropical Storm in destructive across the southern philippines two hundred people are known to have died. Russian Opposition Leader calls for voters to boycott next years president ial election after hes banned from taking part. All Emirates Airlines flights after several women have bought from and to the u. A. E. And over the head of the Roman Catholic church has used his traditional Christmas Day message to call for peace for jerusalem and dialogue between israelis and palestinians is the second time pope francis has spoken out since u. S. President formally announced his government would recognize jerusalem as israels capital speaking its square a type of knowledge the growing tensions in the region and call for a negotiated solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict but. We see jesus and the children of the middle east who continue to suffer because of growing tensions between israelis and palestinians on this festive day let us ask the lord for peace for jerusalem and for all the holy land let us pray that the will to resume dialogue may prevail between the parties and that a negotiated solution can be finally reached one that would allow the peaceful coexistence of two states within mutually agreed and internationally recognized borders. Be to shop has more from rome. This is only the second time the pope francis has spoken in public about the trump plan for a capital in jerusalem he said when he first heard that and that was on december sixth the city was profoundly concerned and i think there are some people in the people ive spoken to here that were hoping perhaps for something a little stronger in this long awaited message i mean hes hes mentioned the middle east every every christmas message since two thousand and thirteen and i think there was a feeling that he could have articulated his his concern and a little stronger and reference drusilla in the context of this this are people that theyre facing now the u. N. Refugee agency says the world is now witnessing the highest level of displacement of people ever recorded almost sixty five Million People have been forced to leave their homes supporting the estimated sixty million displaced by World War Two almost a third of them are refugees and half hour under the age of eighteen there are also ten million stateless people theyve been denied a nationality and access to basic rights such as Education Health care employment and freedom of movement the u. N. H. C. R. Estimates twenty people are forcibly displaced every minute as a result of conflict or persecution libya has been a major transit point for refugees trying to get to europe and hundreds have died trying to cross the mediterranean would have been well head has more from tripoli. This is the libyan coast were made grants and refugees usually sail of to europe the usually take rubber boats in a very bad condition and usually boats capsize in the mediterranean and so many migrants die in the sea the libyan coast guard says its their job to do to arrest duce migrants as long as they have sailed off libyan sure and as long as they have been arrested and libyan tutorial workers before the migrants and refugees reach this coast they take a tough journey in the desert they first get smuggled via the southern borders of libya and the take the tough journey through the Libyan Desert during that tough journey the face so many. Violations they face violence and including extortion exploitation and in some cases rape also the libyan coast guard says that they usually transfer the migrants of after the arrest them and libyan territorial waters the usually transfer them to Detention Centers and the Detention Centers the supervisors there deny committing any violence against the migrants and they say on the contrary they provide they provide them with food and health care now the european human rights organizations and United Nations human rights organizations including also the International Organization for migration help those migrants who voluntarily voluntarily choose to be deported back to their own country recently they you in haiti are has transferred one hundred sixty migrants including those vulnerable migrants including Children Women and minors the u. N. Has recently transferred them to italy. Tropical storm tembin is heading towards vietnam after leaving a trail of destruction across the southern philippines about one Million People have been evacuated from vietnams southern areas tembin is moving southward and will pass the province of come out on tuesday before entering the gulf of thailand with thousands of people in the southern philippines spending christmas in emergency shelters following that destruction caused by storm tembin landslides and flash floods have so far killed when two hundred people were of mcbrides as this update from the west hit island of mindanao. Here in the city of iligan as darkness falls people here as elsewhere in parts of mindanao are assessing the damage from the storm that passed from the landslides that happened from the torrents of muddy water that overflowed the banks of rivers the river here in it overflowed its banks people have been told to evacuate and it washed away their homes they were living alongside a river that six years ago had a similar flood that washed away this bridge still people return to live here the fact is that with a growing population in mindanao people do tend to occupy vulnerable places river banks hillsides and so on the problem now for rescuers in mindanao is trying to reach more isolated communities especially with the destruction of infrastructure washing away of bridges roads that are closed or simply have been washed away the problem is trying to reach more remote communities with heavy equipment to continue the search for survivors and sadly as time continues it is now less a search for people alive it is more a search for bodies as the death toll amounts here in this part of mindanao there is also the added problem of the conflict at that has been happening just a short distance from here in morocco we this is a fight between Government Forces in groups linked with i so its not known just what impact this storm will have on the security situation or on the search for a lasting peace but certainly for people whove been displaced from the area of the fighting and have been in temporary accommodation here in the early gan it certainly adds misery upon misery not only can they not return to the area of conflict that theyve been evacuated from theyd simply dont know if they have any homes to go back to. Thirty seven bodies have now been recovered from a burnt out Shopping Mall in the philippine city of devour the victims were trapped on the top floor when the fire broke out on saturday at least one person remains unaccounted for devours fire chief described the site as an enclosed space with no ventilation a criminal investigation into the bays is underway the russian Opposition Leader an excited about me has been barred from running in next years president ial election is when told he was ineligible because of a past criminal conviction around he has responded by calling for a boycott of the march vote polls show president Vladimir Putin is on course to be reelected comfortably meaning he could remain in power until twenty twenty four for each allans has more from moscow. This was no surprise at all really how mean i have been talking with colleagues yesterday and weve been speculating that there was maybe a small chance that the tightly controlled russian president ial system the electoral system here would be given a bit of a shake up and maybe there would be some fresh life breathed into it most people are assuming that putin is going to march towards a fourth term in office when the elections are held in march next year but no that was not to be the thirteen member panel of the Central Election Committee decided twelve votes with one abstention that they were going to bar only from running against putin now the the argument they use is that he has this prior conviction and therefore is ineligible novelli has always said that although that may be the election rules actually the constitution which should have primacy says that anyone of sound mind who is not in jail can run in the elections so hes going to take this to the constitutional courts to watch them to make a decision this was a Heated Exchange at times he was saying that the panel should do the right thing for once in their lives that nobody is holding a gun to their heads and that they should stop messing around with the election the panel fired back saying that he was brainwashing kids that he was disrespecting the Election Commission and that they hinted he was politically irrelevant anyway now what is now and we do next well of course are said hes going to take this to the constitutional courts but he is also saying that his supporters should boycott the election and he is saying that yes there will be street process they havent set a date for these yet but hes saying that when the protests hits they will be nationwide. To his ears demanding a public apology from the u. A. E. After it banned women from flying into or transiting through the state on friday jan it is also suspended all Emirates Airlines flights in a tit for tat response he says the bat was imposed for security reasons but hasnt elaborated further charlotte ballasts reports. This was the scene at turn this airport on friday as women turned up for flights the start of a u. I. Travel ban against women and girls of all ages to be given to the was there let me know but then if not i came here and found chaos and theyre saying to an indian woman under the age of thirty cannot board emirate plane Family Member money but i arrived here only for a man to come and tell me that any woman who holds a tunis in passport is banned from boarding as airline. Two days later the u. A. E. Explains the temporary travel restriction is for security reasons the minister of state for Foreign Affairs posted on twitter they had communicated security information with tunas here and that the u. A. E. Appreciates and values to his young woman but outrage across China Sea Air and elsewhere grew with claims of discrimination and racism to governments took immediate action the ministry of transport has decided to suspend Emirates Airlines flights to and from to nazir to the lesser finds a suitable solution to operate its flights in accordance with International Regulations and conventions emirates didnt respond to our request for an interview but to confirm via twitter they were instructed to stop services to tune a spy to newseum authorities effective december twenty fifth. Emirates is the only airline that flies u. A. E. To huizi a direct meaning it severed the transport link between the countries its unclear if the diplomatic link will also become. A guide to has been trying to repair relations with the u. A. E. After its twenty eleven revolution its Biggest Political Party has strong ties to casa currently under blockades by the u. A. E. And three other arab countries. Emirates will remain suspended until two new feels it can operate within International Regulations the sudden and vague ban that museum woman face nocturne down the line ballasts aljazeera and watching still to come on the program liberias two president ial candidates promise a Better Future for their country ahead of tuesdays election runoff. And our special coverage of the holy land continues as we spend christmas with palestinians exiled to gaza for their role in a scene fifteen years ago. The wants is gone from the levant to northern egypt had three or four days of temperatures well above average but its gone with the cloud which looks a bit like a frontal system so it should be reason we will win the heart of iran thats hard to tell whether its going to be to be honest but still forty in kabul and the head of it all there is rain or snow up in the hindu kush took by a stand and beyond so a change sent to fresh air and more normal weather throughout iraq and the levant that egypt the might be a coming change after that with a win back as a southerly but temporary weve got to drop down to north as it executes to change so as riyadh sees a max of only twenty two there are twenty five thatll be followed by the us westley which you will feel it will certainly clear away any of the fog thats been around the the coast of u. A. E. In the last couple of days be a fresh feel altogether. Proper rains been falling recently in zimbabwe in malawi and in tanzania and you can see it on the satellite picture thats still going to be the focus of the heaviest seasonal rains the next day or so if youre south of that but swan and certainly south africa it really is quiet with big open blue skies enjoy the sunshine. For jerusalem and dialogue between israelis and palestinians its the second time pontiff is spoken out about Donald Trumps announcement to recognize jerusalem as israels capital. Tropical storm tembin is heading towards vietnam after leaving a trail of destruction across the southern philippines. Russian opposition to an extent about he has been barred from running in next years president ial election because of a past criminal conviction. A ruse former president a better friend you morry has been pardoned on Health Grounds for you marie was serving a twenty five year sentence for corruption and human rights crimes committed during his ten year presidency his supporters celebrated the news outside the clinic where hes been since saturday after a severe drop in his blood pressure. Has more from lima. He spent years in prison campaigning for his release. He never acknowledged most of the crimes for which he was sentenced to twenty five years. The former president always claimed his innocence for the murders and disappearances by a government sanctioned death squad critics say that government was the most corrupt in peruvian history. His supporters credit the seventy nine year old former leader with the defeat of shining path rebels and then a nine hundred ninety s. Where at the cusp of the conflict that killed thousands of people supporters also safe he helped save the economy from collapse for years his children campaigned for his release aim he was ill and frail but he didnt have a terminal illness a condition for a humanitarian pardon president. Denied him the freedom he craved. My greatest pain is to acknowledge there for part of the population for him or he was able to victimize looking for a depressing image. Hostage of the judiciary. An opinion poll in may said fifty nine percent approve favored. Supporters say its time for him to have a quiet life. To stay at home live serenely enjoys granddaughters enjoy the people who love him and be free to decide to do whatever he wants. Maybe Peruvian School for years post the president ial pardon were open to release if he asked for forgiveness for the crimes he committed for the families of the victims just there was never enough. Families of the victims say they feel betrayed. Promised he wouldnt pardon for money to win votes. To win justice for more than two decades. They dont care about our stuff right about or does only shine and the pain we still endure and we will never find peace. Not that hes old well im old too and i havent found justice yet he must complete a sentence despite his release from facing another trial a case is pending for the deaths of six people if convicted for the money faces another twenty five years in prison. Families of the victims say they wont stop demanding justice and hope to see him behind bars again but innocent just to see. Her juries daughter says she hopes the decision to release her father promotes reconciliation and she gave an update on his health and what. We have been with my father just now hes obviously very happy however he will have to stay in the intensive care for a few more days and you have to stay in the hospital until the doctors say hes fully recovered. United nations General Assembly is demanding that me and mark end its crackdown on revenge of muslims its passed a resolution which calls for a u. N. Special envoy for Citizenship Rights and access for aid workers china and russia oppose the document that was passed anyway within six hundred forty thousand range or have fled me in miles Rakhine State since august the u. N. Says they need to return home and be safe when they get there by beria may soon see its first democratically elected government to hand power to another voters will go to the polls on tuesday in a president ial runoff where the economy and the fight against corruption a key issues former football star george ware is taking on the countrys Vice President joseph work i might add our reports from the capital monrovia. In the contest for the liberian presidency this month former International Footballer do it with the head start he received thirty eight percent of the votes cast in the foster round held in october hes opponent in the runoff current liberian Vice President just a walk i got twenty eight percent of the vote its here in the car slum that where grew up has been hyping his humble upbringing and style himself as the pro of pork and to date a man who knows exactly what liberians want from their Government Protection of politics we have traditional voting along ethnic religious and regional languages where you were born and grew up is important there is hope here thats when he becomes president he will help his community where dropped out of school at an early age to concentrate on playing football he applied his trade in liberia until he got a break to play for the french club a s more like zero and from there on to some of the worlds most glamorous clubs in two thousand and three where now is his intention to run for the presidency after taking on the incumbent president Ellen Johnson sirleaf to a second round vote in two thousand and five the footballer was bitten this is known as walk in the park this could be we have days of will he lead in the first one in two thousand and five and phil to win in the second round this is wide open it could be president we are a president was. A former head of liberias Petroleum Refinery company and agriculture minister seventy two year old joseph. Has served as liberias Vice President says two thousand and six his tenure as Vice President will be remembered as a period of an interrupted peace no small feat in a country torn apart by years of civil war. Considered a safe by many given his long experience of the highest echelons of power in liberia ambassador watches longest point his credentials in Public Policy and the broad perception of him. On this man to this line around he has on this to capital. In liberia where theres been so much reports of corruption hes managed to keep on touched he will have to persuade many that he can do differently than he has done for more than a decade many hell hold the government responsible for failing to improve their lot. Will inherit the leadership of one of the poorest countries in the world liberians often complain about the corruption in government and the poor delivery of Public Services many of them say about the world of thankful for the past twelve years of peace still excited about the prospect of trying to. Have another one because you know the old year like beauty. Afghanistans parliament has summoned Senior Security officials after at least six people died in a suicide bombing in the capital kabul it happened near an Intelligence Agency building in kabuls neighborhood it took a reporter to approach the agencys entrance on food before blowing himself up i understand Foreign Ministry has condemned guatemalas plans to move its embassy in israel to jerusalem and the first country to follow Donald Trumps decision to relocate to the u. S. Mission there it was one of nine nations to vote in support of the u. S. And israel last week at a un General Assembly meeting. Christmas is often a time when people return home to their families but for more than two dozen men exiled from bethlehem thats not possible since two thousand and two theyve been living in gaza as punishment for their involvement in the siege at the church of the nativity an official met some of them. Lives in gaza hes been here for fifteen years but he wouldnt call it home on the walls of his apartment in gaza city there are no pictures of the place he grew up where his family lives nor the mind of his life in bethlehem theyre all in my head he tells me. He was one of a number of people fighters soldiers civilians who sought sanctuary in the church of the nativity in bethlehem in two thousand and two Israeli Forces camped outside as part of a security operation the siege of bethlehem lasted thirty nine days eight palestinians were killed and a million monk was wounded as part of the deal to end the siege. And twenty five others were exiled to gaza and here he state. I will never forget five months ago when my mother died and her dream was to see my little kid my wife and daughter she didnt have the opportunity to see them my father my cousins my clan are all eager to see me but they cant get pictures through social media but that isnt enough while were talking is joined by two others who were sent to live in gaza with no prospect of return. I still remember when we were kids in bethlehem we would go and join our christian friends and wish them a Merry Christmas wed go to manger square and see the Christmas Tree and with all its decorations and lights. Khalids daughter doll is fourteen she was born in gaza she goes to school here but she thinks of bethlehem as home. And. Then for me is my hometown the home of my father my family and of civilizations as well as. Khaled salaam has spent time in israeli jails they call him a militant a criminal but he Still Believes one day he will return home. One of my cousins was given a double life sentence by the israelis and he never thought he would be freed but a deal was done and he was released and hes back home i hope some day there will be a similar deal and i can go home to bethlehem. Until then there is friends and theres memories to remind them of home alan fischer. For centuries muslim families have played important roles as guardians of the many churches in the occupied territories its an important symbol of religious courage distance in the holy land dating back to the time of the liberation of jerusalem from the chris adas i was there spoke to one man whose family has done it since eleven eighty seven. Its me of the view that i was saying i mean that my name is judeo husseini im the keyholder of the church of the holy sepak are in jerusalem and the holder of the stamp of the holy tune and that without us alive you will be the story of my family began in eleven eighty seven when Saddam Hussein are you being liberated the city of jerusalem from the crusaders i mean for the king is that the i me that you dana the six agreed in from eleven eighty seven until today we have been holding the keys of the church of the holy sepulcher all the fish of a year and a ship if we have preserved it with our blood and soul it is our second home my job is not just an honorable job and it is not just the heritage of my family as a muslim family it is the heritage to all muslims across the world that a muslim family has held and preserved the church for eight hundred fifty years we moved back in is that what the. After me it is a feeling that cannot be described and i envy myself for being the key holder of the church of the holy several car i have been opening the door of the holy supple kurt church since i was eight years old and today im fifty three. Going to what i feel whole. For more than forty years ive had this responsibility my father gave me the seal of the grave when i was twelve years old and i sealed the tomb. Of this now i have three children and ive started teaching them that sometimes i open sometimes they open but. I can use of them the keys of the Holy Sepulcher Church are in the custody of the husseini family and hopefully this will last forever my family received two keys from salaheddine are you be because there were two doors every door had two locks two doors for locks one key opened for locks the key broke five hundred years ago so we use the second one. We dont want to leave the holy sepulture church. It is captive just like a mosque and its the same thing. And i want to measure them so we are peace callers we hope and pray for peace to come to our region from here from the church of the holy sepulcher the lights of islamic christian coexistence emerged. Before lee. We lived with them and we have known them since childhood we are in the same trenches we have the same pain and suffering we have the same feeling these churches are also arab churches not just palestinian we are not just brothers in ethnicity but also in blood. And one of the headlines on which is their bed of the Roman Catholic church has used his traditional Christmas Day message to call for peace for jerusalem and dialogue between israelis and palestinians its the second time pope francis has spoken out since u. S. President formally announce his government would recognize jerusalem as israels capital speaking at st Peters Square the pontiff acknowledged the growing tensions in the region and called for a negotiated solution to end the Israeli Palestinian conflict but. We see jesus and the children of the middle east who continue to suffer because of growing tensions between israelis and palestinians on this festive day let us off the lord for peace for jerusalem and for all the holy land let us pray that the will to resume dialogue may prevail between the parties and that a negotiated solution can be finally reached one that would allow the peaceful coexistence of two states within mutually agreed and internationally recognized borders. Tropical storm heading towards vietnam after leaving a trail of destruction across the southern philippines and killing two hundred people. About a Million People have been evacuated from vietnams southern areas to maine is moving southward and is expected to pass the province of come out on tuesday before entering the gulf of thailand. The russian Opposition Leader alex he has been barred from running in next years president ial election hes been told hes ineligible because of a past criminal conviction values responded to the central Election Commission by calling for a boycott of the march vote. For civil Rights Groups in june is here demanding Government Intervention after Emirates Airlines stop flying to new zealand women into the u. A. E. In response to his he has banned emirates from landing in the country citing security reasons emirates has stopped its flights between dubai and tunis liberians are set to go to the polls in a president ial runoff that will see its first democratic transition of power in seventy is former football star george where is taking on the countrys Vice President joseph book i both candidates have promised to revive liberias struggling economy and kick start Infrastructure Projects theres the headlines to stay with us inside story is next on news after year after that life now. Defeated but is it destroyed two thousand and seventeen the year of victory was declared over or useful where have all its fighters gone what will happen to its ideology what about the people that used to rule over this