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
They say theyre living in a constant fear of fiction but that they are determined to fight for what they claim is their habitat. The iraqi cabinet is due to meet on saturday a day after the Prime Minister. He said he intends to resign his announcement came after a violent crackdown on antigovernment protesters who took charge last year says he will submit his resignation to the parliament has this report from baghdad. The celebrations were instantaneous as soon as it up the Prime Minister i did 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 iraq political blogs. Throughout the streets on friday cheering singing even dancing optimi
1st a court in bangladesh is sentenced 7 people to death in connection with one of the worst attacks in the countrys history 22 people most of them foreigners died in the siege on the holy artisan cafe in dakar in 2016 an 8th person was acquitted to have a child he reports from outside the court. There is no sympathy for militants in the country it took barely 20 minutes to reach the verdict was handed out you know within 20 minutes one of the verdict was out of the 8 was a credit but his charge in another case even 10 years sentence now while they were getting into the prison and we were nearby some of them were chanting in arabic verses one of them said that continue with our causes that justice was not fair thats all i could hear the public reaction has been more or less a positive most of the people say it was a just verdict i spoke to one of the victims brother his. Brother was killed there was a Police Officer during that attack and hes very happy with the verdict he said this wa
A journalists. Making themselves heard protestors across latin america hold simultaneous demonstrations. The white house says it will not take part in the next step of the impeachment inquiry into u. S. President donald trump he had been given a sunday deadline to say whether he would send legal representation to a hearing on wednesday well the white house says it will respond separately regarding a 2nd hearing which has a friday deadline the u. S. President is under scrutiny for asking ukraine to investigate joe biden and his son in exchange for military aid. So lets take a look at what will be a big week ahead in the impeachment inquiry into the us president will members of the House Intelligence Committee receive a copy of the impeachment report and will outline the findings of its investigation into trumps dealings with ukraine theyll have 24 hours to review the report they will then be a vote on tuesday afternoon to move it forward to the next stage that being proceedings in the H
To Disperse Protesters rallying outside parliament to demand an early election. And donald trump says hes prepared to make history by testifying it is only impeachment inquiry. Hello the us says its abandoning its position on israeli settlements in the occupied west bank and will no longer consider the illegal sector state says the construction of civilian settlements is not inconsistent with International Law the move has been welcomed by israels Prime Minister who says it right and historical wrong but pakistans president has condemned it and the e. U. Has stated that it continues to consider all israels settlement activity illegal player says he will leave the status of the west bank to the israelis and palestinians because shes. Calling the establishing of civilian settlements inconsistent with International Law hasnt worked. It has an invents the cause of peace the hard truth is there will never be a judicial resolution to the conflict in arguments about who is right or wrong as a