Channels remain off the air despite a court order allowing them to reopen. Old and Senate Passed a controversial law that would regulate holocaust speech outraging israel. Plus well tell you why hong kongs porcelain industry could be losing its color. They are not the states is accuse the Syrian Government of continuing to use chemical weapons against its people and of seeking new ways to deliver them it follows a suspected gas attack near damascus on thursday which is injured at least three people well in jordan has more from the state department. The civil war in syria has not been at the top of the news agenda here in washington for at least several weeks but on thursday the trumpet ministration made known a couple of serious concerns about the conduct of the war on the part of the government of president Bashar Al Assad first reporters were told in a briefing off camera that they do believe that the Syrian Government still has a chemical weapons arsenal and did not come clean about the extent of their chemical weapons holdings back during the Obama Administration when they gave up their weapons in order to not face any sort of u. S. Military action for targeting people with chemical weapons during the Syrian Civil War then here at the state Department New allegations about the use of a weapon that technically isnt a weapon but still has very dangerous effects when used against people we are watching very carefully and the United States is an extremely concerned about yet another report of the use of chlorine gas by syria the Syrian Regime to terrorize innocent civilians in east gouda syria outside of damascus if confirmed the attack is the third reported instance in the past thirty days in east ghouta we take the allegations of chemical weapons use very seriously and are working with our partners on the ground to investigate the reports so beyond raising Public Awareness about the security situation inside syria the trumpet ministration is trying to see if they can somehow come up with a new way of verifying that the Syrian Government still does possess chemical weapons there has been an organization known as the joint investigative mechanism which should have been renewed according to the u. S. At the end of december so that it could continue its work trying to verify what syria is doing and what its not doing in terms of using chemical weapons russia which is serious close down. Like took action and said no we dont want to reauthorize this body so now u. S. Officials are trying to figure out if theres a new way of standing up a group that can try to not only gather the evidence of what syria is doing against its own people but use that evidence as a foundation for possibly lobbying potential sanctions against the Assad Government meanwhile Syrian Government test drugs have killed at least twenty eight people across it lib southern countryside thats according to the syrian observatory for human rights the government is trying to retake italy province which is on the control of to her the groups dominated by the formerly Al Qaeda Linked lists are front. Staying in syria turkey is continuing its offensive in a freeing of the countrys northwest its targeting the y. P. Gee thats a Kurdish Militia which the turkish government considered terrorists in an exclusive interview with al jazeera turkeys foreign minister said his country has no interest in annex in parts of syria if there is a threat other side of the border and International Law and the un charters and resolutions Security Council resolution actually give a right to that country to eliminate that threat so this is what riyadh doing we are there to eliminate the terrorist organization we are not targeting the kurds. Not syrians i mean the syrians not our ups not to mention. We have no interest in syrias territory integrity or properties this is our in our aim is to defeat this terrorist organization and actually through defeating. Terrorist organization or cleaning this area from the terrors were supporting. The countries territory interact with. And you can see the full interview with the turkish Prime Minister on talk to aljazeera thats on saturday of four thirty g. M. T. You can catch the game on sunday at eight thirty and nine hundred thirty g. M. T. Saudi arabia and the u. A. E. Are attempting to end the standoff between Government Forces and succession its fighters in yemens port city of aden the Southern City was overrun by the u. A. E. Back to specialists who took control of government headquarters on sunday here so open up a new front in yemens war prevented much needed aid from reaching civilians saudi and their morality envoys have met with both sides urging them to abide by a cease fire three Kenyan Television stations remain off air despite a court ordering them to reopen the government closes stations on tuesday after they tried to broadcast a mock you know gratian ceremony staged by Opposition Leader. Catherine sawyer has more from nairobi lunchtime news at n. T. V. One of three t. V. Stations switched off by the communications of far east of kenya on tuesday the news bulletin was only Available Online cutting off millions of iranians nationwide who cant afford the internet. Heres why Opposition Leader right loading or taking an informal oath swearing to be as he calls himself the peoples president tens of thousands of his supporters rather more gratian and tuesday government wants t. V. Stations against providing live coverage because of security reasons the directive was ignored by some the government allowed the event to take place so i dont get the sense of what is illegal what is allowed to take place. And then requesting it will be an offense i didnt understand the ministers. Why they allowed the event but cannot allow coverage the high court has now ordered the resumption of t. V. Services until a challenge to the government ban is had in two weeks the cabinet secretary in charge of security the sits in this office of the president says that tuesdays symbolic swearing in of rye loading up was an attempt to overthrow the government and a threat to National Security he says the t. V. Stations that were taken off air while facilitating that illegality. Police have also arrested the lawyer who presided over the whole thing and have declared the National Resistance movement an organized criminal group the Opposition Coalition started the Movement Last year to push for electoral reforms through peaceful resistance these Opposition Leaders say plans to intimidate them wont work really for for a long time to leave this country a new constitution in twenty terms the new constitution really with all the freedoms that it entails is under serious talk no the says he doesnt recognize who are looking at as president because he won the president ial election last august the result was invalidated by the Supreme Court it remains unclear what his next steps will be or even what hes style peoples president really means catherine sorry aljazeera nairobi kenya. The white house is expected to release a controversial memo about the way the f. B. I. And the Justice Department went about the investigation into alleged russian interference in the twenty sixteen president ial election the document apparently claims there was anti trump bias in both departments and fisher has more from washington d. C. The memo has dominated talk in washington for days donald trump was even asked about it as he left his state of the union speech trying to write a one hundred percent. Actually the four page memo was written by republicans on the House Intelligence Committee it alleges a misuse of power by the f. B. I. And Justice Department under the Obama Administration while investigating the Truck Campaign during the u. S. Election the f. B. I. Issued a written statement arguing that there were important details left out which would fundamentally impact the memos accuracy and the Justice Department says releasing the document would be extraordinarily reckless. Its the president who must make the ultimate decision to declassify and release but no after a National Security review the white house is blanked out some parts of the document and sent it back to the committee it can no be published at any time at a gathering of republicans in West Virginia the president made no fresh mention of the memo but afterwards speaking to the media Republican Leadership defended the idea of its release this memo is not an indictment of the f. B. I. Of the department of justice it does not impugn the moeller investigation or the Deputy Attorney general what it is is the congresss legitimate function of oversight democrats have argued the release of the memo over their own objections are all part of a campaign to undermine the investigation into alleged russian meddling in the president ial election in fact the leading democrat in the house has called on the republican chairman of the Intelligence Committee devon is to be removed in a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan nancy pelosi says congressman is has abused his position to launch a highly unethical and dangerous cover up campaign for the white house congressman nunez deliberately dishonest actions make him unfit to serve as chairman and he must be removed immediately from this position the leading democrat on the Committee Says the row doesnt serve the American People the memo is seriously misleading because it omits very Material Information and has deep factual inaccuracy is new this was part of the Trump Transition Team and last year recused himself from leaving the russian vest a geisha now he will decide if he will release the memo that he wrote on an inquiry which continues to divide washington and the country alan fischer aljazeera washington. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is set to deliver a rare address at the u. N. Security Council Later this month israels u. N. Ambassador says such a move will put an end to any possibility of future peace talks diplomatic editor james bays has more. With relations between the u. S. And the palestinians already at their lowest point for years the Palestinian Leader is taking the dramatic step of flying to the United Nations this month it means a showdown with the americans and the israelis on the floor of the u. N. Security council every month for Council Meets to discuss the conflict normally ambassadors of israel and of palestine attend but in a deeply unusual move Mahmoud Abbas will himself be there hes angered by the trumpet ministrations decision to formally recognize jerusalem as israels capital and to cut a large chunk of its funding to an ra the u. N. Agency that provides humanitarian aid to palestinians the last straw was president trumps attack on him last week at davos he said he disrespected Vice President mike pence declined to give an audience to when he visited the middle east the decision of the Palestinian Leader to come to the u. N. It was announced by the incoming president of the Security Council what do you hope it will achieve having him here in the council chamber. President abbas will come it will be a good thing in that it will be a good thing for the members of the Security Council to listen to the president himself it will be beneficial for everyone this really ambassador to the United Nations danny down on has issued a statement saying that president abbas is completely misreading the situation and harming the prospects for his own people its not clear at this stage who will attend the Security Council meeting for israel all the United States. Out jazeera of the United Nations lets also to come. They are not just a rank looting a guilty verdict for a man who attacked a crowd of worshipers outside in London Mosque plus. Im going to scientists in the us where thousands of migrants continue to try to reach the United States but at this arrival point for deportation from pain people tell us the routes have become much more dangerous. However got a real bone chilling arctic blast coming in across north america over the next couple of days behind this weather system which is sinking its way further south with some really cold air tucking in spinning right house of canada what raimi to have will turn to snow as we go on through the course of the weekend so the last you draw in frightful central and eastern parts as we go through friday but temperatures no higher than minus six in chicago plus five there for new york tomorrow to seventeen the top temperature for when they pack had a similar values who fall calgary western parts of canada sings some wintry weather coming in wintry mix there just around the Pacific Northwest eleven to twelve celsius to seattle over the next few days and then he comes and next area of snow spilling off the rockies making its way further east whats ahead of that you can see its going to be lousy dry but crisp sassed the afternoon new york with a top temperature just minus one celsius at least the sun will be out the boy will it be cold suns out across the caribbean warm sunshine for many not looking too bad a total was a possibility of one of two showers drifting in on those easterly winds so you might just catch the odd shower towards nicaragua maybe into costa rica but for the males of the caribbean its a fine dry and sunny. We have here as if data we know the products are from buying everything that youre doing thats really where the power of the all powerful internet is both a tool for democracy and the threat you believe that any of your companies have identified the full scope of russian active measures on your platform in the echo Chamber World of fake news and cyberspace the rules of the game left changed there are no president people in power investigates this information and democracy at this time. Welcome back a quick reminder of the top stories here on aljazeera the United States queues the Syrian Government of continuing to use chemical weapons against its people and of making new kinds of weapons to deliver them follows continued and strikes by Syrian Government forces near damascus on thursday. Three t. V. Stations in kenya remain off and despite a High Court Ruling against the Government Shutdown the countrys top t. V. Networks were taken off air on tuesday after the tried to pull cost a mock you know gratian ceremony held by the Opposition Leader right out of dingo. On the white house is expected to release a controversial memo on russias involvement in the ten to sixteen president ial election despite objections from the f. B. I. Memo was prepared by republicans on the House Intelligence Committee the f. B. I. Says its misleading and reveal sensitive intelligence information. Now a man who drove his van into a crowd outside a London Mosque last year has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder one person was killed and nine injured in the attack prosecutors said Darren Osborn was motivated by a hatred of muslims correspondent Bonnie Phillips reports. Darren osborn in a pub in wales days before the attack the police call him a hate filled with a history of violence drug and alcohol abuse in the pub he wrote a letter which was found in the van he used for the attack a letter so full of hatred for muslims say the police that its too offensive to release he rents the van to drive to London Police say to find muslim targets he says he wanted to kill opposition labor leader Jeremy Corbin he drove all over london arriving at the Muslim Welfare house in Finsbury Park after midnight where people were leaving after ramadan prayers and one man back alley happened to fall ill on the street c. C. T. V. Footage shows the van moments before it drove into the crowd on the left of the screen. Drove down this road the Seven Sisters road into this little cul de sac where a crowd of people were trying to help mark riley who by coincidence had fallen ill just a few moments before he plowed into the crowd as he got out of his i would think court said that he was smiling the local him and protected him from the crowd until the Police Arrived moments later the crew say that this was an attack on all londoners no. No the police have released a call from someone who asks for help is he conscious. Then specifics we hear the attack. Are already come out of people are going oh yeah the police told me Darren Osborne acted alone but right wing extremism is a growing threat in britain we have arrested more individuals than weve ever done in relation to domestic extremism related activity. Weve seen three groups described by the government the government has also appointed a new extremist commissioner which is welcome. And we are pushing more people through our prevent and Channel Program relevant to again this category of people this Diverse Community has suffered i spoke to the who protected daryls born from the angry crowd theyre all lost in its cause and. Those immediately affected and then there is a last thing fear. And concern in the. Whats to say the van or the coming speeding in all directions is in the next down. The troubled individual who turned into a politically motivated killer to be philips aljazeera Finsbury Park in north london. Thousands of hundreds are risking their lives every year leaving the country in the hope of a Better Future in the United States honduras is one of the most violent countries in the world and those who attend the journey face many difficulties but as Marianna Sanchez da reports from el progresso the route north is only getting more dangerous. And. He felt Strong Enough to catch a moving train in mexico its to train the take so many young Central Americans towards the United States to flee the violence and achieve the American Dream of a better life but many like alex hes full or die. I grabbed onto the train i wouldnt lose so much i hit my head and fell i woke up four days later to realize i was like this my life is so sad. Severely injured he was deported from mexico like thousands of Central Americans who failed to reach the United States the government says more than twenty seven thousand in good hands were sent back home this year. Has assisted deportees for fourteen years says more and more are returning traumatised from the trip. But the migrants route is much more dangerous in the train there are corrupt police gangs drug traffickers they use children as drug mules women and men are raped before the migrant would be safe not anymore while many of the deportees that have arrived here in tell us that they are healthy enough to try the route again but for many others who have accidents on the way the dream is over. At least two planeloads land here every week with more than one hundred deportees from the u. S. And mexico despite the dangers many dont lose hope. Alexiss accident happened a decade ago he says he still can dream to have a job. Hes a beggar and relies so his family for shelter and i dont. Have a job would be the most. Thing for me but its very hard for people who are handicapped so i dont even have a chance something is. Private organizations who held to say most dont receive government help. These people are the expression of the crudest reality in a country that doesnt offer any options for an honest dignified life they are physically and mentally affected. And in a country where more than sixty percent of them are poor and nearly forty percent live under the poverty line victims like alexi say they have no hope and just hope to see the progress of us Fidel Castros son has been found dead cuban state media is reporting that sixty eight year old Fidel Castro Diaz Balart died on thursday hed been suffering from depression diaz balart the nickname for the on little fidel because of his resemblance to his father. Tensions are rising in south africas drought hit city cape town where residents are in the middle of a severe water shortage one person was arrested after a fight broke out at a Natural Spring where residents have been collecting water new restrictions were introduced on thursday in an attempt to avoid zero thats the day in april when they may have to turn off the taps people are being asked to use more than fifty liters of water a day this week weve been coming here for the past five years the only now having a plane been here for more than ten years he said he didnt think theyd been happening for so long the only planting now. And this is my First Experience with these new laws that were put into place its tough but what can you do we all need the water its the life source. We just go with the flow. The french dairy giant like tolleson as admitted it may have been selling salmonella tainted baby milk for more than a decade more than twelve million products were recalled last month after it was revealed that thirty eight babies were made ill by formula produced at a factory in western france the company says the same factory may have been responsible for another outbreak in two thousand and five poland sparked a diplomatic round with israel after its Senate Approved a bill making it illegal to suggest it was complicit in the holocaust the upper house back the draft legislation despite objections from israel and the u. S. Air force that has more on how the development is perceived in israel. In the early hours of thursday morning polish senators voted to pass a bill that israel says is designed to hide the truth about polands role in the holocaust nazi occupied poland was the Second World War site of some of the worst horrors of the holocaust the concentration camp at auschwitz birkenau has become its most potent symbol but poland objects to terms such as polish death camps instead of nazi ones pointing out poles were victims of invasion then occupation is what it is. We are very sad and surprised our fight for the truth for the dignity of poles is perceived and interpreted in this way. The bill would punish without the three Years Imprisonment anyone accusing the polish nation of complicity in the extermination of the jews the domestic opponents of the proposed law its terms a two broad. Set of public discussion should take place without any obstacles it cannot take place under the supervision of the prosecutor after polands lower house voted the bill through last friday israels Prime Minister called it an attempt to rewrite history demanding the proposed legislation be amended Israeli Government says it adamantly opposed to this second vote adding that no law can change historical truth and there is support in the Israeli Parliament the knesset for a bill here to challenge the polish one by offering protection legally to anyone prosecuted for their views on the holocaust overseas and making it illegal to deny complicity in the holocaust as well as the event itself Opposition Leader ya appeared his great grandmother was killed in poland is one of the laws sponsors if you see the kind of protests and the senate is the priority in the car the last couple of weeks important to do this you understand why is it so important for us to be able to maintain the memory of the holocaust is that what really happened during the years of the forty five jews who murder and poles were helping israels Holocaust Memorial yad vashem pays tribute to nearly seven thousand poles who didnt save their jewish neighbors at the height of the holocaust but one of israels leading scholars on the period says many more poles were complicit in corinth Research Shows us that many of those jews were killed not because of the german something they were handed to the germans but by poorly citizens by paul found them to polish government this bill is an effort to stop a defeated occupied nation from being defamed as a partner in the nazi genocide to israelis it seems like an attempt to shield thousands of polish citizens from blame for said aljazeera west jerusalem. For refugees of been shot in the french port city of cali after a fight broke out of a Meal Distribution the fight was between eritrean and afghan Refugees Police moved in to break up the fight its not immediately clear how the four was shot several other people were injured in the altercation the maldives top court has ordered the release of key imprisoned politicians including the countrys exile the former president Mohamed Nasheed was the most of these first democratically elected leader he was jailed on terrorism charges after allegedly flawed trials and has been living in exile in the u. K. Following the twenty fifteen conviction and she was released in may pave the way for him to join the president ial race later this year now after ninety years in business hong kongs oldest hand painted porcelain factories struggling to find new recruits sarah clarke met the owner whos trying to convince the Younger Generation to pick up the brush. Spice is a rarity in this paulson factory shelves a crime to be ginger jars vases crockery and plates but each piece tells a story all a hand painted with traditional cantonese designs. Traditionally the painting should be orderly such as using Straight Lines but over time developed my own style by incorporating the linen school of chinese painting into my work must attend she home is one of the last four craftsman at hong kongs first and last decorative porson factories their work is highly sought after with places commissioned by royal families hollywood celebrities and five star hotels in hong kong but the craftsman are all over seventy and at retirement age and despite the factories reputation its struggling to find new recruits but as a porcelain artist of course i want more people to learn the craft mean ship and ensured survival but in reality not many people are interested because it takes time and you cant really make ends meet with this job just of china is a Third Generation owner of the business his grandfather started the factory in one thousand nine hundred twenty eight but his son and grandson im not keen to learn the technique and take up the reins the first generation we are always there for a tree and so as i can lord the spear was prepared opprobrium for the new generation had lost such. A patience her interest brought this to the floor got worse in its heyday there about three hundred workers in this factory in fact it was one of the largest in hong kong but high rent and cost of labor has my production expensive and all but one of these factories has now moved to the mainland its a move the joys of cha is not yet ready to embrace after ninety years in hong kong hes done hosting workshops showcasing their collection in an effort to convince others to pick up the brush as we have with them or have them everything its a meal thats right yes. Its really tell you straight up china is like everyone like the family behind the business types that adoration will translate to other craft so the fact she can start and the last film oss can put down the brush and retire soon aljazeera hong kong. Or a time for a quick check of the top stories here on aljazeera the United States has accused the Syrian Government of continuing to use chemical weapons against its people out of seeking new ways to deliver them and follows a suspected chlorine gas attack in rebel held territory on the outskirts of damascus on thursday which is injured at least three people we are watching very carefully and the United States is extraordinary concerned about yet another report of the use of chlorine gas by syria the Syrian Regime to terrorize innocent civilians in the east good of syria outside of damascus if confirmed the attack is the third reported instance in the past thirty days in east ghouta we take the allegations of chemical weapons use very seriously and are working with our partners on the ground to investigate the reports saudi arabia and the u. A. E. Are attempting to end the scandal between Government Forces and the session as fighters in yemens port city of aden the Southern City was overrun by the u. S. That secession ists who took control of government headquarters on sunday saudi on the rotty envoys have met with both sides urging them to abide by a cease fire three t. V. Stations in kenya remain off ahead despite a High Court Ruling against the government shut down the countrys top t. V. Networks were taken off air on tuesday after they tried to broadcast a mock inauguration ceremony held by the Opposition Leader rhino dingo. The white house is expected to release a controversial memo on russias involvement in the twenty sixteen president ial election despite objections from the f. B. I. Memo was prepared by republicans on the House Intelligence Committee the f. B. I. Says its misleading and revealed sensitive intelligence information the man who drove his van into a crowd outside a London Mosque last year has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder one person was killed and nine injured when Darren Osborn rammed his van into worship as in Finsbury Park prosecutors say osborne was motivated by a hatred of muslims tensions are rising in south africas drought hit city cape town residents are in the middle of a severe water shortage one person was arrested after a fight broke out at a Natural Spring where residents have been collecting water you instructions were introduced on thursday well those were the headlines and these continues here on aljazeera after people in power stations that subject but if. We understand the differences and the similarities of cultures across the world. So many times when you call home Aljazeera International bringing the news and current of families that matter to you. Aljazeera. 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