Of i. S. I. L. Catching up with a convicted spy after six months of freedom. His controversial release a key to restoring ties between the United States and cuba and welcome to Al Jazeera America im tony harris in tonight for antonio mora. We begin in greece where in less that 48 hours voters will decide whether to accept the terms of an international bailout, or face exit from the eurozone. Today clashes erupted between police and demonstrators in athens. It came while thousands were attending rallies ahead of the austerity referendum. Prime minister Alexis Tsipras appealing to greek voters to relate the plan. European leaders say a no vote would certainly push greece out of the eurozone. Sundays vote is crucial to rejuvenating greeces stagnate economy. Banks are closed. People are finding it harder to get food and medicine. Jonah hull explains why greeks are so divided. Reporter the word olli means no. The no campaign gathered in front of parliament backed by the government wants a f
Following suit to Martin Schulz social democrats the sp de currently it twenty percent so not to the dramatic the much feared to drop below the twenty percent at the moment. But just at twenty percent left party at nine percent the green party nine and a half percent so we just heard earlier that theyre thinking about a possibility of entering a governing coalition. Was nine and a half percent there is a chance. The Free Democratic party the business Friendly Party here in yellow with ten a knockoff posts and a very very strong comeback of to for years. Out of parliament when they failed to make the five percent total and the a fdc the are far right. Alternative for germany started and a half percent so pretty much with what opinion polls suggested earlier. We just briefly look at the gains and losses here clearly the cdu csu from last election four years ago very very strong losses he a down. Nine percent of the votes s. P. D. Also shedding substantial amount of votes four point seven
We begin in egypt where the first day of the new year has offered the prospect of a resolution for three al jazeera journal journalists who spent all of last year in jail. But they will remain in custody. The retrial could get underway within a month, but theres no telling how long it could take. Their lawyers say they will seek bail for the three who were falsely accused and convicted of spreading propaganda in support of the Muslim Brotherhood. Reporter they never saw a minute of freedom in 2014 and with the start of a new year they remain imprisoned. Despite an Appeals Court in cairo, granting the retrial, baher mohamed, peter greste and Mohammed Fahmy are still behind bars. The judge said it was not in his power to grant bail. Translator we welcome the courts decision to accept the appeal of our journalists, but at the same time we demand that they are immediately released. Everything is politicized, their arrest and the verdict against them were also politicized. Reporter the arre
2015. We begin this news hour in egypt where the first day of the new year has offered the prospect of a resolution for three al jazeera journalists who spent all of last year in a cairo prison. Egypts court has ordered a retrial for the journalists but they will remain in custody. The retrial could get underway in a month, but no telling how long it could take. The journalists werent present whether the decision was made but the lawyers will seek bail for the three falsely accused and convicted of spreading propaganda in support of the Muslim Brotherhood. Reporter they never saw a minute of freedom in 2014 and with the start of a new year they remain imprisoned. Despite an Appeals Court in cairo granting a retrial theyre still behind bars. The judge in thursdays session said it was not in his power to grant bail. Translator we welcomed to the courts decision to accept the appeal of our journalists, but at the same time we demand that they are immediately released. They are unjustly im
Is due to arrived. A look at the complex relations between hungary and russia. Two of the rarest big cats find refuge in a forest overlooking a city. Good evening and welcome to the internet hour of al jazeera im antonio mora. And im stephanie sy. Egyptians are mourning the deaths of 21 Coptic Christians. Video showing the victims being murdered in libya. In a television address president Abdel Fattah Alsisi said egypt would use any meanings necessary means necessary to avenge the killings. Pope francis sphod to the deaths calling them par barbaric. The military strikes were carried on in the libyan city of derna. Military says it was aiming at i. S. I. L. Targets. But the attack also killed civilians including a number of children as well as damaging buildings in a residential area. Fighters aligned with general hafta said they have also bombed parts of the eastern city of benghazi and sirte. If there were any terrorist groups on the egyptian side and we were able to hit them we would