For approving a human rights law hand renewed the call for change. One of maltas wealthiest people is charged in the murder of a journalist his ties to top government officials are prompted calls for the Prime Minister to step down. Our top story the Iraqi Parliament is set to meet on sunday and the Prime Minister abdul marquees resignation is expected to top the agenda hes formally submitted his resignation to m. P. s but thats done little to calm protest is who are demanding a complete overhaul of the entire political system demonstrators once again 4 with the police in baghdad medical Officials Say 3 protesters were shot dead simona fulton is in fact at. The day Prime Minister abdullah of the mahdi submitted his resignation crowds in Tahrir Square showed no intention. Of packing up and going home banners were still held high doctors remained on standby to treat the wounded and new street art sprung to life depicting the aspirations of the protest movement for many the Prime Ministers departure is just the 1st perhaps the easiest step on a long road towards change they Want Parliament dissolved and fresh elections to be held under a new election law the problem is not just the Prime Minister its not the queen its a whole beehive all of them have to resign if the Prime Minister to leave someone similar to him will replace him. Its a fear that risks becoming a reality in an emergency Cabinet Meeting of the mahdi said he would stay on as part of a caretaker government until parliament chose his replacement in the midst of morkel to be. There is no doubt that the council and its parties and members will oversee the finding of an appropriate solution as fast as possible because the country in this circumstances cannot enjoy a caretaker government for a long time so i want the parliament to complete the procedures to appoint a new Prime Minister and government. That process could take weeks even months and requires buy in from local and foreign power brokers because. For sure the Political Parties are facing a difficult exam they cant go back to the balance of power that used to be in place they have to come up with an extraordinary government which has to complete the process of passing a new election law that is agreed by the protesters. But reforms wont bring the victims back nor will they appease those who mourn them as the death toll rises demands for justice grow louder so help comes to Tahrir Square every week to pray for the victims she doesnt just want of the mahdi to leave she wants his government to be held accountable lets do it and not just like that and. Not just him those who have fire. This is blood this is the blood to the people of the year with a kilt games in the gates of the greats instead of celebrating their wedding day stained with blood all those responsible for the bloodshed should be punished the government has promised to investigate the most recent violence but as the focus shifts towards appointing a new Prime Minister such promises risk being forgotten demonstrators have welcomed the his offer to resign but their joy is overshadowed by uncertainty over whether he will really leave and both will happen next without big changes to iraqs out of her law many fear that whoever succeeds him will simply carry on with what they see as the same failed political system they want to host the causes theyre out of the. Line now to baghdad correspondent Mohammed Jem Jim so mohammed on the face of it this could be just day one of quite a long process. Oh thats right peter and you know everybody we speak with here in Tahrir Square does not expect that this is going to be happening any time soon theyre theyre quite realistic even though they are demanding a complete overhaul of politics as usual here of the political system they do not believe this is something they can get compazine a matter of a few days or even a few weeks nonetheless what were expecting today is that parliament is going to be meeting well its expected that they will meet around 1 pm local thats in a little over 3 hours from now but we must you know weve been at the point before where its expected the parliament will meet and then for one reason or another or perhaps a forum cannot be made perhaps a candidate sessions canceled clearly parliamentarians want to show that they are working on this in earnest that they are trying to do something that will satisfy the demands of these thousands of demonstrators who continue to come out day after day but politics are extremely tricky always have been here in it often so it will be interesting to see if parliament actually does convene at. Expected today and if they as expected take up the issue of the Prime Ministers resignation he has submitted that resignation to the council of ministers it has been accepted by the cabinet it now goes to the parliament so the question is are they going to vote on it are they going to discuss it what exactly happens next if they vote on it will they accept his resignation if they do accept his resignation that means that there is going to be a caretaker government that he will lead the prime the current Prime Minister. He will lead that caretaker government for whats expected to be at least 30 days if the parliament reject his resignation well that really puts all of this into one target territory and nobody exactly knows what comes next nonetheless here we are again the epicenter of the antigovernment demonstrations in the capital in baghdad it is a week day weve already seen i would estimate thousands of students youth protesters who have been coming out they have been demonstrating not just poor and him to the political system as they know it here at all but also for better opportunities for the prospect of jobs for a better Education System so really just going to show that even now just a couple of days after it was announced that the Prime Minister would be submitting his resignation these demonstrators are committed to continue to come out and and prove their point that they want to continue to put pressure on this young people mohamed will come back show suspects in a few hours in the meantime many thanks to the crowd in eastern democratic republic of congo killed 2 people who they accused of being rebels it happened in the town of beni in north keven region the crowd attacked a man and a woman dressed in civilian clothes off to finding guns and bullets in their bags they suspected them of being members of the allied Democratic Forces which is being blamed for killing more than 100. 00 civilians in the past month the most recent attacks on friday claimed 14 lives Catherine Sawyer joins us live now from goma in eastern d. C. Catherine whats stopping the authorities getting a handle on this. Well it seems very much that their Congolese Military is incapacitated is very thinly stretched this is an area peter that has groups roaming around in the countryside controlling remote villages where there is no government presence in the government is also Government Troops are also dealing with that so they seem to be a seen live thinly stretched with no resources and also we have been talking to the spokesperson of the military where operations are going on in beni and he said that they are making grounds they are have taken several bases all the a. D. F. Deep in the forest and as you mentioned they confirm the killing of a senior rebels commander so they are saying that this is a on the run but it seems very much peter according to people we talking to that these people seem to be running in their own direct because they are coming back to villages and attacking people and and you know killing people in such brutal way so people in beni and here in go miles was very angry about the security situation. There was a u. N. Representative in the region yesterday did anything concrete come out of those discussions. I repeat the question peter you broke there there was a u. N. Representative in the area yesterday what came out of those talks yes the deputy secretary general in charge of. Was there he was basically visiting that u. N. Camp that was attacked by protesters are earlier in the week and just to assess the situation he spoke to journalists and said basically that he the un understand the frustrations and the anger of the people in venue but he also said that they are directing their anger in the wrong direction theyre losing focus the u. N. He said is not the enemy the enemy is this real herbal groups that are talking people so thats where the anger needs to be focused and the queue for Security Forces should not be attached to the continue can continue carrying out their carrying out their well but people are very angry they do not want to hear any of that theyre saying the u. N. Has been here for so long but they have not seen any changes the security situation remains the same and its important at this point for me to mention peter that one of the groups that have been affected are Health Workers who are responding to a boiler crisis in that area this week we so attack on Health Workers for a boiler responders was killed and today the director general of the World Health Organization dr pederasts governor yes yes who says here he is going to be going to benny at some point hes going to be talking and just boosting the moral of the stuff members that he has said that this situation really needs to be contained because if it goes on the boiler. Its not a ball its not going to be contained in all the gains that has been made so far will be lost. Thanks very much. Protesters a back on the streets of hong kong for another series of weekend rallies one of them a march of gratitude to the u. S. Has now made its way to the american consulate there last week the u. S. President donald trump approved legislation aimed at protecting human rights in hong kong a separate rounding is taking place the government headquarters against the police use of tear gas organizers have also called for certainly at the Polytechnic University following an 11 day siege there by students sara clark joins us live from among the protesters sara how big are the numbers today. Or create as you mentioned were at the 3rd rally you know that you indicated which is taking place here in kelowna and its a much its a march from where we are the clock tower which is a bit of a landmark in hong kong and the rally will march towards a Polytechnic University which the probably about a couple of kilometers from where we are now this is probably the biggest rally that theyre expecting today several 1000 or so have already joined the starting point and its so big big enough to actually i wanted early start for this march to go ahead now theyve indicated that the time will finish around 9 pm local time thats about a 6 hour bracket but the the im in the target the location is as you mentioned Polytechnic University now those who might recall this was the university where protesters hold themselves up inside the campus or promoter almost 3 weeks venture that siege with the thing that came to an end at the end of last week um and more than 1100 people were arrested as a result and about 300 those were under the age of 18 and i have been charged but this particular rally here on sunday has actually been given a Police Approval but having said that weve seen right place pretty much lining the entire route from here to the area where Polytechnic University campus is by so were yet to see if there will be any any violence or certainly any confrontations with police but at this stage its attracting big numbers and its peaceful working week just around the corner where you are sara are they planning more protests in the days to come. Well as you mentioned there are 2 other rallies on sunday morning i am here in hong kong is one thats targeting the Police Brutality theres accusations that the police have been using Excessive Force others another one it was a thank you to the u. S. Government or sent me to donald trump to sign that human rights and democracy act that was again it was a peaceful march towards the u. S. Consulate but this week we do expect more rallies out there that theyre targeting the advertising movement this week theyre looking at general strikes which is where theyre trying to paralyze Government Departments and trying to bring their message through but as you mentioned earlier theres been a low in these rallies for about a waco so but this weekend it looks like the practice is going to try to wrap it up with a peaceful oh violent way yet to say but certainly there are protests planned thanks very much. 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Sets out the facts and the Science Behind the issues affecting our planet. And brings you what people across the globe doing to time the crisis around climate tax ill ask on aljazeera. Ok lets recap our top stories for you so far today here on aljazeera the Iraqi Parliament is set to meet today with the Prime Minister will mark his resignation expected to top the agenda he submitted his resignation to m. P. s on saturday that however has done little to compass esthers who want a total overhaul of the entire political system. A crowd in eastern democratic republic of congo have killed 2 people accused of being rebels fighters from an armed group of killed more than 100. 00 civilians in the last month. And protesters in hong kong have held a march of gratitude to the u. S. Organizers say they want to thank washington for approving legislation last week aimed at protecting human rights in the territory. The pressure is growing on malta Prime Minister after a prominent businessman who is allegedly close to him was charged over the murder of a journalist your gun fetch has denied complicity in the murder of daphne. In 2017 and its his family has called on the Prime MinisterJoseph Muscat to resign his chief of staff quit earlier this week after being questioned by the police. As a journalist at the malta independent. The Prime Minister is he expected to be giving a teleprompter address tomorrow morning and the indication is that he will be announcing his intention to step down and got taking up the process for the leadership race for the labor party which is what hes part of which will culminate ultimately in an election which will involve will take place on the 18th of january as to whether hell step down imminently we are we are not entirely sure yet. About protests are demanding that his resignation it is immediate everything. The 1st of all not been kind of to help and days ago theres been a high profile has an easy time with the crown plaza not all of them are calling for the same thing that is. His immediate resignation and this is something that that struck back. Ever since the assassination and even the panama paper scandal 3 years ago when. People start to resign the law last tuesday and senior minister jose resigned last tuesday where where a name that having the company. Italys coast guard has recovered the bodies of 7 migrants who went missing after their boat capsized last week now that brings me to have told so far 1249 like ones were pulled from the water when their boat overturned off the coast of the