A World War Two general government was concerned about how reflect on the country. So the headlines keep it here up front is next and then more news on aljazeera. Facing realities growing up when did you realize that you were living in a special place a socalled secret city getting to the heart of the matter. To live in jail just because he expressed himself he had this story on to aljazeera at this time. When the arab spring protests swept through the middle east seven years ago demonstrators across the region were hoping for democratic reforms and even the overthrow of local dust spots but is war torn libya really a better place now without its brutal dictator colonel gadhafi and how did bahrain become the forgotten revolution and upfront special. Libya remains a mess the country continues to grapple with civil war humanitarian crises foreign interventions and the threat from i saw this week a panel of u. N. Experts said a political solution in libya remains out of reach in the near
Speaking to the Vice President of strategy and communication at athos. You have been busy looking at this. Lets start with the coverage of the students decision, those students in florida who were in at school, many who survived that are able and awful atrocity last week. They are planning a march on washington these the. The question is will it make a difference . This terrible attack that happened last week at school. What it seems is that the students of not just this what it seems is that the students of notjust this school but the us stu d e nts of notjust this school but the us students are finding a voice here. Their target, they have in their crosshairs, is the National Rifle association of america. This is a strong body in america that looks out for the rights of people to bear arms, purchase guns. Arms, purchase guns. It is very fundamental to the american psyche that they should be able to have this freedom. But not only have previous president s including barack obama have
News. It is newsday. Thanks for joining us. Its 9am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where the white house says President Trump is supportive of improved background checks for people who buy guns. Mr trump has previously spoken out against gun control, but todays comments follow the High School Shooting in parkland florida last week, in which 17 people were killed. The alleged shooter, nikolas cruz, was back in court on monday for a procedural hearing. He has admitted carrying out the attack using a semiautomatic rifle that was bought legally. Meanwhile, demonstrators held a lie in protest outside the white house in support of gun control. Young survivors of the massacre will lead a march in washington this week to demand political action. 16 year old rain valladares will be one of them. She was in class when the shots rang out. Now, she wants the president s attention. I feel like if he looks me ifeel like if he looks me in the eye, he looks all of us in the eye
Crucial in its food or drink or the headlines up front is up next. On counting the cost will fall to i. M. F. Chief Christine Lagarde about how the economic model is changing here in the middle east can ireland break regs that find out how the emerald isle is caught in the middle of a big round between the u. K. And the e. U. The year of the dog in china counting the cost at this time on or does either. When the arab spring protests swept through the middle east seven years ago demonstrators across the region were hoping for democratic reforms and even the overthrow of local dust spots but is war torn libya really a better place now without its brutal dictator colonel gaddafi and out of bahrain become the forgotten revolution and up from special. Libya remains a mess the country continues to grapple with civil war humanitarian crises foreign interventions and the threat from i saw this week a panel of u. N. Experts said a political solution in libya remains out of reach in the near fut
Theres still a huge amount of uncertainty. One of the key issues it covers is Northern Irelands land border with the republic of ireland. In 2015, 3. 4bn worth of goods were traded across it in both directions. On tuesday the Uks International trade secretary liam fox reiterated that the avoidance of a hard border in Northern Ireland is of crucial importance. Thats something the republic of ireland agrees with. But businesses on both sides want to know what the future rules will be. And in the document the eu is expected to confirm its fall back position is that eu rules continue to apply on both sides of the border. Martin shanahan runs ida ireland, the Irish Government Agency Responsible for attracting Foreign Investment into ireland and has been telling our correspondentjoe lynam about the challenges brexit will bring. I think from the companies that we deal with, brexit is not something that they asked for. For them, it typically means cost and disruption. They are working, at this