Hello there we begin in syria where Government Forces of pushing deeper into the province was in tens of thousands of people to flee their homes syrian troops and i closing in on the rebel held city of moderate all new men many residents have already abandoned the area which has been under attack for weeks but dozens have been killed and hundreds injured in the city over the last month. Although not solved. By god take revenge on each of those who caused us what if we done to deserve this what have we done i plead to god for this see god to punish them for displace against the queues and all of this for humiliating us but god sake we have big big to live. When the most recent attack on a school in the time of job us at least 12 people including 6 children were killed hundreds of displaced syrians have been sheltering there is also of displaced more than 130000 people this month many of them fleeing towards turkey and were having to do is on turkeys border with syria. The Government Forces are really moving towards the city of moore out in them on this so used to be just on its scots on the farms as people have been telling us of more about but at the moment is one of the largest of those centers in the last stronghold for the rebels in syria and these also the m 5 highway which links the most because the cup little to all of poor and that is what the Government Forces of course at a loss of of. Indias government sometimes new guidelines and approve funds for an updated National Population register it critics fear could be used to further discriminate against muslims the survey was introduced in 2010 but for the 1st time people will be asked to share information about the date and place of birth of their parents they will also be asked to give details of identity documents like botha cards driving licenses and passports the governments approved more than 500000000 dollars in funding for the exercise primus in a new random o. T. Is pushing ahead with that despite facing a backlash over a new citizenship law thats also being viewed as and team is them in new delhi there are more protests against the law 25 people have died in the violence the legislation was passed well earlier we spoke to Supreme Court lawyer karunanidhi who is in the indian state of go and she explained what impact the mix of law and proposed policy will have on citizens the idea behind nationalists to citizens who sort of identify. On the well who. Else is in the us is the problem with this is that. In a country that is very very short of documentation and also somewhat shortly bill to see this is disastrous because what happens is that you get the before you get the literature get the marginalized to get tribal and left out thats 1st cross the 2nd problem is that of course there is a well discrimination against muslims in those just a shipment that sort theres something of a track all of those plans and stated that. The us citizens and i do not question indeed any other religion but if youre muslim then you cant then. Be recognized and amenable because thats the only religion in doubt you see weve also seen in an arson process instead of a sandwich. So far that has been huge just. Against muslims as well in that process although a lot and also and thats really what theyre going to be all sorts of. What do you think the diameter. Thousands of people in the philippines are stranded sure in the Christmas Holiday after a typhoon fun film made landfall many in the predominantly catholic nation was stuck in airports and bus terminals dorothys have evacuated coastal areas fearing floods and landslides the typhoon is expected to move across central philippines and into the South China Sea by thursday part of the nose in manila and says travel is a likely to be stranded there for several days we are outside the main port the off manila where traditionally over the Holiday Season thousands of passengers wait to board their respective passenger ferries going back to their provinces in different islands in the philippines now christmas is a very important occasion for this predominantly catholic country and as you can see families are waiting here theyve got their packages here but theyve had to spend their Christmas Eve here because this is here this type of phone or local you know enough personal or maybe a landfall in the Central Region of the philippines on Christmas Eve one and that has grounded all pipes of travel in the country and so here they are this is where they spent their Christmas Eve theyve only had food thats been given to them by the Philippine Coast guard and you have children here who have basically nowhere to sleep and they have nowhere to bathe and theyre saying this is has been a very difficult christmas for them i dont look at me at monday im very sad and ive been crying for days i told my child that i cant do anything they did not let us board the ferry because theres a typhoon and we understand that this was our clothes my new wife wants us to be together but to be here and theres nothing that we can do now the situation here isnt unique across the country can differ. Ports thousands more are stranded and it is likely that they will remain stranded until the typhoon leaves the philippines the passengers here tell us that they have not been assured that they can leave immediately as soon as the typhoon leaves the philippines theyve also been told that it is likely that it will be one more week before they can actually get on their ferry school back to their provinces so it is likely that they will be spending new years here as well. Tarkus president has discussed ways of establishing a ceasefire in libya with his chin is he in counterpart but egypt or do and is in tunis holding talks with president karzai sites or 2 and says he believes june if he wants to promote stability in neighboring libya earlier turkey and as they may deploy troops in support of libyas un recognized government which has been facing a month long offensive by warlord highly for half the us forces because hes video because we are not guess without an invitation and if it comes we shall look into it we are in constant communication with them however we should raise an issue the forces president libya more than 5000 troops from sudan what are they doing there we should ask why are these forces present in libya a request was made to turkey and thats why turkey answered the call based on the agreement related to our Economic Zone we have signed agreements to rely on and our moods are based on legality and lawful forms however the other foreign troops have no legality to be present on libyan soil in addition is not a legitimate representative of the libyan people. Well ive been to algeciras most of the law head has a net aaa model can you give us more details of whats being discussed here. Julie as you know this is a surprise visit by the turkish president of the event and it seems that he has discussed possible steps and cooperation to go and see a ceasefire and libya it seems that. It wants to play a bigger bigger rule in the region by gaining more allies. Turkey it seems that turkey wants to incorporate tunisia. Along with other regional countries like syria and qatar in any peace talks in libya according to and he said that other countries like tunisia algeria and qatar. Must be part of any peace talks in libya as you know that despite the fact that it. Has test on military cooperation between turkey and libya but meanwhile has been keen to call for a cease fire in libya also he spoke about the existence of russian and sudanese medicine raise in libya fighting for the world a lot of the police have to and in this respect he says that turkey is dealing with the only legitimate institution in libya which is the you and the recognize tripoli based government of National Accord but on the other hand. According to the un he said that the russian and sudanese miseries are being booted by an. Apology which is not recognized by the International Community which is not legitimate he means the warlords really have to see that this visit is video important turkey wants to play a bigger bar in the region and also wants to gain more allies in. This in the in the area this could have a change on the ground that could change. The very action in side libya as you know that turkey has been supporting the government of National Accord with advance it weapons but recently the president. Said in many occasions that turkey is willing to send turkish troops to the government of National Accord only if requested by the government of National Accord so that this speech but it seems that he is preparing for a new steps in terms of the military cooperation with the government of the National Accord julies its my job to why theyre joining us live for the latest from tripoli mahmoud thank you well some hamdi is the editor of International Interest and Current Affairs magazine with a focus on the middle east and north africa he says genesee i could be backing turkeys role as a mediator to resolve the crisis in the. I think thats remember the conflict these discussions are taking place its like a dedication went yesterday to russia to discuss it live and that there were talks that they discussed in libya as well russia has implied that its ready to entertain the prospect of mediation decadal actually want to send troops it feels that it doesnt want to be forced to send troops to libya it prefers the idea of mediation if we follow this line of thought that we should assume that the libyan parties wont agree to go to moscow for talks because they believe moscow is backing hausner and the parties that back house that it wont go to and qatar or turkey to discuss talks to these it is the perfect middle ground and it is a neighboring country its not backing any of the parties its a Perfect Place for the parties together and indeed i cited last week showed an intention to invite the libyan parties to discussion so when we put all of these dynamics together it may well be that ed again has as has as gotten something from moscow gotten some assurances that they are interested in mediation as well and this is now about setting up this mediation to take place in tunisia it ranks largest parliamentary belk has nominated its choice for the countrys next Prime Minister as said that he has been the governor of the oil rich province a bastard since 2017 and only nation is likely to feel more and to government protests. Well lets go live to baghdad where some want to fault in is standing by at whats the latest on this potential nomination nan. What we know so far is that the iranian backed alliance in parliament has met president saleh this morning to officially put forward. Their choice for the next Prime Minister now hes not the 1st candidate to be nominated by the coalition but this was actually the 1st meeting between representatives of the been our coalition and the president which means that this is their official nomination now much of the delay in nominating the new Prime Minister has been because it has not been clear who is actually the largest bloc in parliament and who is actually supposed to be making the nomination that has been clarified and it is indeed. Alliance that should be putting forth the nomination sort of president now has to decide whether descanted it indeed represents the demands of the demonstrators he cannot really say that another party should be putting forth a nominee what he did say is that we have been our coalition has to go back to the other parties to get their consensus and of course he also has to make sure that this candidate will be accepted by the streets while waiting for the reactions from the other parties in parliament to see whether they would agree on this candidate and so mono whats your view here is he likely as a candidate to be accepted by the demonstrators. Well for the demonstrators here very much represents the status quo and not the Sweeping Change the demonstrators have been asking for as the governor of of buswell hes also not new to the challenge of demonstrations of many will be looking towards his track record of how he handled the protests in 2018 in the summer when basically thousands of people took to the streets demanding very much the same things as today they protested against corruption against a lack of jobs and against Poor Services and over 100000 people at that time were admitted to hospitals because of the poor quality of Drinking Water and actual contamination and the reaction of the governor at that time was quite adamant i actually met him in basra in july 2018 and despite widespread calls for him to step down he was adamant that he would remain in office of course this is something that people are looking towards they feel that he is not the right candidate to really bring about far reaching reforms but it seems for now is that the been our coalition is not really listening to the protesters there appears to be a disconnection between the streets and what is being discussed in parliament but of course we have to wait and see until his confirmed if hes actually confirmed to really see what will be the reaction of the streets simona fall from there live with the very latest on that story from baghdad simona thank you. Still ahead here on the right you should not expect the 1st persons on the u. K. To kill just because they came from your refugee background skys the limit we hear from a syrian refugee he tells us about her hopes and dreams after escaping war. Hello there we have still got some good to skies around will coastal areas of china fairmont a cab pushing through the interior we have seen some rain and a little bit of snow as well to those Higher Elevations but as you can see hong kong for the say it is fine and dry 25 celsius fairly mild in shanghai of the team with that cloud it does cool off as we go into friday but you see what the main bulk of rain is it is this this is the typhoon pushing out into the South China Sea it will weaken by friday but even then still a very powerful storm and still some very heavy rains to come across much of the philippines really for the next couple of days we want is a fairly quiet picture really across much of and you want to scott today was a clash. As well as we had through day and on into friday and by friday it is a clearer picture temperatures a lot lower than also just 16 celsius in new delhi say that really will fail at little bit chilly meanwhile the cloud and the rain has cleared up away from sri lanka so 29 the high in colombo on friday and then the Arabian Peninsula temperatures handle to about atoll the mid to high twentys court of course in the overnight hours quite a bulk of rain a cloud just sitting off the coast of oman a day doesnt really make a lot of progress could just bring a stray shot of those case as we head towards friday. Welcome back you want challenges there are mind of our top stories this hour at least 12 people have been killed as syrian Government Forces push their offensive deeper into a blip romans and im closing in on the rebel held city of marjah. Turkeys president has discussed ways of establishing a cease fire in libya with his chin asean counterpart order and is in chinas for talks with president. He says he believes china zia wants to promote stability in neighboring india or not have a for have ties been waging a battle to capture libyas capital tripoli. Iraqs largest part of entry block is nominated his choice for the next Prime Minister. Has served as the governor of the oil rich province of basra since 2017 but his nomination is likely to fuel more antigovernment protests. A plane has crashed into a man to northwest of irans capital tehran details are Still Limited but irans official news agency suggest it may have been a military plane or find to no decree has yet been found and investigations underway. 2 days of National Mourning have been declared in bikini so after at least 35. 00 civilians were shot dead during an attack in the north and according to the government 80 armed men have also been killed a warning some viewers may find the following images disturbing well the attack was launched on an army base in our bin and a nearby time violence has increased up to the militia began an offensive against armed groups in november theres been no claim of responsibility so far. We have to think about solidarity and National Cohesion people women for the most part were getting water and got murdered in cold blood by the terrorists while they were retreating you must show compassion with the populations that is why all flags will fly at half mast for 2 days and all Christmas Celebrations are canceled. The leaders of every trend ethiopia are meeting to push forward stalled peace negotiations ever train president work a arrived in the ethiopian capital addis ababa where he was met by Prime Minister i begin my day the 2 countries signed a historic Peace Agreement last year ending a 2 decade military standoff but uncertainty remains around Economic Cooperation and border crossings. In afghanistan 27 peace activists have been abducted whilst on a march the leader of the Peoples Peace Movement says the group was taken by the taliban in the western bala bullock district talibans not responding to requests for comment. Shy is a spokesman for the Peace Movement in afghanistan he says some of his colleagues have been captured by the taliban before. This is not 1st and that will be fierce with such incidents so this is full time the taliban the culture own members and the us consider questions that are. Who are you are and how you started them this is this god and god this movement but the movie shoes that this moment is a local movement started by local people and this is our effectiveness in the fluence is in the district and among the people of the communities is very efficient on the People Like Us because they want peace and they want to make good life for themselves and this oh i am. Good life for every other gun and if. His tolliver are going to live in to what you want to make a good life for them the only incident that to this simply hop on for a while a good look destruct actually really hard to conduct a garden march and hold on but this is a poor incentives but really our people do a common. Brilliance and they wanted to conduct the covering a mushroom poppers this incident happened. Because the taliban that all call its dual lives surface and there will be no home from the from the taliban they are due to provide evidence proof and evidence that a local movement and its not a little too underbody we want just a good life until the one a while far has destroyed more than 80 has is in chile fire started in the forest neal 5 per day so west of the capital santiago then spread into residential parts of the port city helicopters and airplanes have been brought in to battle the place. So mexican tradition painting the story of what some was a divine intervention for hundreds of years artist have captured the moment they felt their prayers were answered and today the sometimes there werent so popular as pieces of mexico city also there was alan fischer has the story. There from the devote the pious and the grateful a thank you mark in recovery good fortune or success in mexico theyre called exotic paintings delivered to the church a devotion or gift after prayers were answered. With those who wanted their story to be known ordered these little paintings they were made by artists that worked near the church and people told them their story and they would interpret it painted erode a few lines about it at the bottom of the painting. The idea of giving gifts and things has been around for thousands of years and even as the surveys see the mexico is becoming less religious there are still those commissioning paintings to mark what they see as divine intervention. One of the artists most in demand is alfredo wheelchairs from a small studio in a working class area in the west of mexico city hes been painting for more than 30 years he started after losing his job as a builder. I started doing what i thought i could do drawing in small pieces of paper cardboard in soulless in sardine cans anywhere and at some point i want to sell them on the street and that was it its difficult to start as an artist. People give thanks for many things recovery from illness a man being released from prison after he was accused of stealing turned up a prostitute who wanted more customers praying for someone to turn after the 911 attacks in new york. To the full as an ex voto painter i hear many stories but my favorites are love stories giving thanks for having found the love of their life because his partner came back when she thought it was over. Those are nice because the films are my eyes there are always 2nd chances or must be a lot of photos work is always in demand he said exhibitions in canada germany and given that the world famous lived in paris. But its creators joy for those who live nearby for those who want a permanent reminder of the day when their prayers were answered alan fischer aljazeera mexico city. Well the end of the year for many people is a time to reflect on whats happened in the past and also look forward to some who fled war and conflict settling in a new country can be tough and being away from loved ones even harder well lets hear the story of one syrian refugee who arrived in britain 4 years ago but believes nothing to her each. Moment with spike is well im 20 years old and im from damascus syria im really hoping to become a commercial pilot one day and you know perhaps be the 1st ever female syrian refugee problem i was 11 when war thought that. It just moved closer and closer until it happened the mosques were always prepared that were going to do something at some point because thats what war those thats what everyones face them experience during the wars losing something whether like a relative a loved one their house their businesses and different stuff so it was almost off when i were like my parents would leave the house they would say good bye as if we might never see them again so we were alive but we were not living. My mum my 2 younger brothers and i got from damascus to lebanon on parts of the air or on them from the airport we went to turkey and then from turkey to protect. I always. Believe that if you cation as were going to find my future and education is how i can repress on myself my country my family where from. I knew the kind of stereotypes that people have about refugees of being on the hated unskilled i just feel like when people look at me i dont want them to define me with the stereotypes or labels it should not expect but both persons on the vacated of school just because they came from a refugee background you dont expect them to be broken im sorry of them like you know all the past like they can be do you offer your breasts a poor like try to be a car industry but also expect that youre treating just a normal human being with normal impressions and hopes and dreams. Of millions around the world celebrating christmas but in hong kong the festive period been marked by more violence to seen and to government protesters and Police Demonstrators occupied a Shopping Mall and rallied in the streets around a busy shopping district in kabul and its the most fun rest the territory seen in this. War many is trillions flocked to the beach firefighters in New South Wales managed only a brief christmas break before heading back to tackle the regions bushfires for the 70 fires are still burning across the state. Pope francis has held the mass of the vatican as part of the Roman Catholic churchs traditional Christmas Celebration he sent wishes of peace and prosperity to south sudan where negotiations and faltered between the rival sides he also mentioned syria he still. May christ bring his lights to the many children suffering from war and conflicts in the middle east and the various countries of the world may bring comfort to the beloved Syrian People who still see no end to the hostilities that have lacerated their country over the last decade. The consciences of men and women of good will may he inspired governments and the International Community to find solutions that can guarantee the security and the coexistence of the people in the region. To the unspoken suffering. Well you can find out by the main story is that were following on our web site loads of video on demand reactions from our correspondents at al jazeera dot com. This is al jazeera and these are current top stories syrian Government Forces of pushing deeper and province forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes syrian troops and i closing in on the rebel held city of moderate on the one many residents have already abandoned the area which has been under attack for weeks turkeys president has discussed ways of establishing a ceasefire in libya with his chin is seen counterpart rage up origen whos in chinnis for talks with president. And says he believes china zia wants to promote stability in neighboring libya warlord honey for have been waging a battle to capture libyas capital tripoli. Because we are not guests without an invitation and if it comes we shall look into it we are in constant communication with them however we should raise an issue the forces president libya more than 5000. 00 troops from sudan what are they doing there we should ask why are these forces present in libya a request was made to turkey and thats why turkey answered the call based on the agreement related to our Economic Zone we have signed agreements to rely on and our moods are based on legality and lawful forms however the other foreign troops have no legality to be present on libyan soil in addition is not a legitimate representative of the libyan people iraqs largest parliamentary bloc has nominated its choice for the next Prime Minister assad adani has served as the governor of war which province of bastra since 2017 but is no nations likely to feel more antigovernment protests. Indias governments approved funding for an updated National Population register which opponents say is anti muslim it follows a new citizenship law that led to huge protests across the country 25. 00 people have died in the violence since that legislation was passed there were reports a plane has crashed into sublime mimed said northwest of irans capital tehran iran sufficient news agency suggests it may have been a military plane or fighter jet no debbie has yet been found 2 days of National Mourning have been declared in burkina faso after at least 35. 00 civilians have been shot dead during an attack in burkina faso and according to the government 18 of the attackers were also killed it happened at an army base in our bindra and the nearby time youre up to date those are the headlines the news continues here after the bottom line see you very soon. The draw is talking. Really look ahead to major stories of 2020 from around the world. Receive a reason indepth special report. Join us as we assess the global in. What is to come next. I am Steve Clemons and i have some questions as we say goodbye to 2019 what were the big stories that affected us this past year and what are the big issues that may hit us in 2020 lets get to the bottom line. What are your 2900 out to be people took to the streets across Asia Latin America and the arab world hoping for change the images from beirut in hong kong and caracas have been moving just really riveting the United States and china are probably the worlds 2 anchor economies today settled in for what looks like a front of me relationship for the long term and identity politics took hold around the world with more and more people looking inward and turning against others in their own societies in washington the motor investigation into donald trump came in when are you