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People. Also ahead well meet the survivors of cycling each day who are struggling to move on after the storm swept through zimbabwe causing death and destruction. There as cabinet meets on saturday a day after the Prime Minister abdul mctee said he intends to resign his announcement came after a violent crackdown on antigovernment protesters took charge last year says hell submit his resignation to parliaments. Has this report from baghdad. The celebrations were instantaneous as soon as it went up the Prime Minister i do not believe that the announced his intention to resign antigovernment demonstrators but that leader square practically threw a party. The Stunning Development came a day after more than 50. People were killed by Security Forces in one of the bloodiest days of violence since the antigovernment protests erupted in early october it was just over a year ago that he was appointed Prime Minister as a consensus candidate between political blogs. Throughout the streets on frid
Im how do. I tell you why many families are still struggling. Iraqs cabinet is set to meet in a few hours from now that meeting comes a day after the Prime Minister announced he intends to resign. Decision followed weeks of antigovernment protests which have turned violent for 2 months iraqis have been demonstrating to demand jobs Better Services and an end to corruption. In the city of nasiriya protesters tried to storm the Police Headquarters at least 17 people were killed in confrontations there on friday a curfew was lifted to allow families to hold funerals the violence has forced the governor and the director of police to resign Simona Fulton joins us live now from baghdad simona the process for the Prime Minister to resign its not clear constitutionally what do we think we can expect in the coming few days. For parliament is supposed to meet tomorrow or sunday but its not clear at all whether they will discuss and vote on this resignation the constitution does not in fact as the
Kong rally against alleged Police Brutality and demand more democratic reforms and for the hockey coach at the center of a racism investigation has quit his job bill peters is leaving the Calgary Flames after being accused of verbal e. Abusing a player. But we begin this news hour in iraq where theres uncertainty a day after the Prime Minister offered to resign i demanded these move follows a top shiite clerics call for leadership change ayatollah ali sistani urging parliament to reconsider its options are there were crowds on the streets celebrating Prime Minister met had these offer to stand down but they have warned they will continue their protests until there is a complete political overhaul of the demonstrations began 2 months ago with iraqis demanding jobs Better Services and an end to corruption theyre also angry at iran accusing it of interfering in iraq he affairs more than 400. 00 people have died in the violence. Fulton is live for us in baghdad so simona how likely is it a
About free speech and sport the biggest ever edition of the Southeast Asian games that is efficiently underway developing the host nation for the regions largest multisport and that. Fellow iraqs cabinet has met to discuss the Prime Ministers Office of resignation meeting was called to find a political solution after 2 months of antigovernment protest demand he says the government has done everything to meet the protesters demands but demonstrators disagree and say they wont back down they vowed to continue protesting until theres a complete political overall more than 400 people have been killed across the country since the protests began in october. Good morning now from see mona fulton who is live for us in baghdad so simona what is the latest there thats happening. Well the violence appears to have gone down after 2 very violent days that claimed a lot of lives but the aftermath of what has happened still very much reverberates not just here for her square but the entire nation for