To choose prodemocracy candidates to run in septembers legislative elections. Millions of syrias displaced people will now have only one Turkish Border crossings through which to receive aid thats after several attempts to keep a 2nd crossing open failed to pass at the Un Security Council russia backed by china had been pushing to shut down one of 2 Border Crossings that was still open our diplomatic editor james bays reports from u. N. Headquarters in new york. A Security Council resolution on delivery of aid into syria is finally passed the result of the voting is as follows 12 votes in favor. No votes against. And 3 abstentions but this was not what 13 out of 15 Council Members wanted only one Border Crossing bubble how one can now be used to deliver aid off to china and russia use their veto power in recent days to block other options so this resolution is not what the United States and a majority of the council fought for and it is certainly far short of what the Syrian People nee
Campaigning on the election trail has been forced to take a back seat will the president ial candidates ever hit the road and so their brand of politics to americans before the vote follow the u. S. Elections on a just. A cathedral faster than a mosque and later a museum now istanbuls landmark hagia sophia is being reconverted back into a mosque but is this an act of religious significance or political narrow mindedness this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program im adrian fenty and one of the worlds most famous landmarks the haggis affair museum in istanbul has been turned back into a mosque turkeys president but one says the site will be open to muslim worship in less than 2 weeks after a top court ruled that the buildings conversion into a museum in 1904 was illegal built one of the half 1000 years ago as an Orthodox Christian cathedral august affair was converted into a mosque after the awesome and conquest in force 153. 00 while unesco and greek russian and other Church Lea
Once a cathedral then a mosque now a museum i also fear is at the heart of a legal battle to convert its stumbles emblematic monument back into a mosque but why now what purpose would it and how political is the decision this is inside story. I know that and welcome to the program im laura kyle its an ancient monument revered by different ideologies the centuries i also fear in turkey one of the worlds most contested buildings is creating controversy once again it was the longest christian cathedral in the east and roman empire for a 1000 years is now one of the busiest Tourist Attractions in istanbul is a museum but not for much longer if hes government gets the go ahead to convert it back into the mosque it was during the Ottoman Empire there was also opposed by some secular groups as well as the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Church the greek government and the u. S. Takis highest consultative body met on thursday and says it will announce its ruling within 15 days some. One such chu
A cathedral faster than a mosque and later a museum now istanbuls landmark hagia sophia is being reconverted back into a mosque but is this an act of religious significance or political narrow minded yes this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program im Adrian Finnegan one of the worlds most famous landmarks the haggis affair museum in istanbul has been turned back into a mosque turkeys president but one says the site will be open to muslim worship in less than 2 weeks after a top court ruled that the buildings conversion into a museum in 1904 was illegal built one of the half 1000 years ago as an Orthodox Christian cathedral august affair was converted into a mosque after the awesome and conquest in force 153. 00 while unesco and greek russian and other Church Leaders of denounced took his decision its Foreign Ministry insists that its a domestic issue of National Sovereignty will bring in our guests in just a moment but 1st a report from aljazeera said im close to istanbul. The.
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