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To gangs block major roads in lagos after a speech by nigerias president fails to calm the anger over Police Brutality. Without doubt a call to. The stuff already been unfortunately. Made redundant bearing the west welsh business is already hit hard by the pandemic a path to go back into lockdown. See john and israel have agreed to normalize relations and a deal brokered by the u. S. It makes saddam the 3rd arab nation to set aside its differences with israel in the past 2 months though the countrys foreign minister says it still needs to be. Proved by the Transitional Legislative Council which is yet to be formed us President Donald Trump sealed the agreement in accord with the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the sudanese Prime Minister. He also told congress hes removing saddam from a list of state sponsors of terrorism palestinians describe sudans decision as a new stab in the back a trump says he expects wall countries will want to make a deal and fishes out the white house he has more on the announcement. It seems that this process has been ongoing for a number of years according to mike pompey it started when he came into the administration he of course was the 1st cia director before becoming secretary of state what is clear the Sudan Government decided it would pay 335000000. 00 in compensation to the United States particularly to take care of the victims of the east African Embassy bombings back in 1908 the attack on the u. S. S. Cole in yemen in 2000 and also the murder of a u. S. Diplomat in the sudan itself that money went into the account at that point donald trump said he was going to remove sudan from the list of nations regarded and designated as state sponsors of terrorism that me to plea opens up a number of opportunities because suddenly sanctions get dropped but theres a couple of problems with that 1st of all still has to go to congress they have 45 days consultation and if there is a joint resolution that objects to that it wont go through and then donald trump can put it in place but by lifting sanctions that means that israel was able to forge some sort of deal with them another thing is that hes trying to do little deals here in there rather than like his previous essers one big peace deal and he believes that doing those small deals changes the reality on the ground and therefore it would help create peace avoid expensive foreign wars and also expand make america safer but it also makes his reelection slightly more assuredness far as hes concerned because hell be seen as a peacemaker. Harry 4 sets is in west jerusalem and has more on the israeli perspective. Benjamin netanyahu has himself been talking about since the 1st agreement was signed or it was an announced with the United Arab Emirates back in august saying that essentially it was peace for peace as opposed to peace for land or any kind of concession given to the palestinians and thats something that the palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas also emphasized in a statement saying that nobody should speak on behalf of the palestinians that the only way to a comprehensive and just peace was through the end of the occupation and through an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital as for the messaging coming from netanyahu after this latest announcement hes talking about the symbolism of this saying that. Referring to the pan arab agreement in a commitment in 1067 in khartoum to the 3 knows no to peace with israel no to negotiation of this with israel there was a recognition of israel that they had been replaced by the 3 yeses to those things and hes also trying to do a sales job to his own domestic constituency saying that these agreements will make practical beneficial changes to their lives that the kind of trading relationships that can open up will make the cost of living which is very high here in israel less but it is also worth noting that the text of the agreement so far released doesnt refer to the same kinds of things that were referred to in the initial u. A. E. Agreement text i this is talking about trading relationships starting with agriculture as opposed to full diplomatic relationships at this stage no talk of embassies for example in either country. Have a morgan is in the sudanese capital khartoum she says the latest developments will be a major boost to the economy there lifting sudan out of the u. S. List of state sponsors of terror means an improvement in sudans economy maybe not immediately like the acting minister of finance said on tuesday following the announcement from u. S. President donald trump that he will be lifting of that list but they say that within the coming man months they will expect the Banking Systems to open internationally so that sudanese can transact between sudan and other countries they also expect that this would be a way for them to be able to basically get loans from the International Monetary fund and the world bank and it will also help them be able to clear their debt of more than 60000000000. 00 thats what the government is hoping to achieve by being lifted out of the u. S. List of states forces of terror of course sudans our Prime Minister has welcomed the steps when the President Donald Trump mounted on monday he again welcomed the steps that the u. S. President took in notifying congress to deal with sudan in the next 45. 00 days the Prime Minister has previously stated that he is very worried about taking such a step because this is a Transitional Government not an elected government and its a government of a coalition of various Political Parties with various of various ideologies various leanings as bring in richard he is professional lecturer at the department of Political Science at George Washington University Joining us from washington d. C. Many thanks for speaking to us and. Richard this is the 1st african country to sign with israel is that significant in any way or is this a desperate move by a country in need of some cash. Well this is a win win situation all the way around. Sudan has been faced with high unemployment and the listing is your reporters that mention makes sudan. Accessible to funds from the International Monetary fund from the world bank from. Other International Investors theres been a food crisis theres been a horrible floods this is important for sudan because of what has happened within the context of. The joint civilian military council since omar al bashir. Left office its and its an important way to prop up the. Council and so this is something that is extremely important for sudan for israel. Is another feather in the cap which works to lower the spiral of insecurity in the region of least somewhat. With iran with respect to israel and saudi arabia being a predominant threat it boosts the domestic politics condition of benjamin the 10 yahoo and it also puts pressure on the palestinians to come to terms i think that these recent developments in terms of normalization of relations with the United Arab Emirates with crane and now with normalization of relations with sudan really puts the pressure on. 2 or Mahmoud Abbas to come to terms or risk being left behind as history unfolds in the region in ways that continue to put palestinian arabs at this advantage for the United States of course it helps to constrain iran with a bulwark of american israeli alliances and in terms of short term. Im alexion prospects this is really the only feather in the cap and trump can point to a highlight in terms of some substantial substantive achievements over the course of his presidency and the International Relations are on its own which it doesnt say that even in the us actually talk that the about relations between saddam and israel is trump actually winning any points well i think that people care in terms of their strategic thinkers in terms of thinking about a bulwark of. Connections the center around. About rayna united emirates sudan and United States and israel in terms of containment of iran this certainly is not going to go unnoticed by. Harmony and no rowhani in terms of what is portends in terms of some constraint on the part of the iranian actions to in pursuit of a gemini in the part of the middle east. Picking up on your point about how this puts pressure on the palestinians what exactly can they do about this. Well i wouldnt be surprised over the next few days if there were a set of missile attacks coming from gaza into southern part of israel in terms of the short term. I would be if i were King Abdullah i would be concerned about the pressures that this puts on. The. Enormous palestinian population within jordan i think jordan is really in some ways caught between a rock and a hard place between iran on the one side and the palestinians within jordan and palestinians within the occupied territories in the west bank so i think that. This poses some. Security concerns for King Abdullah and i think though that this really will require what up by us in particular to try to reframe a set of negotiation points with the israelis that will somehow rejuvenating a process that will be favorable to the palestinians in the middle of the long run but to get to get your thoughts richard chesty professorial lecture at the department of Political Science at George Washington university saying huge. Nearly a decade of bloodshed libyas warring sides have agreed to a permanent and immediate cease fire the u. N. Brokered deal with signed in geneva to months of negotiations between the internationally recognized government aaa and its rivals in the east the have a gem june has more. After 5 days of un hosted talks a historic breakthrough libyas warring factions signing a National Cease fire today is a good day for the libyan people. At 11 15 am this morning here in the u. N. Headquarters in geneva the 2 libyan delegations to the 5 plus joint military commission talks signed a complete countrywide and permanent cease fire agreement with immediate effect. Under the terms all foreign fighters are required to leave libya within 3 months and a new joint police force will start patrolling disputed areas. For libya which has been wracked by conflict for nearly 10 years these past 14 months has only seen the fighting worsen while the east of the country is in the hands of powerful word Khalifa Haftar and the tobruk based house of representatives the west is controlled by the un backed government of National Accord led by Prime Minister. They remain in tripoli the countrys capital after who is supported by russia egypt and the United Arab Emirates launched an offensive on tripoli in april 2019 but was pushed back early this year as pro g. M. A. Forces received support from turkey the you in which is accused foreign parties of breaching an arms embargo urged them to stop interfering in libya. And while repeated attempts for a un brokered ceasefire failed in the past this round has seen both sides agree to reopen land and air routes across frontlines still many questions remain unanswered then to be. Arrangements on the ground its going to be monitored how it will be done independent a mood of optimism a now exist but the coming weeks and months are likely to reveal whether this is a lasting peace. Still ahead on aljazeera as the dust settles on the final debate may examine whether its change the course of thing u. S. Election right. How we got some very cold air piling into parts of the u. S. Over the next couple of days got band of cloud just around the Northern Plains pushing over towards the midwest not in that cloud there is a fair bit of snow and further west that with the snow also pushing into where British Columbia and alberta this cold front here will that marks a boundary betrayed that very cold air and then that simply warm air that we have 26 celsius there ready for example is 24 for d. C. But was well down to single figures if not subzero minneapolis minus one celsius calgary minus 11 because although calgary does warm up as we go into the 2nd half of the weekend high then minus 4 degrees celsius the rain sleet and snow coming down across those central parts wintry weather pushing into that western side of canada some very heavy rain you notice down towards the fast southeast and some pretty heavy rain coming in across the greater rantin is over the next day or 2 youre always seeing some live these storms are rumbling away just around jamaica heavy downpours he could lead to some flash flooding some mudslides as well and that wetter weather will gradually make its way up into cuba as we go on through sunday so im to redeck showers coming on further east on the way of sunshine and shallowness. Since 2030 wish the World Innovation summit for health has gathered Health Care Leaders practitioners and researchers together to learn interact and engage with innovative organizations. This year wish will take place virtually under the banner of one world our health. Registered at wish dot org dot q. A. Be watching out is there a mind our top stories this hour sudan is the latest country to agree on normalizing ties with israel under a u. S. Brokered deal announced by President Trump its the 3rd deal in just 2 months with the u. A. E. And behind already signing up to establish diplomatic ties with israel. Libyas rival factions have signed a permanent ceasefire agreement the un brokered pact which orders all foreign fighters asked the country comes ahead of political talks next month it was signed in geneva after nearly a decade of conflict triggered by the down to down for long time leader while a dud. Unrest Police Brutality continuing in nigeria with gangs blocking major roads and. Groups some with sticks and knives small files on friday as anger grew over a speech by the president Mamadou Bihari hes appealed for calm but he failed to condemn the killing of at least 12 people protesting against Police Brutality the 20000000 residents of lagos have been on the 24 few since tuesday after violence in several states over the past 2 weeks this is good. For this room registering theyre going to do not want to. Bring this is the water and good supposed to do. Is to. Make yeah and thats very nice because. Thats whats going to destroy and diminish you want to. Call what is happening indeed in the country but if you do that is what you said you talked to him this. Week you did. Not want one employee want to be there now is not the right to do. The right and the b. B. Live reporting to. Its 11 days until americans elect the next president and donald trump and his democratic rival joe biden have had their final chance to sell their vision to the public the 2 men tried to blows over the coronavirus pandemic racism and corruption had to go hang takes a look at whether the final showdown is likely to change any votes. This was widely seen as u. S. President Donald Trumps last chance to change the trajectory of the president ial race. Where polls show him losing to his opponent former Vice President joe biden and trumps tone was more moderate although Fact Checkers say he made many dubious claims and misstatements about his record and bindings throughout the debate and his rhetoric was still in play the tory especially on immigration we would say come back in 2 years 3 years were going to give you a court case you did perry mason were going to give you a court case when you say they come back they dont come back joe they never come back only the really hate to say this but those with the lowest i. Q. They might come back a president a letter demise trumps own government says that is untrue it says more than half of Asylum Seekers show up for Court Private studies put the number at 85 percent biden called his policies criminal us 500. 00 plus kids came with parents they separated them at the border to make it a disincentive to come to began. Break real tough were really strong and guess what they care not is that coyotes didnt bring them over their parents were with them they got separated from their parents and that makes us a laughing stock it violates every notion of who we are as a nation for joe the biden didnt escape the notice of Fact Checkers either although to a lesser extent and his exchange with trump on the future of big oil has emboldened republicans would you close down they are on their way over transition from their own history yes oh i will try to ship it is a big statement analyst namby carter thinks in a race where most voters have already made up their mind and tens of millions of already voted the back and forth on immigration could hit home i think it probably did perhaps do something more to the people on the margins who may have voted for him because of partisan identification but not because they necessarily care for the man or his policies and i think those people are perhaps the most persuadable at this moment we dont know until you know the election is called at this Debate Watch Party the issue resonated with. Those children to seek a different i think its very wrong for you know to lock up here people from your family but it likely wont cost him support from his base let me look at the moderators i think a lot of questions are geared. Where you try to get to like gotcha questions. Talk about race and be try to act as if Race Relations under its ministrations been flipped upside down this race is a referendum on trump his policies his personality and this final debate made clear to those who are for and against him exactly what and who he is as the clock ticks down and millions of votes are cast each day pedicle hane al jazeera. As correspondent Andy Gallagher live in Miami Florida florida of course a critical state for the president and hes been targeting the politically powerful 15 years of age. Hes been at the villages which is a community in Central Florida thats long been known as a very conservative area so essentially hes on home ground talking to people like him but he spent most of the speech on friday evening bashing joe biden and once again making that claim that this country is just around the corner from recovering from coronavirus i just saw reports in that within the last hour that said there were 80000. 00 cases on friday thats more than the reserve or been before there are less states. Its easier to name the states of seeing spikes at the moment and increases in hospitalisation so that clearly isnt true but at this point in time this close to the election im not sure whether these rallies are changing anyones minds because remember more than 50000000 americans have already voted early either by mailing in a ballot dropping it in a ballot box or as i did this morning going to vote in person but the president really isnt laying out any policies for the future hes talking to people that he knows will vote for him bashing joe biden saying once again hes created the greatest economy and i think the biggest on truth that the president is talking about is that this nation is just around the corner a vaccine is coming very soon and all of this is going to go away meanwhile in delaware joe biden has been really getting into the nitty gritty of the policies that he would enact as president saying that when it comes to the coronavirus he would mandate mask wearing and all federal buildings he would ask all the states to do the same when the vaccine does eventually come along which is probably some point in the middle of next year he would make it free. And as you say donald trump insisting that kevin 19 is disappearing is very much pushing that line in recent days despite that continued in cases that were seeing in the u. S. Ill be interested to know how do you think that tactic is going down especially in places like way where he is now retirement communities where people are more vulnerable to the disease i mean if the polls are correct hes losing support amongst older voters in a state like florida that you cannot afford to do that there are 24 College Votes here this is the biggest battleground state in the entire country and trump simply must win florida there are other paths for joe biden to win without florida but for the president this is a vital state and those are the people who have been hardest hit by the covert virus clearly we know those figures have been around for 8 months can it be many people in that crowd with the president tonight that havent been affected by covert 19 so im not sure when he keeps talking about how were just around the corner that hes going down with perhaps undecided to doors or swing voters at this point but those are the people that he needs the most at this point so soon before the election thank you Andy Gallagher 11 days to go until americans elect their next president. Numbers of coded 19 infections are rising fast in the United Kingdom which reported another 20000. 00 cases and 224. 00 deaths on friday this as more than 3000000. 00 people were put under a 17 day total lockdown in wales the restrictions bound people from meeting with anyone outside their households only essential businesses will be allowed to stay open from the Welsh Capital Cardiff Paul Brennan reports. This will be said before. Its not going to make its. Skin scary times. Just a stones throw from the National Rugby stadium carlos angel hotel should have turned over more than 3000000. 00 since march instead just like almost every other Hospitality Business in this pandemic the manager feels like hes in a long dark tunnel with no light at the end of it this is such a date of 6 or 7 to start on site. Were now down to a quarter of. The stuff already been unfortunately. Made redundant. Wales has the lowest infection rate of any of the 4 nations of the u. K. But acting on the recommendations of the welsh scientific advisors the devolved government is ditching local lockdowns in favor of a Short National fire break or the modelers tell us is that this will get us through to christmas if we act now were not decisively we will be able to sustain economic like found the Health Service through to the christmas period. The format is familiar households will be prohibited from mixing indoors or even outdoors residents are being urged to stay at home as much as possible and restaurants pubs hair salons hotels and nonessential shops must close chepstow is one of the many communities which straddle the wales england border. The likely cost of this fire break the lock down in wales is estimated at more than 650000000. 00 and thats a big ask in a town such as this so close to the relative freedom on the other side of the border with england but the Welsh Government estimates that not locking down could cost more than 6000 lives. So i live on the welsh side of chips tehran my 2 daughters lives on the english side of chepstow so this is very much our farewell breakfast the next 2 weeks were not really seeing each other because of the well shut down. Will financial penalties which start around 75. 00 be enough though to deter people from escaping to the other side of the river im not sure about escape escape seems to be quite a kind of you know no escaping from anywhere i think that might go for a stroll. But the root of all this is the need to protect the finite resources of waless hospitals and their staff still reeling from the 1st wave of the pandemic. And when my colleagues in the interior of the night when we misplace our unit back to a code that you need to know. Because we can envisage what it is going to be like even in the snow is moving on into the spectrum. In diverging from the local and regional knockdowns preferred elsewhere in the u. K. And europe the welsh are acting early and hoping to reap the benefits but with the full impact in terms of jobs and infection rates only emerging 2 weeks or more from now its a real test of nerves paul brennan aljazeera cardiff. Worshippers in jordan have attended friday prayers after the government allowed them to break lock down restrictions for one hour the nation is under a full single day lockdown on fridays for the rest of the year following a surge in new Coronavirus Infections and 11 pm curfew will be enforced on all other days after months of success in containing the outbreak the country has seen deaths triple in the last 2 weeks with an average of around 30 a day the president of bolivia Supreme Electoral Tribunal has declared leftist counter we are they as the winner of this years president ial election the final tally showed him winning 55 percent of the vote as he served as finance minister under exiles former president ever more as far as resigned a year ago after standing for an unconstitutional 4th term in office triggering mass protests. This is al jazeera these are the top stories saddam is the latest country to agree on norm