plus, talking business, the egyptian leader, abdel fattah al-sisi is on his first visit as president. >>> the catch described as one of the best in nfl history. ukraine says the lithuanian government has agreed to provide military aid as it continues to battle russian backed separatists in the country. at the airport north of the city of donetsk there's been constant fighting. harry fawcett gained access to both sides of the battle lines. >> this is a village of 2,000 people on the edge of the donetsk airport. now, a battle for a strip of runway. in the village of pishke, we have been told it's been quiet, small arms fire and heavy outgoing artillery as well. the guns are placed throughout the village. the men from volunteer battalions say they switch locations regularly. and keep vigil for any sign of attack. talk is rife in this region of any sign of rebel attack. >> at the moment the russians are coming in by the road. if they take the airport they will be able to fly in. we can't suffer this. >> it should be the regular ukrainian army fighting this battle. they won't let us anywhe

president abdel fattah al-sisi says the buffer zone is needed to combat what he says is terrorism. other acts of violence have only increased since he has come to power, intensifying even mower e after the egyptian army intensified. supporters of the brotherhood and its allies in the anti-coup movement, peaceful protests continue to be held against egypt, this week under the banner return to your bea barra, the situation has deteriorated because the military has abandoned its primary responsibility in favor of ruling the country. and the release of this video is likely to only raise further questions about egypt's volatile security system. jamal al s hrveghtsae, al jazeera. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of our journalists, imprisoned for 320 days. peter greste, mohamed fahmy, baher mohamed, first two got seven years, baher mohamed got an additional 30 years for having a spent bullet in his possession. >>> hashima al bara is there. >> the army and the police are nowhere upon found here except for a few traffic policemen keeping order on busy streets. when the houthis

. >>> egypt's leader abdel fattah al-sisi has met pope francis and italian prime minister in rome. since overthrowing elected president mohamed morse in 2013, his two day trip will take in france where he is expected to speak of ways to boost economic ties. mohamed ado is in many rome about just remind us why italy is so important for president al-sisi. >> reporter: well, barbara, italy is a huge trading partner for egypt, the traden partner between egypt and italy, $4.7 billion and president abdel fattah al-sisi is here for the main reason of trying to boost trade between egypt and italy and also finding new investment for egypt as a way of kick-starting egypt's economy which has been affecting by the events of the past few years, and just before he left the country to enter back on his journey one of his main reasons for going to europe was first of all to tell european leaders what egypt is going through and also try and find support for egypt not only in terms of economic development but also in antiterrorism at a time when egypt is fighting its own insurgency in the sinai peni

abdel fattah al-sisi is meeting with before and and defense ministers here as well as the friends president -- french president france while on. >> networking on the international scene -- abdel fattah al-sisi is touring europe. his aim is to tackle security issues. egypt faces a wave of attacks in the sinai region. the fingers blamed are often pointed at you hottest linked to the islamic state group. another threat -- violence spilling over from neighboring libya. in an exclusive interview last week, the international community is urged to take action. >> the efforts are beyond france and italy. it is a common effect so that libya would become again a normal state in on a zone of obstruction for the terrorists. in syria, should be applied also in libya. >> egypt wants to revamp its weaponry, making sure it has got different suppliers for stop until last year, the country largely relied on the united states, but after a bloody repression against the muslim brotherhood washington frozen some military aid. now cairo wants to reinforce its air force fleet. new contracts could be signed. sisis'

-- french president france while on. >> networking on the international scene -- abdel fattah al-sisi

president fattah al sisi said the buffer zone is needed to combat terrorism. but attacks against the army as well as other attacks of violence has only increased since he has come to power. incense flying more since the military began it's operations in the sinai. the message in the group makes no reference to the muslim brotherhood, which i has been accused as the main violence in egypt. supporters continue to express their dissent almost on a daily basis. peaceful protests continue to be held across egypt. they say the security situation in egypt has deteriorated because the military has abandoned it's prime minister responsibility in favor of ruling the country. >> thlast week president obama authorized another 1500 troops to join the fight almost doubling the u.s. presence there. and in neighboring syria competing with isil for influence is al nusra front. the rebel group that's allied with al-qaeda. >> al nusra front has been a powerful player for a long time now as al-qaeda's affiliated syria it is now the dominant group in the northwestern province of i

president fattah al sisi say that it is needed. but the attacks against the army is where violence has increased, intensifying after the military began it's operation in sinai. the message makes no reference to the muslim brotherhood, which the government has accused of being the main source of violence in egypt. the supporters of the brotherhood and it's allies in the anti-coup movement continue to share their dissent on a daily basis. this week under the banner, return to your barracks, an demand that the army withdraw from politics. they say that the security situation in egypt has deteriorated because the military has abandoned it's prime minister responsibility in favor of ruling the country. and the release of this video is likely to only bring further questions about the army's ability to maintain security. al jazeera. >> the army in burkina faso says that the army has been restored. they reached an agreement with opposition parties and civil groups on a france significancal government. the army is under the control of colon

it comes six months after vermont fattah al sisi came to power, and slowly egypt is regaining its national standing. with this visit president al sisi wants to improve relations between egypt and the roman catholic church, and the talks between him and the pope are expected to address the relationship between the vatican and sunni islams' highest theological institution, the allah university following comments made by pope francis to minority muslims in egypt. it is hoped that this meeting here between president al sisi and the pope will accelerate the normalization of relations between them. >> president sisi also due to meet with italian prime minister renzi. what is the state of die ties between italy and egypt? >> well, italy and egypt have very cordial relations, but it is the economic ties that really important here. they have trade volumes running in the billions of dollars every year, and this is what president sisi wants to see improve. he would be having a summit with the italian minister of commerce, and they're supposed to talk about how to increase investments by italian inves

al sisi and his government. it's considered the preeminent institution for islamic studies in the world, since the revolution it's been home to supporters of the now banned muslim brotherhood. a few days ago police arrested a 21-year-old student at cairo university, who was carrying a copy of george orwell's novel" 1984". according to one news agency the novel has become popular in egypt. the university protest came a day after this happened. in a village in the province, people ran to the body of a 26-year-old man moments after he was shot and killed. others ran to escape the bullets and the haze of tear gas. security forces raided this upper egypt village on sunday. the province is 122 kilometers south of cairo. one man was killed and a number of people were injured and arrested. the government says police came to this village to arrest suspects. when a member of the banned muslim brotherhood began shooting at them, and police shot and killed him. people here have a different account. they say the government i

now one of the main reasons that president fattah al sisi is in italy is toepiece economic ties with italy. italy has investments in egypt that amount to billions of dollars. now he's accompanied by big businessmen from egypt, and they'r there is supposed to be a trade summit between businessmen on tuesday. >> libya's airport has come under attack from the air at a low flying fighter jet fired in tripoli. it's unclear who is behind the attack but it's controlled by a rebel militia. >>> on to afghanistan, at least six people have died after a bomb attached to a motorcycle blew up. the motorcycle was parked at a market. the attack comes a day after an attack that killed 16 people in a volleyball match. >>> the world bank is warning that severe weather changes could put the livelihoods of millions of people at risk. a report on global warming by the world bank said that a temperature rise of 1.5 centigrade is already locked into the air's atmosphere. in latin america and caribbean extreme weather and change in weather patterns is effecting agriculture. longer heat waves would put strain

organizations, they also say the law raises concerns that the government of president abdel fattah al-sisi is rolling back freedoms in the 2001 uprising that ou ousted the president. >> handing over their independence or facing prosecution and seeing their organization shuttered. we fear that our community which has spent 30 years championing human rights may be shut down virtually overnight. i think in the last week we saw several leading egyptian human rights organizations boycotting for fear of reprisals. i think the fear is the damage has already been done. no matter what happens today egypt has already succeeded in silencing egypt's human rights organizations. >>> meeting for a second day in oman, the final stretch of years of meetings to limit iran's nuclear production. there's been no sign of a break through and the talks have continued into monday night. bombs have struck three afghan cities including the capital, kabul. a bomb went off near a university, in eastern province, a suicide bomber killed at least 9 officers. it is reported that the bomber was dressed as a policemen. ini

now president fattah al sisi would go on to win the presidency, raising fears that many would walk free. >> the judge said that the nation has overcome the revolutionary phase. this means the death certificates of the revolution. this is not a trial for mubarak interior minister. this is a trial of the revolution. the court, which is supposed to be just and ask the question of who killed the protesters, it did not answer that. >> on friday several protesters were killed while an anti-coup protest continued. mubarak would remain under house arrest serving a three-year term for embezzlement. >> hosni mubarak has long denied the responsibility for the protesters deaths. after saturday's hearings he repeated the claim in a phone call to a local station. >> i felt i did nothing wrong at all. i was waiting to find out what they would come up with this time. it was an innocent verdict. i did nothing wrong at all, but we can't change destiny. when i heard, i laughed. this time i was just waiting. i felt indifficult. it is all in the hands of god. >> and there have been protests near the square,

after meeting with president fattah al sisi, saying sacrifices need to be made for national security. al jazeera. >> among the stories still to come here on al jazeera, eyes in the sky. mysterious drones fly over france's nuclear plants. who controls them, and where are they coming from. >> why these protesters in the u.s. want the nfl to change the name of one of its teams. >>> we'll tell you how pakistan's cricketers pick it's biggest test win. we have details in sport. >> america votes 2014 on al jazeera america focusing on what matters to you >> what are the issues that americans need to know about? >> everybody needs healthcare... >> lower taxes... >> job opportunities... >> reporting from the battle ground states... >> alaska... >> kentucky... >> iowa... >> local elections with national impact >> we're visiting with the people making the decisions... >> covering what it all means for you... >> ...the mine shut down, it hurts everything... >> i just keep puttin' one foot in front of the other... >> we're fighting for the future of our state >> for straight forward unbiassed polit

. >> egyptian president fattah al sisi said that he may pardon two of the three al jazeera journalists. i spoke to one of the journalist who is conducted that interview, and i asked her if a reconciliation between egypt and qatar supported by saudi arabia could ease the way to a presidential pardon? >> there is a political banter between egypt and qatar because egypt accused qatar of supporting actively the muslim brotherhood. so i think saudi arabia is pushing for qatar and egypt to have an agreement that it could ease the situation. there is definitely pressure from certain parts, and some egyptian diplomats know that definitely this would be a great sign if this is made. >> when is the appeal scheduled to be heard? >> so the appeal is set for the first of january. the families of the journalists hope that they could be released before the end of the year. we have a sense that they really want to respect the process, and then in the next month cooperation improves with qatar, we could have one or two, and then there could be an eventual pardon. i think it would be hard before the fir

president fattah al sisi claims that it is needed. but attacks against the army and other actual violence has only increased. the message in the footage makes no reference to muslim brotherhood, they continue to communicate their dissent on a daily basis. this week under the banner, return to your barracks, a demand that the army withdraw from politics. they say that the security situation in egypt has deteriorated because the military has abandoned it's primary responsible in favor of ruling the country. in realize of this video is only likely to raise further questions about egypt's volatile security situation. al jazeera. >> we can talk now to a middle east specialist at the university of washington in seattle. thank you for joining us on set in doha. first of all tell us about the significance of this new video from this group that has now claimed responsibility that perhaps the worst attack on egyptian military for decades? >> well, the significance of this is that this is direct evidence that the isil or isis is actually extendi

after that decision president fattah al assisi led a military coup last year. al sisi went on to win the presidential election, raising fierce that members of his regime would walk free. >> the judge said that the nation has overcome the revolutionary phase. that means the death certificate of the evolution. it is a trial of the january revolution. the court, which is supposed to be just and answer the question who killed the protesters, he didn't answer that. >> egypt has seen months of unrest. on friday several protesters were killed while anti-coup protests are continuing. they ordered the army to clamp down on demonstrators. mubarak will remain under house arrest serving a three-year term for embezzlement. >> hosni mubarak has long denied responsibility for the protesters death. he repeated his claim in a phone call to a local television station. >> i felt i did nothing wrong at all. i was waiting to find out what will come of it this time. it was an innocent verdict. i did nothing wrong at all. when i heard the previous, i laughed. i felt it was all in the

jonah hull, al jazerra, vienna. >>> egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi has met italy's leader during his first european trip after taking office. the situation in the middle east was on the agenda in talks with prime minister there. sey also met pope francis at the vatican. the pope asked sisi to promote peace in the region. al jazerra continues to demands the release of our three firmist who his have now been held in prison in egypt for 33 days. peter greste, mohamed far me and bahar mohamed were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. there have been two separate explosions in the cap dal of afghanistan, authorities say six army personnel were injured when the mini bus they were in was hit by a roadside bomb. eyewitnesses say civilians were also injured. in a separate incidents a man was arrested after throwing a hand grenade. there are no reports of casualty. we are also getting a report that three policemen have been killed. >>> chuck hagel has resigned as u.s. defense secretary aviles than two years in the