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In lebanon. And on time hamas now have all the days sport including iraqi. Tanks from entering to leave the box to win over the scandal both all the n. B. A. Action coming up later in the program. We begin with breaking news from iraq where members of an iranian backed the group and their supporters have surrounded the u. S. Embassy in baghdad the iraqi Prime Minister matti has warned against any aggression aimed at foreign embassies and he asked the protesters to leave now most of members of the iranian backed Popular Mobilisation forces some are reported to have pushed down the door and broken into the compound some areas were set on fire and Iraqi Security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades to try to disperse the crowds. The demonstrations follow u. S. Is strikes on sunday on bases belonging to the iranian backed shia militia hizbollah brigades in iraq at least 27. 00 people were killed well the embassy is the United States largest diplomatic post in the world and also the most expensive to build it sits within the heavily fortified green zone which houses Iraqi Government buildings and foreign embassies in the citys center were covering the iraqi protests from all angles dorsett will be live for us in tehran mike hanna is standing by in washington d. C. For reaction out of the u. S. 1st that will go to some other faltering live in central baghdad and those protests continuing. Well im currently standing in front of the entrance to the green zone which leads to wars the Hanging Bridge and this was the entrance that was used earlier today by this funeral procession as they marched on the green zone as you can see the situation has calmed down since most of the demonstrators have left the green zone and the area surrounding the u. S. Embassy again but were also hearing reports that many of the p. M. S. Fighters who took part in this rally were injured as a result of tear gas and stun grenades being fired and our understanding is that its not the Iraqi Security forces who deployed tear gas and stun grenades but the actual guards that are guarding the u. S. Embassy from what we could see when we were next to the u. S. Embassy earlier today was that the Iraqi Security forces were mostly standing by there lets the crowds possibly reach the outer gates of the embassy and they basically did not intervene even when these crowds were throwing stones and when they were beginning to burn some parts of the outer compound now it appears that the situation situation has stabilized now Prime Minister atal of the math he has called on these crowds to withdraw again but this was of course this came hours after they had actually marched on the green so the question is why were they allowed to enter in the 1st place and why was there no effort whatsoever on the part of the Iraqi Government to stop that and just on the question what were Security Forces doing you know as a 2nd part of the question have we heard anything about how people were reacting inside the embassy. Well ive been in touch with some people who are inside the embassy they were basically watching what was unfolding outside their gates on the local media which were streaming live many of the m. F. s own channels had set up cindy trucks right outside the gates of the embassy to basically broadcast what is of course an intentionally public show of rejection of the u. S. Presence here and you could see people basically wearing you know body armor and being ready to be evacuated but as as i understand from one of the spokesperson of the u. S. Embassy there was actually no evacuation that took place today some of the thank you smyrna 14 they were going to go to montana now in washington d. C. And President Trumps already been tweeting about this mark has. He has indeed while those demonstrations are going on president trying to force out and tweeting and he says that iran is orchestrating this attack on the u. S. Embassy iran will be held fully a possible fully responsible and in addition president continues we expect iraq to use forces to protect the embassy concluding and so notify the veiled threat there at the end of that particular tweet but certainly the question about what the role of the iraqi forces in during this demonstration is already being asked within the u. S. Former u. S. Ambassador dennis ross has issued a tweet saying there must have been acquiescence from the Iraqi Security forces to allow the protesters to penetrate that outer cordon of the green zone now the u. S. Embassy itself is right in the middle of a massive green zone essentially a perimeter area which is very difficult to get in in the 1st place the fact that protesters got to the walls of the u. S. Embassy very much quicker a question that will be asked by the u. S. Administration in the hours to come but certainly President Trump already tweeting there had been warnings earlier that the u. S. Strikes would lead to some kind of action and now we are seeing that happen but in relations with iraq now frayed and certainly the u. S. Continues to place it in a context of its ongoing conflict with iran and to mark thank you for that mark hanna live there now among the group of people at the u. S. Embassy is hard hes in the iraqi politician closely linked to tehran the man next to him wearing a white turban his political leader ties cazale who was recently placed under u. S. Sanctions. Other than the part of the dharma that are this embassy has proved its conspires against iraq this is the embassy where they spy on iraq and where they lead to destruction of iraq this is where the saboteurs are supported lets go live now to Dorset Jabari in the iranian capital tehran and also can you tell us more about marie and his ali and their links to iran. Certainly hadia is a very well known figure within the establishment in iran he fought on the iranian side during the iran iraq war between 1980 in 1980 s. Pledge his allegiances not only to the Islamic Republic and the ideologies of this country but also to the Supreme Leader as well as the head of the revolutionary guard spots force us and soleimani he doesnt make it a hidden fact that thats where his allegiances lie he is now head of the Better Organization which is part of the largest Ruling Coalition within the Iraqi Parliament al banal group as is the man we just heard from he is the head of the puzzle the network these are groups that came to be following the fall of Saddam Hussein and their various groups that were fighting amongst each other and also fighting against the u. S. Forces that were occupying iraq at that time they now are part of the government this is where the dichotomy lies within iraq their relationship with iran is something that has been ongoing for years and now that theyre officially part of the government that is something the United States cannot tolerate theyve said that this is part of irans quote to malign behavior its something really that dates back a long time it is not a recent development the relationship between these sides so for this event today its very important to note that these leaders were there as a sign as a gesture it wasnt an accident that they were present at this event outside the u. S. Embassy its a message to the americans that not only do we not want you here but that we have the full support and cooperation of the iranians behind us and that is something that the americans are trying to get around and trying to eliminate in iraq and that is the problem that lies for the iraqi officials at the moment theyve had this issue in the past where. Where their relationship with the americans and the iranians the very hard act to balance and were seeing this difficulty playing out on the streets of baghdad and is really bringing together so many things he adores the reason that its the ongoing tension between iran and the United States that also touches on things such as the nuclear deal and now of course the tensions inside iraq themselves and the strikes that weve seen from the u. S. In recent days against these militia how is this going to play out of the is there any indication from iran about how they see this and how any retaliation or any escalation that much take place. Well its very difficult but the position for iran is that these kinds of actions against these groups in iraq is not something that they can tolerate even these there that weve had a Statement Issued from the revolutionary guards on monday saying that iraq the iraqi people have a right to retaliate and that they see this as their right and that its their sovereignty theyre trying to defend so anything that they can do to weed out the u. S. Forces from iraq is something iran will welcome now we know that the Popular Mobilisation fronts that is the umbrella that is the main group that has all these various and militias under it is not part of the official government as of last year and weve we know that the head of irans quds force us until the money has said in the past that iran is providing training and arms to these groups that is not a secret so these groups are being fueled and theyre being strengthened by iran and that is because irans position is that u. S. Presence troops in this region is a hostile act and they will do everything they can to try and get them out of this area and these events that weve seen unfold over the past 48 hours in iraq certainly add to the tensions here not only have we seen an increased tensions in the strait of hormuz over the past few months but also now were seeing these tensions increase in iraq and this is as a result of what many here believe to be the crumbling nuclear deal of 2015 since the United States withdrew from it many analysts here say that the result of the United States withdrawal is a return to instability and insecurity in the region do so thank you for that were going to discuss iran and the u. S. A little bit more now with the stuff of course chesham hes a political analyst and editor in chief for fox news agency and joins us by skype from tehran its good to have you with us im just wondering now after what weve seen take place this week in the protests that weve seen today getting so close to the American Embassy what does this mean for the ongoing tensions between iraq between iran rather and the United States and the possibility of iraq becoming a sort of a proxy war between these 2 about. Thanks for having me well as a matter of fact were on has been with the ratings that it doesnt want to see paranoia and ability and security in iraq one reason of course is that its been proved time and again and in any kind of instability you would usually to feel older to the country in the region especially those countries that share a border with the country thats in turmoil both iraq links iran to syria and lebanon as a chain of paul major and center the component of the resistance from the what i call iran doesnt want any kind of instability in there but at the same time iran doesnt want to see the people in iraq being insulted by the u. S. Iran has. Had with aerated that you would not get involved in any kind of you know. A lot of with us or with not you know getting gays in to make you know iraq battlefield because its a friendly man and nobody won their mission is a war or off at all or any kind of friendly land that all you know there is the electoral damage damage for the credit of any country that does that that might be the case iran might want to see instability and more conflict inside iraq but the fact of the matter is there is instability and conflict there now the United States did carry out those drives the United States accuses iran of supporting those militia who have been attacking the u. S. Interests there it might not want to see it but that is the reality on the ground is not. Thats true as a matter of fact ever since 2007 standby just below the pentagon that named the persian gulf as well as the pattern Border Crossing in southwestern iraq and southeast and the area has 2 major points that the u. S. Needs to remember it is presence and military buildup it was perceived and it was foreseen that the tensions with escalate because the you with allegedly intends to cut off this chorizo or that they call them as if there are any and chorizo or in southwestern iraq so they have been increasing the number of their troops in there and they have also been manipulating the alleged them as economic grievances of the people in iraq in the last several months in order to escalate the just in that and the super pac into riot police then you know often attacks suspicious off in the back uranium consulate and other missions in iraq many believe that the these have been a group that has been there im sure and backed off by the saudis and American Auto the americans that never substantiate that their claim that theyre won based as well as the bases that come under attack by the actual shall be or the popular or they have been raising the claim and in return theyve been violating the sovereignty of iraq as an Occupying Force not as a partner in the bath wishing security and fighting the medicine but they have been bombing and killing the only one group that have perspective iraq against the eye so minute that. But missed off of her just quickly ask you one more question President Trump has tweeted he is directly blaming iran for this the not just such as already said it reserves the right to carry out follow up attacks after the strikes it might be this way what would a rons response to that but well thats exactly what the one they apparently want to escalate the pensions against iran in iraq in order to you know playing iran or instability in the region especially in iraq and to portray iran as a major source of instability to the iraqis hoping that the iraqis would be a man and every thought sion and shrinking of iraq employed in iraq thats the way they think i mean the plan goals or incarcerating and painting iran power and you will and and neighboring iraq thats why the escalate tensions i dont see really a chance for any. Or all you know any further action by the United States because the u. S. Is very much a wall interval and thats not the target the target you know containing iran and you know clamping down on the shiite groups especially the popular. In iraq and then if that pushing their military presence in there in order to push their wrong back and then it would spread before the borders with iran thats the plan or not the stuff or question thank you so much for joining us appreciate that. Thank you theres plenty more ahead on the news hour including from impeachment to immigration we take a look at the issues dividing americans months before they decide where the President Trump should get a 2nd term. Could north korea be shifting strategy of historic denuclearization talks speculation grows ahead of kim jong uns new year address. And knighted for services to saka sana has more information goes from 7 portugals highest on. The its off to midnight in sydney these are the latest pictures of the fireworks over sydney harbor bridge celebrating the new year but many cities cancelled this celebrations because of the bushfires that have dominated the news for weeks now parts of eastern australia are on the orange and red hayess as the fires right out of control they are now burning in every state in the country you look at this map you can see conditions getting more dangerous easy fireworks were called off in the Capital Canberra and other cities the state of victoria is the among the hardest hit more than 260. 00 new fires have been counted in just 36 hours including me of the terrorist town of melaka as more. As a Massive Wildfire rolled towards the town of mello cusa 4000. 00 people fled towards the beach those with boats went one step further is now the 5 fronts come through. The front sight sound its got to get out of the dogs up to that supplies and there is a the market. The fire was burning across 730 square kilometers is the day began it encircled resistance and 10 day tonight this video was recorded at 9 am but just getting the same invisible and i have a new side i reckon that they say. That its the. Its the north east at the moment and it started in the town of military to get me a military there is currently under attack at the moment theres another house we believe was lost in and around that community weve got 3 straw tames sitting in with the community literally standing sort of us all with our community at the beachfront victorias premier looked towards the straining Defense Force for help while fire bosses tried to calm residents not just in malibu to get across the state but a number of communities are actually isolated and again this was a scenario that we forecast a number of days ago so our focus today is very much about how we can get in how we can support those 1000 packed communities. In the neighboring state of New South Wales scenes repeated the community of burma gooey kempt at the local surf club with the ocean is the excess and this wasnt bateson back during the new years holiday coastal towns a popular vacation spots with already said verge tens of thousands of holiday make is to go or harm or cancel their plans because the pavement for evacuation center. Work is really bad its hard being. A popular pick this is the middle of a very. Major cities have not escaped the choking smoke and flames on monday 100000 people were urged to evacuate from 5 melbourne suburbs this was filmed in whist in sydney on tuesday. A strain is wildfire season is breaking records. The 1st major fires started in Early September before the arrival of spring the product of soaring temperatures dry ground and strong winds theyve now destroyed more than 40000 square kilometers of land at any given time dozens if not hundreds of fires are burning the full heat of summer has yet to arrive charlotte dallas. Lets get more of the weather now his evidence thanks very much stan we have had some pokus of heavy rain in australia but not really where we need it across the eastern side of the country look at these thunder has it been erupting just around the top and what is so they still havent produced in the likes of 40. 00 to 50. 00 millimeters of rain in just a matter of hours sass for the southeast so we got this cold front moving through the temperatures so they have eased somewhat so that has helped to bring down the of the bush categories to a lower level but no sign of any proper rainfall as we go on through the next couple of days and this is indicative of that fight this is the middle western of of victoria you mention victoria stat 160 millimeters of rain in the past year is that driest year on record thats the kind of amount of rain you would expect in riyadh in central saudi arabia so a this bone dry and no sign of any useful rainfall coming in over the next couple days but some cooler weather by the end of the weekend because of the heat there that does stay in place across those central parts pushing a little further east which could touch 34 in added alice as we saw in adelaide as we go on through thursday 42 you notice as we go on into friday of aswat those numbers around the perth 24 that will gradually make its way further east was the slightly cooler air coming into the southeast and kona by sunday stan you know a little bit of respite there for people dealing with that enormous say those fires thank you evidence were chinas president says hes seen see the hopes for the best for hong kong and its people in his new years televised speech sitting paying his face mounting pressure abroad because of the protests against beijings rule in hong kong that began in june hes address also as the 1st phase of a new trade deal with the u. S. Gets near a china has seen its slowest Economic Growth in 3 decades and katrina you summarizes the president s message to his domestic audience was one of devotion to country. During his new years eve speech she jinping seemed to emphasize 2 messages patriotism and unity this was really a speech that was about whipping up the national foamer of the Chinese People but reminding them of some of the main successes of the communist party this past year in 5 g. Technology the building of beijings new airport and most importantly the celebration of the 70th anniversary since the founding of the peoples republic of china it was quite a bit devoted to the splendor and the glory of that parade but there was one damn spot in xi jinping speech he mentioned the success of macau the 20th anniversary of macau which took place in december but also he mentioned that the Chinese People were quite concerned about what was happening in hong kong he said that not without mentioning directly the protesters that it was difficult for the people of hong kong to enjoy their lives without stability and you wish the hong kong people well now this speech very much is is also about. Rallying the people he actually mentioned that china is not afraid of any dangers of any obstacles of any barriers and i think thats he was his subtle pointing to some of the challenges ahead and the reality is china is starting 2020 on the back foot this is a country which is experiencing a lot of difficulties at the moment he listed a lot of achievement of some of things he didnt mention was at the moment china is embroiled in this prayed with the u. S. Which has not seen a substantial resolution its seen these ongoing protests in hong kong it seems taiwan pulled away even further and its also seen a growing spotlight on reports of human rights abuses against the we can Muslim Population in shin john so for xi jinping this speech was all about really calling on the Chinese People to stick together really firing up that nationalism and also reminding him reminding them that is that there is a lot of hard work ahead and we see that Going Forward its not only going to be about positive. Messaging for the Chinese People what we also expect is a way to clamp down on any dissent that china is really going to intensify things like patriotic Patriotic Education and also where it will be going to see some ramping up of things like surveillance and censorship on behalf of the communist party theres speculation that north koreas leader is getting set to change its strategy or his strategy of the store denuclearization talks kim jong un has given the u. S. Until the end of the year to come up with concessions to ease crippling sanctions observers we closely watching when team makes its traditional new years address rob mcbride has more from seoul as north Korean Leader kim jong un has been presiding over an important year and a meeting of the ruling workers Party Speculation has been growing about the new way he might be considering in his Nuclear Standoff with the u. S. The year began with continuing hopes that his summit diplomacy with u. S. President donald trump would yield success but their february meeting in hanoi ended prematurely without agreement. Gradually north korea has returned to testing short range missiles with mounting fears that in 2020 it could restart tests of longer range intercontinental ballistic missiles. That risks not only the conflict with the u. S. And its allies but also damaging progress with neighbors whove been supporting north koreas push for sanctions relief. Rather than having the oceans with the u. S. North korea would be looking for a new way to china russia worry an International Coalition they could find some relief from the sanctions that you want to use looking at for 2020 just as talks between north korea and the u. S. Have stalled so too have into korean relations its not known when or if the leaders of the 2 koreas will meet again and all of this comes as relations between south korea and the u. S. Have been put under strain over who pays for the stationing of american soldiers here. The u. S. Has reportedly been demanding a 5 fold increase in the nearly 1000000000. 00 that south korea currently contributes a figure the americans wont confirm right and that is why i say that that. That thats not a number that we are currently focused on in the negotiations but beyond that these are private discussions between 2 close allies but an alliance that remains a polarizing issue here. Due to the u. S. Demand for an enormous increase in the defense cost sharing there are lots of frictions and relations between the u. S. And south korea Many South Koreans believe that the u. S. Forces are stationed here for their interests not ours. As winterset in the sight of kim jong un journeying to sacred mount paid coup often a precursor to important announcements only added to. The belief that this new year address could have consequences for everyone on the Korean Peninsula and many more beyond it rob mcbride aljazeera so. The u. S. Remains deeply divided on his use like impeachment and immigration that could have a Significant Impact on the upcoming president ial election in the next part about his ears series looking ahead to 2020 we examined Donald Trumps chances of retaining the white house in november to believe. Everything that happens in washington in 2020 will be overshadowed by one looming event. The president ial Election Campaign in november voters will go to the polls and decide if u. S. President donald trump deserves another 4 years in the white house in a way that will lead to the democrats plan to stop him but just who will lead the charge is still to be determined nominating contests for Democratic Candidates begin in february in iowa its a total sham democrats will no doubt use the impeachment of the u. S. 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Youre watching aljazeera has reminder of our top stories this hour members of an iranian backed group of this forces have surrounded the u. S. Embassy in baghdad some areas were settled and Iraqi Security forces fired tear gas. To disperse the crowds. Because ali was among the group of people who entered the u. S. Compound hes an iraqi politician with close links to iran and was recently placed under u. S. Sanctions he said the building is used to spy on iraq and will lead to its destruction. Ravaged areas of the country thousands of people in the southeast be trapped on the beaches as flames spread around. Lets go back to our top story now the surrounding of the u. S. Embassy compound in iraq our senior political analyst the shower joins us now in doha and it started to wind down but what we saw today was significant significant because of who was involved what inspired it and how close i got to the embassy what did you take away from it. Absolutely it seems the perception in washington is that this is orchestrated and it seems from to her run that this is an iraq in driven attack on the u. S. Embassy. Which when it is worth a look clearly there are you know many levels of complicity here people who have not just moved out and decided to attack an embassy clearly there is. An alliance theres complicity between the horizon and its allies in iraq clearly this is related. Been said to the attacks earlier in the week and clearly this has to do with the overall proxy conflict between to herat in washington in iraq so all in all it is basically irking washington on the cheap weve seen that happen before and anyone who you know read history understands that an attack for example on the u. S. Embassy in tehran or several years ago and i tacked on the u. S. Embassy in tripoli have generated an International Crises and has washington even humiliated american president s because of it so iran and its allies have played the smart game today in retaliation to the u. S. Attack the last few days it was a couple of questions doesnt it raises the question of hell the u. S. Will respond to this and the broader question about what the u. S. Strategy is and its role is in the middle east in the mixed signals weve been getting on the one hand drawing down out of syria on the other hand launching these strikes inside iraq pulling out of the Iran Nuclear Deal talking up tensions with iran how do you pull all of those words together look i mean you know if youre sitting in washington as we have been for you know a good number of years theres a general perception that damned if you will damned if you dont win in iraq when the United States. This involved in iraq its that when it gets involved in afghanistan now its 18 years in the running its damned when it pulls out like it did did not intervene in syria its damned when it does pull its weight in israel palestine its down to when it doesnt song and so forth and this is the way you know people and government in the region deal with a superpower that has committed since for decades at least to be involved in the security of the region and especially in the gulf region around iraq iran saudi arabia and so on and so forth so with an american president who neither is fund of history nor learns the loss of a certain being the commander in chief and the great Decision Maker in the United States in the region having decided to draw large degree be dis interested in what goes on and simply react when things happen well this is what this means that the United States is going to continue to go from one crisis to another in iraq and beyond iraq because i listen it is a Clear Strategy to simply disengage from the region or to get engaged hopefully constructively in the region which means putting a lot of effort making all alliances and so on so forth then i think were going to be seeing more and more better petitions of what we saw today and mo and its also rises really serious questions and complex questions about the political future of iraq itself because protest is different protests of the one weve seen today have been calling for iran to get out of the country theyre also not happy with the United States and they want all politicians in the country gone youve also got a political vacuum with the president saying he would accept the nomination of the Prime Minister and also saying he will resign in any event so what does this mean how does this factor in for the broader political outlook inside iraq. Look i mean to be honest with you and i say that with a lot of bitterness i mean this is the question because and then the they when we talk about the hawn and washington were talking about 2 foreign powers to iraq that have been trying to meddle and to score points between them in the region and elsewhere and iraq is spinning the price now iraq itself and lets all remember to remind our viewers around the world that iraq is still living a poor state war post occupation era and hence that country continues to be torn apart to continues to be divided the destruction is still evident in most parts of the country and not only in terms of structure but in terms of the social fabric the political fabric of the country and yet iraqis have flooded the streets the last several months protesting against iran even burning iranian consulates and the likes of karbala and najaf and other places because they dont want raney and meddling in arena and domination in their country just as they dont want american domination and meddling in their country so the iraqis a class are speaking out and speaking out not exactly in one voice but certainly the invisible iraqi thats basically suffered from 16 years of war nokia patient and sectarianism is emerging once again and saying look that is behind us American Invasion hopefully is behind us and we want to rein in meddling to be behind us because iraq needs to be a sovereign independent country and iraqis need to leave as and live a sovereign people free of international meddling in the end and the country well its been good to have you on the program thank you again for that well in the shower there. Well the former chairman of the multinational john nissen has fled to lebanon from japan where he faces a trial of allegations of financial misconduct callus cohen has a live in a passport and was arrested in tokyo in 28 scene but released under strict conditions he said hed escaped injustice and political persecution his lawyer is calling his behavior inexcusable homage and june joins us now live in by republicans or outside i think is understand where those going may in fact be what are you hearing there. Well stan let me tell you and our viewers 1st that we now have confirmation from the lebanese government that mr bowen is indeed in lebanon there was a statement that was issued by a lebanese general security its a very brief statement it reads carlos go in has entered beirut in a legitimate way and there is no need to pursue him legally i guess that really puts to bed the question as to if the lebanese authorities are going to be cooperating with any request by the japanese to perhaps extradite mr goh and of course we know now from the people here that there is no extradition treaty between japan and lebanon so that adds to the murkiness around this case we are indeed right now in eastern beirut its a rainy day where in the neighborhood i should be a behind me is one of the houses own by mr goh and we do not know if he is indeed there there is a bit of a security presence here right now one car from the internal Security Forces and a few of their Police People that are here guarding this house but theres been no other incidents to speak of out here today now there was a Statement Issued by mr go in spokesperson in france several hours ago you mentioned part of it in that he had said that he was not fleeing justice but in fact he was escaping injustice now im paraphrasing there stan let me read you a little bit more of what his statement said mr goh and said i am now in lebanon i am no longer hostage to a biased japanese judicial system where the presumption of guilt prevails where discrimination is widespread and where human rights are violated this in total disregard of the laws and International Treaties that japan has ratified and which it is bound to respect beyond that all we know is weve heard from mr go in spokespeople that he will be giving some type of some type of statement to the media next week and really rise a couple of things here mohammed one is as you pointed out lebanon is saying there is no need now to legally pursue him thats not what the japanese are gone and saying to does this does mean that he is now stuck in beirut thats where he will be staying the 2nd part of that is how is he sane within lebanon. These are very good question stan as to how hes seen look there are a lot of people in lebanon that see him as a bit of a hero when his trial was going on you had support being expressed from mr goh and by various parliamentarians and government officials across the political spectrum which is a very divided political spectrum here in lebanon many people here in the past have have have eagerly expressed their support for the idea that mr go and perhaps return to lebanon that he helped revive revive the economy here there have been times in the past when lebanese officials have expressed that they would like mr going to enter the political system in lebanon perhaps run for office as to if hes going to remain in lebanon we just dont know at this point mr goh in does have lebanese citizenship he was born in lebanon he lived many years in lebanon and he is known to frequently visit beirut thats one of the reasons why as somebody who even when he wasnt in lebanon he is very much respected in this country but as to what exactly his next move is going to be whether he is going to try to stay in lebanon or whether he is going to try to enter the political fray while at this stage were just not sure stan you know we will white whatever he has to say about that he will be of course thank you mohamed. Joining us live there from beirut. Well muslim women who would to tell you didnt northwest chinas detention types have accused the authorities of abusing and forcing them to have abortions aljazeera has spoken to solomon in part 2 of our special series a suburb in jobs and reports on the plight of ethnic you say they feel theres nothing they can do to bring their visas to justice. On this wall in a month in kazakhstan the faces of people who were held in china relative say theyre being held in internment camps but beijing called reeducation camps to counter what it calls extremism. Was held in such a comp she didnt talk about her experience until after shed been. Warded citizenship in kazakhstan she says abuse she suffered has scarred her for life and she frequently suffers headaches. When i was crossing the border they saw im using whatsapp i was detained and sent for ther medical test they found im pregnant and forced me to abort after the abortion they isolated me in a clinic they gave me some medicine which they said was for tuberculosis i dont know what it was members of the Turkey Community accuse chinese authorities of using abortions as a weapon against muslims either women afraid to reveal their identities have also told al jazeera about abuse at the camps the relative safe haven in kazakhstan is only for its nationals and does not apply to ethnic conflicts or chinese nationals and thats among the causes creating anti China Sentiment inside cars because. Dozens of people were arrested in neutral tunnel munty during in mt sinai demonstration in september these men crossed illegally into kazakhstan after the reportedly freeze terrorist meant by chinese authorities. And where i get him only now risk being sent back to china activists say events like this fuel and to sign a sentiment and kazakhstan should not roll over for its powerful neighbor if it nick. Jews are prosecuted massively prosecuted for example in russia in europe israel states they will talk against of its government defense any it doesnt in the world this analysts working with a government funded think tank says the china kazakhstan relationship is a delicate subject as a domestic chinese internal affairs but a central if you take take into account the United Nations motions on the we go if your stance or position was quite pragmatic and we abstain from voting. On. This motion so we have more independent stance and by the same time we realize the debacle reality so i believe its. A style diplomacy where we try to sustain the relation the same time. Case some question why should kazakhstan oppose china with which it shares a 700 kilometer border when other muslim majority countries support beijing earlier this year more than a dozen member countries of the organization of islamic cooperation or i. C. Signed a statement in favor of chinas policies commenting on internment camps the Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman has said the reagan ethnicity is part of the big family consisting of 56. 00 ethnic groups in china tightly united together like the seeds of a pomegranate they are living a better life and fully enjoy freedom and rights china also enjoys friendly and close relations with the vast majority of muslim countries in the world. Many of because exceed chinas violating human rights on a large scale in the name of fighting terrorism they say their next generation has been killed before birth and their Muslim Identity is being systematically erased yet they argue there is no leader from the islamic world standing up to support them. Some of a job with aljazeera and marty kazakhstan. Responsibility for a truck bomb attack in the somali capital that killed at least 80 people a spokesman for the armed group says saturdays attack targeted a convoy of somali and Turkish Forces the group is accusing of trying to control somalia fighters have regularly cherrys out bombings in their campaign to topple the government. The United Nations recognized government in libya has denied allegations that Turkish Backed Syrian Rebels were fighting alongside its army warlord who leave a half does forces have accused turkey of sending what they call its stream ist terrorists into the country on monday the turkish government submitted a motion to parliament seeking approval to deploy troops to libya and choruses the conflict there threatens its interests. Further to the largest exporter now in sana thank you for tests and always sign n. B. A. Where the Milwaukee Bucks have ended the year on a high with a win over Chicago Bulls your welcome. Nice and it was back in action on monday night the reigning m. V. P. Player scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in his return from a back injury is the leagues 2nd leading scorer with an average of 30. 5 points that per game entering this one the bucs pulled away in the 2nd half to close to 123202. 00 victory. Miami heat have suffered one of their most stunning losses of the season to and 29000 in washington the wizards jordan the 3 scored 29 pour points and garrison matthews added 28 points to help the Washington Wizards that call off the manning heat with 123205 victory. Mondays only game in the n. H. L. So pittsburgh climbed to 3rd in the eastern conference standings on home ice the penguins easing 25. 00 to victory over the all tell us senators are going to mark in the start menu 2 goals for pittsburgh patrick harvest and Dominic Simon and jake ansel also on target to make it 3 straight wins for the penguins and 10 victories in the last 12 matches. How Scottish Club Glasgow Rangers say they expect all measures to be taken after one of their players was racially abused during the match against their fierce rival celtic on sunday colombian alfredo mori last i was a sent off asa diving to try and win a penalty at the end of ranges a 21 win he made gestures to the crowd as he walked off Scottish Police havent yet received any complaints. All the good is sounding optimistic heading into the year a new year and believes the 20 twentieths will be Manchester United says a decade the club havent won the premier league for 7 years while their big rivals Manchester City liverpool have a taken over at the top of the english football i think we are on the right track it were on we are in a transition period weve seen all the clubs do it and come out strong after a couple of years and we will come strongest decade definitely and not just in the nature of this club. The man who led spain to euro 2020 qualification before leaving the job under a cloud has taken training with his new team of applying or is now in charge of a hole in the french league. Left his role as spains caretaker boss in the van but after permanent boss it was on the quay decided to take the job back following a period of mourning for his daughter and rick accused moreno of disloyalty in wanting to stay in charge of spain bashing away on us and what are your sources i spent over this years by his side i am grateful to him you already know what happened in the last few weeks must be all that is in the past now. On the other man karan biggest fixations is me getting gallo too so i booked a juniors he was introduced to as head coach at by the club and when osiris on the monday who saw returns to book with the copilot better dorris their big target they havent been champions of south america since 2007 when he was lost in thought when the call play better those brings many rewards for flamingo coach george is just to say its seen him receiving my took the president of portugal presented with the on the 65 year old on li it took over as head coach of the Brazilian Team in june but has become a hero with the flamingo fence wall. But to me i was given this great older for my achievements in soccer but for me its more important than soca i always felt that when coaching flamingo i was coaching a Sporting Team but at the same time i was representing my country and when i celebrated the copa i carried portugals flag youre pretty much the england cricket boards are reported to be cautiously backing a new proposal that to cut test matches the maximum of 4 days from 2023 the all governing body of the i. C. C. Reviewing the issue in the new year as they look to confirm the future International Calendar on the 3rd of matches in the modern game and now require a 5th days play the worlds top tennis player is up the paying for the 1st tournament of 2020 the new a. T. P. Cup team event but in very unusual circumstances well number one rafael nadal is in perth where hill lead the spain in that group are 3 and a half 1000 kilometers away and bruce been the big rival Novak Djokovic is with serbia after the group stage the teams all had to sydney for the knockout matches. The American Team took time out from training on tuesday to me to firefighters in perth don i say tell afraid to offend members of the service in Western Australia whove been tackling the blazes. Thank you saw that and folly 2019 its been a year when people across the globe rise up against the governments in some countries that brought an end to the rule of leaders in power for decades now and all those young people stood up to demand more action to science the planet as the year draws to a close we leave you with images of some of the year is biggest story. Demonstrators you know my position to extradition. 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