In this is there a live from coming up its one thing to promise a million jobs but its another to actually say how hes going to do that in south africas new president prepares to tell the country how hell repair their struggling economy also. A warning from the u. N. Democratic republic of congo faces a crisis of extraordinary proportions over Ethnic Violence in the east plus. Im scott high there in bangkok where the buddhist leadership some nine decades ago female monks theres now a movement going around the system and theyre gaining support their story coming up. We begin in syria where the rebel held enclave of eastern go to is under more heavy bombardment by russian and Syrian Forces at least two hundred fifty p. Killed in intense bombing since sunday the highest casualty figure in the area since a chemical attack in twenty thirteen the bombing has damaged or destroyed six medical facilities xenophobia has the story from beirut. The targeting of civilians is a military tactic the aim is to bomb people into submission to force them to surrender more than two hundred People Killed at least sixty of them children in the past three days intense bombardment intense artillery strikes the government wants the rebel and claims to surrender they want the thousands of rebels in eastern whove had to lay down their arms and agree to leave to move to other rebel held areas in the north of the country and this has happened in the past in other rebel controlled territories so far the rebels and the people of eastern are remaining defiant but how long will be it will they be able to continue to endure this suffering hospitals are being hurt theres very few medical supplies the area has been under siege theres no food theres a lack of a lack of medicine now the government is sending troops reinforced reinforcements to the edges of eastern and it is promising a ground offensive that ground offensive has still not begun it will be very costly for the government theyve tried to storm in the past on numerous occasions but they were not able to take any land so all the reinforcements the Bombing Campaign all just the way to put pressure on the rebels to surrender so this is the aim of the Bombing Campaign but there is no doubt that the suffering that has been causing those International OutrageInternational Organizations saying this is unacceptable the opposition saying this is a war of extermination but as of yet theres you know nothing is stopping the Syrian Government and its allies from continuing this assault. Isnt going to was designated as a socalled deescalation zone to make civilians safer but the besieged area continues to be a target several rebel factions operate in the enclave said to possess a heavy arsenal including tanks machine guns and anti aircraft weaponry east and go to is only a few kilometers away from the syrian capital its proximity to Damascus International airport and other military sites has made it an important focus for the government and its allies punishment as is the uns Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for syria he says the bombing has been relentless and stopped humanitarian help getting at the situation inside this. Extreme and weve seen a dramatic escalation during that forty eight hours close to four hundred thousand civilians who are living really through an extreme situation with a heavy bombardment that is that you place people describe to their bombs falling really just minutes apart a lot of civilians are in basements id women and children people who are really in fear of their lives because theyre so indeed high number of casualties no Health Facilities no water no electricity very little food available in an area which is besieging us as many terrorists will not be able to. Not further north to africa where turkey is warning of serious consequences if prosser in government militia try to enter the region again on tuesday Turkish Forces pushed back an attempt by the fighters who would answer the call for help from the kurds Turkish Backed rebels say they close to an circling the enclave which is mainly under kurdish control and chris sees the carnage why p. G. As terrorists take as president has vowed to capture the area within days some avenge of it as more from gaza into. Free syrian Army Fighters backed by the turkish government into this military say they have effectively separated the city of off from the Turkish Border and surrounded it from the front they say they have in control of about ninety sites around the city of offering pushing them closer to inserting the whole city this comes off the back of the latest developments in the last twenty four hours there rula Syrian Government fighters have made it inside the city of a free and for the first time after the kurdish fighters asked for the help a number of these fighters tried to enter the city of offering but after heavy shelling by the turkish government they turned back but some of these fighters have made it inside the city this would be this would make it the first force wind that has arrived in the city of often enough with asked for help they are saying that they have been facing heavy bombardment and shelling by the turkish government and called on the Syrian Government to provide help the Syrian Government said that it will not send its regular forces but what we are forces or militias loyal to president Bashar Al Assad will be entering the city and some of these fighters have finally made it the turkish president says that they are also moving ahead in trying to capture the city of offering and theyre pushing closer and closer to the words the city center and in his words it is only a matter of days israeli media are reporting that one of Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu his closest confidantes is set to testify against him of allegations of corruption they say the former director of the Communications Ministry shlomo filter will get a lighter sentence in its in relation to the investigation into government benefits offered to a Telecom GiantIsraeli Police have announced there is sufficient evidence to indict netanyahu for bribery fraud and breach of trust in two separate cases netanyahu denies all allegations. A prominent rights activist has been jailed and behind for five. Bill raj was a leading figure in the twenty eleven prodemocracy protests hes been sentenced for tweets criticizing back rains intervention in the yemen civil war and the prison authorities use of torture was already serving a two year sentence for accusing the government of torturing political prisoners. As it africans are bracing for a tough budget under a new president with a strong business background so rahm opposer is promising to turn the economy around after it slid into recession two years ago but the government needs to raise about two point six billion dollars this year to implement budget spending including Free University education for poorest students we want stability not a commie i think its a first and foremost we havent had that stability we havent known which way are actually markets going from one day to the next one day down the next or currency week one minute strong the next or bond markets week one minute strong the next we havent had any sort of stability and its very difficult to plan as a businessman or as an individual. You always go up they dont go down. Lets go over to for me to shes in johannesburg tell us more for me about the Main Financial challenges that south africa is facing. Well jane south africa really suffered under the administration of jacob zuma the economy specifically which went from bad to worse unemployment rose by between three and four percent in that period its now sitting at just over twenty six percent of Government Debt has also increased in the past five years the debt to g. D. P. Ratio is at fifty percent of theres also a revenue shortfall of about five billion dollars not africa also had difficulties with its investment rating that was downgraded mais only based mostly excuse me due to uncertain policies and also adjustments in the finance department where one point in twenty Sixteen South africa had about three finance ministers in the space of about four days of africa now would have to deal with trying to boost investor as well as Business Confidence jane and ok talking of finance ministers one of the main points we can expect to come out of his speech. Well Malusi Gigaba will be giving that address in just over an hours time and i think the greatest concern is for government to outline plans to plug that revenue gap and also narrow the countrys budget adit budget deficit the main challenge will be to increase revenue and reduce its expenditures or analysts are saying that in order to do that theyre looking at a possible increase in value added tax as well as income tax and if that happens its most likely the poor and the working class will be hardest hit and were also expecting some sort of detailed information perhaps around land redistribution specifically land expropriation without compensation we exactly that land will come from who and where it will be redistributed as well as more information on education just how Free Education at universities and colleges will be provided for in a sustainable manner. It is also facing some difficulties its widely speculated that he could be replaced as the finance minister hes not a minister who has been in this portfolio in terms of history and credibility theres been some criticism and so its thought that he could be removed especially after the resignation of jacob zuma last week and coming into office saying that they would be cleaning up house and this is a minister who did have some links to this issue around state capture so we are waiting to see if more comes of that anytime soon arent we refer to this into our screen serve thanks from either. An aid worker has been freed by kidnappers who killed two of his colleagues in democratic republic of congo its happened in the Eastern Province of north kivu the congolese aid workers were working for a French Charity specializing in Water Purification looking in more detail at the conflict in d r c militia violence has spiked since president Joseph Kabila refused to step down when his term expired in twenty sixteen the fighting is largely along the eastern borders with uganda rwanda and burundi Ethnic Violence between the bantu and twelve group has intensified since mid twentys sixteen the recent conflict in time when you could province is thought to be mainly between the two and other ethnic groups unrest in the east forced almost two Million People to flee their homes last year alone the Un Refugee Agency is warning of a humanitarian crisis of extraordinary proportions in the eastern part of the d. R. See each other better says more on that. The eastern border of the democratic republic of congo isnt whom World Reports of violence to reach one thousand kilometers north to south. Clashes between a ugandan rebel group and seize military in the north east has pushed civilians to make the dangerous crossing into and some are attempting to roll across lake albert one of africas great lakes and the tale of petals and you know some died of hunger some drowned and the like theres no one to help you theres nothing to eat surviving in the bush like animals. Now at the south east is reaching a Tipping Point where humanitarian disaster extraordinary proportions is about to hit the southeastern part of the democratic republic of the congress the province of plunges further into violence triggering spiralling displacement and human rights abuses the south east has been plagued by Ethnic Violence but new armed groups of popping up in congo leads in the area traps fighters dont know who is on whose side so civilians are targeted murders abductions and rape a common good i know they be heated people they cant open their stomachs were moved to the guts and left them to die thats how they killing people. In twenty seven tane in eastern mated one hundred twenty thousand people fled into neighboring countries this latest violence has displaced five times that in just two months. The u. N. Thinks the number of refugees is probably much higher but theyre in areas two or more years and dangerous to reach those that make it to tame precampaign tell stories of their escape was among one in no i know. I had to take all my clothes off and jump into the river i was completely soaked but i didnt have a choice i was running for my life. The head of the Norwegian Refugee Council says aid agencies are overwhelmed and underfunded the situation is worse now because more armed groups are doing more attacks than ever before. Just outside of town here in been where several massacres in recent days and therefore more people have fled into town violence began to increase and a some do ya see when president Joseph Kabila refused to step down at the end of his mandate in twenty sixteen now its reached a new level shallop ballasts al jazeera. Coming up on aljazeera why just today emphasizing canadas stand on a one a united india plus. We have to do more to protect our children the u. S. President s plan to ban devices that turn some weapons into machine guns. Hello again well take a look at the weather across asia northeastern areas weve got cold fronts clearing away from japan but behind them still some relatively chilly air moving in so we like to see temperatures struggling for support of there minus one is among some some snow showers around to otherwise across much of japan where the conditions are generally quiet pleasant enough in a cycle with highs of ten a bit of brightness rowsley warm across the Korean Peninsula soul looking at seven degrees beijing to come in with nine degrees celsius to move the forecast on we see more in the way of snow showers developing during the course of friday but tokyo should be bright with highs of twelve and double figures again for beijing now heading across more central and southern parts of china its looking quite wet at the moment you see this large area of right nothing particularly heavy and temperatures nothing special just eighteen for hong kong thirteen for food and then as we head into friday much that rain will begin to die away we have got some showers affecting more northern parts of vietnam had no we may see wanted to show us at times last is looking where its much of b. M. R. Though should remain dry as you head down southeastern parts of asia looking fine across much of the philippines some heavy showers across the island of borneo across java valley but up through that may play into it should be fine with highs of thirty four in k. L. Mine would have been. The most. Loose. On the nineteenth of december twenty sixth Mahmoud Hussein was detained by the egyptian authorities he remains behind bars without a trial aljazeera world investigates his case and media repression in egypt journalism is not a crime this time on aljazeera. For you watching aljazeera mine of our top stories the rebel held area of eastern go to is under more heavy bombardment by russian and Syrian Forces at least two hundred fifty people have been killed since sunday eastern go to has been besieged by the government since twenty thirteen. So that is new president is promising to turn the economy around he announces his budget within the next hour the country slid into recession two years ago the government needs to raise about two point six billion dollars this year to implement budget spending including Free University education for poorer students the uns Refugee Agency is warning of a humanitarian crisis of extraordinary proportions in eastern democratic republic of congo thousands of people attacking weaker province have been forced from their homes because of fighting u. N. H. C. R. Says poor security is hindering attends to help those in need. Canadas Prime Minister has reiterated that he supports a one united india during his first visit to the country Justin Trudeau and. Family on an eight day tour some in india have accused members of his cabinet of supporting six separatists four canadian cabinet members are sikh today has met the chief minister of punjab and visited the sikh Golden Temple lets take a closer look at the Indian Community in canada according to the latest figures indians are one of the largest immigrant communities in canada six accounts roughly one point four percent of canadas population of thirty six million seventeen are members of parliament and four are in the cabinet of the us president has agreed more needs to be done to protect children in the wake of last weeks School Shooting in florida donald trump called for a ban on socalled bumper stocks devices that allo