By rejecting more than 7000 candidates. The u. S. Special representative for iran says the iranian people know that what is going on is political theater. It is a republican in name only. When the government disqualifies half of the candidates running for office. Millions of iranians had decided to stay home. They know they dont have a genuine say in the process. They are asking for a free and fair process where they can share their views openly, without the fear of being marginalized or massacred. Added the sanctions have what he called a practical effect, and a symbolic effect. Israeli Prime Minister netanyahu says he is pushing ahead with the construction of 5000 new jewish homes in key areas of east jerusalem. He made the remarks while touring a neighborhood where the homes are planned on some of the last pieces of land linking the palestinian areas of the west bank to east jerusalem. Critics say additional building could cut palestinian residents off from the rest of the west bank
Trump later on tuesday im going to get your scope at the sports the World Antidoping Agency finds itself facing criticism from all sides after handing russia a 4 year ban from sports. Thank you very much for joining us we begin this news hour in algeria where a court has sentenced to former Prime Ministers to long prison terms for corruption i made or height we yeah he was sentenced to 15 years and his predecessor abdel to 12 the charges came from sweeping investigations into fraud allegations after the former president up there as hes beautifully stepped down in april lets bring in who is covered algeria extensively for us here on aljazeera a significant ruling that comes just 2 days before the election tell us 1st up. Whos been convicted and why folly it is quite significant of the same time its unprecedented you have 3 people widely considered by the alleged by the algerians as the main pillars of the political elite in algeria during the time of former president of the disease but
Pressure on all sides as Angela Merkel seeks to build a stable government the leader up for variances her party says things have got to change following the conservatives huge election losses. Plus frances president calls for more european unity among all my own once a joint budget for the euro zone and a shared military Intervention Force that how its like and you go down in europe. And Sarah Holland welcome to the show its good to have you with us so many women are about to join the entire rest of the world and being able to legally drive a car saudi state media says king solomon has issued a new decree officially ending the much criticized ban on women drivers media reports say the ultra conservative kingdom is due to introduce the change in june of next year. It comes just days after saudi women were allowed to take part in a national day of celebrations together with men at the main stadium in rio. For some analysis on this im joined now by d. W. Anchor and reporter Jafar Abdul Ka