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 fenty and one of the worlds most famous landmarks the Hagia Sophia 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 a greek russian and other Church Leaders have 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. Doesn
In the vote they abstain didnt vote for it and that was on sanctions they wanted some language condemning the sanctions on syria particularly the sanctions by the u. S. And they said at the time of Economic Hardship in syria it was not the time to pursue those sanctions that language didnt get into get into the final version of the resolution although russia wanted it in there and thats why russia and china abstained Dominican Republic also abstained for the opposite reasons they were so unhappy with this process and the fact that the people of syria particularly Northern Syria are going to average east flow of aid as a result of all of this i spoke to the belgian and german ambassadors a short time ago they had been leading the negotiations they were very tired and very frustrated they though are professional diplomats and were not going to say anything to me that was too damning but ive also spoken to other officials off the record and its very clear there is a very very bitter atmos
On the election trail has been forced to take a back seat will the president ial candidates ever hit the road and sell their brand of politics to americans before the vote followed the u. S. Election on a. Whats keeping millions of children away from School Worldwide unesco says its poverty and discrimination and coronaviruses making things even worse so what should be done to secure education for all income that gap the privileged this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im peter davi girls immigrants ethnic minorities and the disabled just some of the worlds children at risk of not getting any education the United Nations says poverty and discrimination continue to prevent huge numbers from going to school the total was around 260000000. 00 children 2 years ago and that figure will be higher now because of the covert 19 pandemic 40 percent of low and lower middle Income Countries fail to support teaching jurong the global spread of the coronavirus many students were cut
To press freedom in south asia the largest broadcaster in the philippines is facing a shutdown. Refusing to back protesters trying to storm the Serbian Parliament as anger grows against the governments. Top story the u. S. President donald trump has commuted the sentence of his ally roger stone he advised trumps president ial campaign and was sentenced to jail for lying to congress as part of the russia probe alan fischer reports. He has been a friend a confidant and for a very long time his biggest political supporter roger stone can thank donald trump for his freedom the veteran political consultant was due to begin a prison sentence on cheese day but with the president s granting of clemency that has gone away in a statement the white house said roger stone is a victim of the russia hopes that the left and its allies in the media perpetuated for years in an attack. To undermine the Trump Presidency there was never any collusion between the campaign or the Trump Administration with r
Ahead the palestinians being forced to make way for a new high tech help in occupied East Jerusalem. Welcome to the Program Saturday seeing the highest number of coronavirus cases worldwide since the start of the pandemic a majority of new infections were recorded in latin america which is now supposed to europe in the number of covert 1000. 00 cases the region has more than 2 and a half 1000000 and that figure is growing rapidly the statistics are being driven up by brazil which has reported more than one of a half 1000000 infections while more than 63000 people have died peru and chile are quickly approaching 300000 cases mexico has also been reporting record new infections it now has the 2nd highest death toll in latin america after brazil. Go to other go is a Senior Associates in the Americas Program at the center for strategic and International Studies he says the majority of people do not believe in the virus a lot dont require a team is a collective effort if you have part of th