Carried out an attack on a shia Cultural Center in kabul which has killed at least forty people. Targeted in their homes schools and playgrounds unicef warns that attacks on children have reached shocking levels. And why experts say Artificial Intelligence could lead to an almost Perfect World or to the collapse of civilization. And im with all the news including saudi arabia that knocked out the gulf prop ill have all the details later on in the program. Former football superstar george weah is set to become liberias president provisional results have been released from tuesdays president ial runoff with more than ninety eight percent of the vote now counted the Electoral Commission says with secured sixty one point five percent of the votes he will succeed Ellen Johnson sirleaf when he becomes president next month this will be the first democratic transition of power in this west african nation in seventy three years im going to devote joins us from liberias capital monrovia and if y
Continues here on aljazeera thats after inside story do stay with us. Race to the right see china israel u. A. E. And the us are just a few of the countries building over ready how bases in the region now turkey is the latest to that group so why the growing interest in the red sea this is inside story. Welcome to the program and. The red sea has long been one of the well the most important trading routes its a vital link between asia africa the middle east and into europe everything from oil to food and naval vessels pass through it and countries including saudi arabia sudan yemen and egypt all border it but in recent years several states have been increasing their presence in the red sea the latest is turkey president. Recently traveled to sudan to sign deals worth six hundred fifteen Million Dollars with so that he is leader. This effectively gives turkey a unique foothold in this increasingly important and competitive waterway. Part of the deal will see turkey rebuild the sudanese
Today, ravi ragbir joins us in studio just out ofof detention. It still feels like that noose israel tight around my neck am an analogy ive used many times. I think it is appropriate. I family and supporters have seen that tightening of destruction of our lives. Amy we will speak to ravi along with his wife amy gottlieb and she will attend President Trumps state of the Union Tonight as guest of native alaska is. Then we go to new jersey where ice detained two fathers thursday as they dropped their children off at school. A third father had sought sanctuary in a church. We will be joinened by his past. All of f that a more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In another shakeup at the fbi, the agencys second highest official Deputy Director Andrew Mccabe abruptly resigned from on monday. This comes just under nine months since President Trump fired fbi director james comey. Many consider his departure as well as comeys firin
Nuclear arms race with russia. Well go to geneva to speak with beatrice fihn, executive director of the Nobel Peace Prizewinning organization, the International Campaign to abolish Nuclear Weapons. Speakers weekend, house papaul ryan touted a story of a womans paycheck to increased by 1. 50 a week as a major benefit to workers. After ridicule a and outrage, he was forced to delete his tweet. We will speak to economist Richard Wolff. And finally, the Philadelphia Eagles b beat the e new England Patriots in a superbrbowl upset sundnday night, capppping a hisc nfl season, filled with Racial Justice protests both on and off the field. We going to be all right] the black business collective and like lives matter call for divestment of a president that harms black people and black families. Minneapolis go to to speak to an organizerer am where 17 protesters were arrested at a protest before the super bowl sunday. If you watched the game last night, you might have noticed one of the players w
Nuclear arms race with russia. Well go to geneva to speak with beatrice fihn, executive director of the Nobel Peace Prizewinning organization, the International Campaign to abolish Nuclear Weapons. Speakers weekend, house paulul ryan touted a story of a womans paycheck to increased by 1. 50 a week as a m major beneft to workers. After ridicule andnd outrage, he was forced to delete his tweet. We will speak to economist Richard Wolff. And finally, the Philadelphia Eagles beaeat the nenew England Patriots in a superbowowl upset sundayay night, cappining a hisc nfl season, filled with Racial Justice protests both on and off the field. We going to be all right] t the black business collecte and like lives matter call for divestment of a president that harms black people and black families. Minneapolis go to to speak to anrganizer a am where 17 protesters were arrested at a protest before the super bowl sunday. If you watched the game last night, you might have noticed one of the players wa