strikes will not be called a raid and simona just to give us a sense of where this all began because this does come back to those strikes on the poor raney and hezbollah brigades in which 27 people were killed those funerals taking place today just set the scene for us explain to our old scenes just how significant an event that was those strikes by the u.s. and why it has provoked such a fierce reaction from those protesters who are gathering outside the u.s. embassy. well this was the 1st time that the us 9 actually admitted publicly to having strong 8 p.m.s. safe p.m.s. has accused the us many times in the past of having down for but there has never been basically a public admission to those actions so that is quite a significant event and one of the spokespersons of the fall of brigade said yesterday that it's one thing to strike them but it's another thing to do in public basically 'd development that the u.s. actually took that drastic 'd to strike what is essentially at least on paper a number of the iraqi security forces this is present quite an escalation to the longstanding

embassy still plenty of people there as well simona fulton our correspondent saying she and their crew fell back a few hours ago because things were getting so dangerous they have been clearly still some big numbers there as well we're keeping a close eye on that of course we'll bring you any more developments as they happen in the meantime here's what else is coming up for you on this news hour china's president xi jinping dedicates a new year's message to the people of hong kong have reaction from the protest movement also central african republic on the edge will be on the ground in benghazi as the deadline to hand over weapons. and support the bucks pick the battles in the n.b.a. thanks to the return of the league's most valuable player we'll have more on that a little later. as i mentioned it's new year's eve in sydney has welcomed in australia as a new year with thousands of fireworks over its famous harbor. it's spectacular for sure but there is controversy over whether that huge show should have even gone ahead as find his battle those massive bushfires around the city flags on

attacks certainly an angry and forceful response there from protesters let's check in with al-jazeera simona faulty in she is joining us on the phone from baghdad as some want to you're in amongst those protesters what more can you tell us this hour. d either way from the u.s. and the koreans surrounded by hundreds a perhaps thousands of. members or followers the majority of them are wearing military uniforms and waving flags of the popular mobilize a support system to help other brigades which is a force for good and what i'm seeing right now is people throwing stones actually at the watchtower each and at the gates of the u.s. and they can take one person at the moment with trying to climb a crowd as the creator goes toward of course it's hard wire at the top that this is quite a difficult and never but many people trying to push him up and we can expect that many more people will try to 6 basically climb over the walls to actually reach the u.s. embassy compound they've also put up a lot of p.m.s. and his father brigade flag on top of the barbed wire on the wall that surrounds the u.s. em

embassy simona as we were saying there have been significant amounts of protests from all sides over iraq a society where are the iraqi people right now when it comes to the power struggle and this power play between. the large foreign influence in iraq in politics right now. well that is a very good question and it's a complicated because you certainly have a part of the population that 9 are more sympathetic to the u.s. and others because they see it as a necessary counterbalance to the iranian influence here in the country now of course one of the defining features of these anti-government protests a in october has been a a complete rejection of any outside influence especially the iranians a and the question is whether people well. 'd behind the piano because of course the u.s. strike on iraq forces is a foreign interference. or whether they will actually support a the u.s. strike against the iranian d groups because they see it as a way. to iran influence 6 which they feel the government isn't doing. a reminder for our viewers who are watching these pictures that we are bringing

simona fault and reports that. every afternoon and his friends load his pickup truck full of supplies for demonstrators in baghdad starrer square is from such a city the stronghold of influential shiite cleric mark that assad that this is the capital's most populated and marginalized neighborhood it is also a lifeline for the protest. so who says he can be considered a large storage of humans the majority of the protesters are from sort of city and in addition most of the supplies are from sort of city the sudras dominant role in the protest as controversial protesters have rejected the entire political establishment which technically includes own party if you dare to speak out against the cleric in public sutter also appears wary of a backlash and has ordered his followers not to openly discuss their allegiance sutter himself has retreated to iran for religious studies and i shall call a we were internet to the process as iraqi people. if the leader came out with us he would be exposed to danger shia cleric comman

hear more now from our correspondent simona fulton he's in baghdad it was not clear at all whether the parliament needed to vote on his resignation and all because it's not something that is mandated by the constitution but it appears that parliament convened and discussed the resignation there was no actual vote the speaker of the parliament simply asked the members of parliament who had attended the session whether there was any objection to other of those not his resignation and with that his resignation was then accepted now the constitution actually says that if the prime minister's office becomes vacant for any reason whatsoever to be the president who takes over but other of the matter is staying on as a caretaker government which is something that usually only happens when there is a vote of no confidence now in terms of what happens next to the largest political bloc in parliament is supposed to choose a replacement within the next 15 days that largest bloc is led by shiite cleric looked at a souter and his bloc actually gave a press conference following the parliamentary sess

personnel simona 14 reports now from iraq's anbar province where some u.s. troops are based. and unprecedented confrontation between the u.s. and iran on iraqi soil for the 1st time u.s. airstrikes targeting the bases of an iranian backed armed group killing and injuring dozens the operation in response to a series of rockets that struck military bases where u.s. personnel are stationed a u.s. contractor was killed in the most recent attack in care cook what we did was take a decisive response that makes clear what president trump has said for months and months and months which is that we will not stand for the islamic republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy a type hezbollah is part of the popular mobilization forces a paramilitary group set up to fight. its integrated into iraq's armed forces to us has accused some factions in the of taking orders from to have. until recently the us and the pm fought side by side against isiah following territorial defeat 2 years ago the us retained around 5000 troops in country to support iraqi security

folson who's in baghdad for us hi there simona 'd so the largest bloc in parliament is supposed to put forth this nomination for the new prime minister by midnight but it doesn't seem like this will happen but what's the latest. well indeed it does not seem like it will happen tonight 1st of all there is an agreement on when exactly the 15 days that are stipulated in the constitution are over parliament approved prime minister at all of them of his resignation on december 1st but his resignation was in forwarded to the president until december 4th so the new deadline we are told is now on thursday what is also confusing is which bloc in parliament should actually nominate a new prime minister according to the constitution the president is supposed to ask the biggest block in parliament to agree on a candidate now it is unclear which block is actually the largest and this is very peculiar and very typical of iraqi politics because many members of parliament switch allegiances the both are not public nobody really ever knows how many seats are controlled by a party and the president actu

fulton in baghdad for us so negotiations simona to select a new prime minister in full swing what's the latest on that front 1st. well president barham saleh has been meeting with representatives from several political parties today and also from different sects including shia sunni and kurds to basically come up with a shortlist of a potential replacement for prime minister. the separately we're also hearing that customs will be mounted the head of the iranian could force has arrived in baghdad and is holding his own consultations with iranian backed political parties who hold a great amount of seats in parliament presumably to make their own short this now both of these paths are unconstitutional misremembered it is this is unchartered territory we haven't seen a prime minister resign since the 2005 constitution was put in place but what that constitution calls for is for the biggest park in parliament to nominate a candidate and we've side on basically abdicating that responsibility we're kind of in our charter territory here it's unclear who exactly will put forth this nominatio

system to be rooted they want wholesale change in the country monitoring everything that from baghdad is simona fulton 1st of all just tell us about the process for finding a replacement for. well 1st of all the largest political bloc in parliament which is led by a shiite cleric mark that our solder must come up with a new prime minister with a new nomination but of course this is a process that requires the consultation and consensus of the major players in parliament all of the political parties whether it be shia sunni or or kurds this is how it has traditionally worked has to be a candidate who is not just nominated by the largest bloc but who is accepted by all and including by regional and global power brokers including especially iran which has a lot of influence in the political sphere here in iraq so the largest bloc has 15 days to submit a new name to the president who will then usually just nominally accept the choice especially feels that it is a consensus candidate who has been accepted by the major political powers but the process is very much one that is not quite transparent to

then could iraq's minorities they say once again thrive and perhaps even regain their former strength simona faulting al jazeera. israel has carried out as strikes in the gaza strip a number of hamas sites were targeted no one was hurt israel says it was in response to wednesday's s. strikes carried out from the gaza strip into the southern city of ashkelon can take a prime minister binyamin netanyahu was holding in his campaign rally there for the country's unprecedented 30 election in less than a year ago named reports from west ham. in april there were fireworks and a jubilant crowd as prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his wife took the stage to celebrate winning the largest number of seats in the israeli election. tonight is a night of an immense victory 5 months later in front of a sparse crowd a somber netanyahu addressed supporters once again after winning the most seats but failing for a 2nd time to form a government. there can't be and will be a government that leans on the arab and he's honest parties since then netanyahu has become the 1st sitting prime minister to be indicted

fulton who is live in baghdad so simona the parliament is accepted the prime minister's resignation so something's changed at the same time it hasn't because he and his cabinet remain there for now. well that is correct and 1st of all this entire process was constitutionally very wake it was very vague it was not clear at all whether the parliament needed to vote on his resignation and all because it's not something that is mandated by the constitution but it appears that parliament convened and discussed the resignation there was no actual vote the speaker of the parliament simply asked the members of parliament who had attended the session whether there was any objection to other that that is not his resignation and with that his resignation was then accepted now the constitution actually says that if the prime minister's office becomes bacon for any reason whatsoever to be the president who takes over but other than that he is staying on as a caretaker government which is something that usually only happens when there is a vote of no confidence now in terms of what happens next f

fall from there live with the very latest on that story from baghdad simona thank you. still ahead here on the right you should not expect the 1st persons on the u.k. to kill just because they came from your refugee background sky's the limit we hear from a syrian refugee he tells us about her hopes and dreams after escaping war. hello there we have still got some good to skies around will coastal areas of china fairmont a cab pushing through the interior we have seen some rain and a little bit of snow as well to those higher elevations but as you can see hong kong for the say it is fine and dry 25 celsius fairly mild in shanghai of the team with that cloud it does cool off as we go into friday but you see what the main bulk of rain is it is this this is the typhoon pushing out into the south china sea it will weaken by friday but even then still a very powerful storm and still some very heavy rains to come across much of the philippines really for the next couple of days we want is a fairly quiet picture really across much of and you want to scott today was a clash. as

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and syria hezbollah has promised revenge for what is calling the aggression of evil american raven's simona fulton from anbar province. an unprecedented confrontation between the u.s. and iran on iraqi soil for the 1st time u.s. airstrikes targeting the bases of an iranian backed armed group killing and injuring dozens the operation in response to a series of rockets that struck military bases where u.s. personnel are stationed a u.s. contractor was killed in the most recent attack in care coke what we did was take a decisive response that makes clear what president trump has said for months and months and months which is that we will not stand for this law of the republic of iran to take actions to put american men and women in jeopardy that type hezbollah is part of the popular mobilization forces a paramilitary group set up to fight eisel it's integrated into iraq's armed forces both the u.s. has accused some factions in the pm of taking orders from to hand rather than baghdad until recently if the u.s. and the p.m.s. fought side by side against isiah following eisel territorial defeat 2

simona 14 reports from baghdad. every afternoon half an hour and his friends load his pickup truck full of supplies for demonstrators in baghdad square hassen is from such a city the stronghold of influential shiite cleric mark that assad that this is the capital's most populated and marginalized neighborhood it is also a lifeline for the protest. so says he can be considered a large storage of humans the majority of the protesters are from starter city and in addition most of the supplies are from sort of city. the sudras dominant role in the protest is controversial protestors have rejected the entire political establishment which technically includes own party if you dare to speak out against the cleric in public sutter also appears wary of a backlash and has ordered his followers not to openly discuss their allegiance sutter himself has retreated to iran for religious studies and we were intent to the process as iraqi people. if the leader came out with us he would be exposed to danger shia cleric commander of i

first, simona bolton begins our coverage. some u.s. troops are based here. competitionedented between the u.s. and iran on iraqi soil. targeting basis of an iranian backed armed group . killing and injuring dozens. the operation in response to a series of groups that struck military bases. >> we just a decisive response that makes it clear what president trump has said for months and months. stand for the islamic public of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. they are part of the mobilization forces, a paramilitary group set up to fight i saw. they have accused some factions of taking orders in baghdad. until recently, that was side-b-by-side, following the io territory two years ago. the u.s. retained around 5000 troops and country to support iraqi security forces. those operations coincided with the u.s. mission against them. this is an important launching pad for operations against iso. recent rocket attacks where they are stationed, including the airbase in order december could have operations, raising fear of a proxy war bet

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was particularly bloody 25 people died when an identified gunman opened fire on the crowd in baghdad simona fontanes in the iraqi capital forest joins us now live today. iraq marks the 2nd anniversary of isis defeat but it seems that few people are actually celebrating that victory. will people here are very much focused on the current issues rather than past victories they have turned out in great numbers today here in tahrir square continuing their demands for comprehensive change continue their demands for parliament to be dissolved and for the government to meet leave immediately we spoke to one protester who said that it's all good at the well that we defeated eisel 2 years ago but in fact the current political establishment poses just as great of a threat he referred to last friday's attacks near tahrir square during which over 20 people were killed and dozens injured so people here are very much determined to keep going to keep protesting rather than celebrating past victories the president of iraq farm sally also issued a statement today commemorating the victory over commemorating

today simona. well the latest we are hearing from near the u.s. embassy is that the u.s. trained counterterrorism forces have now deployed next to the u.s. embassy and they have secured one of the gates but around one to 2000 members and supporters of the popular mobilization forces remain located there and really they're refusing to withdraw now what one security officer told me who is currently at the scene he basically said that there are very confused orders that they're getting from their leadership they're not being given clear orders on whether or not to use force to remove these p.m.s. fighters who are there at one point they got an order to move further ahead close to push back this group but then they were told to withdraw again because it was not clear whether they were allowed to use force now of course the counterterrorism forces are u.s. trained force they are seen as being close to the united states and on the other hand we have the popular mobilization forces which are close to iran

resigned last month many fear that without strong leadership iraq risks slipping deeper into crisis simona fulton al jazeera. gulf leaders have made a show of unity at a summit in the saudi capital to spine divisions within their regional bloc the gulf cooperation council call for greater military and financial cooperation but looming over the summit was the blockade of qatar saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt cut diplomatic and economic ties with qatar in 2017 they accuse the country of supporting terrorism which is the secretary general said there are ongoing efforts to end the crisis north this is. as you may have noticed since the crisis began we've been moving in 2 axes and the 1st is the crisis itself and the core of the problem his royal highness the emir of kuwait has been mediating between all concerned parties and this was at the highest level as you have seen all of this state leaders have been hailing the air force exerted by his royal highness the emir of qatar and this mediation was still ongoing that the other axes involved the concerns raised by developing countries

then could iraq's minorities they say once again thrive and perhaps even regain their former strength simona faulting al jazeera but that now the mexican government is appealing to the international court of justice after a series of disputes with the living here mexico's accuse bolivian police of spying on its diplomatic personnel in the past this after mexico granted asylum to 9 people loyal to bolivia's former president abel morales relations have been strained since morales resigned and then claimed asylum in mexico. it also follows a disputed presidential election is now in argentina a money rapper joins us now from mexico city and so we see more friction between mexico and bolivia with this application to the international court of justice. that's right mary and this diplomatic rift between mexico and bolivia has been growing over the course of last month since the start of the interim administration led by interim president jenene and yes and of course as you mentioned it was mexico that was 1st to offer political asylum to former bolivian leader evill mortalities following his resign

an independent candidates let's talk to simona 14 who's in not jeff for is interested to know. grand ayatollah ali al sistani who has been let's say more vocal on political developments recently apparently deciding not to include political remarks in today's sermon friday obviously the religious day why is that . well indeed he did not deliver any remarks on the political developments through his representative during the friday sermon but there was still a hint why that might have been what he said was that when people make a decision there should be wise if they should consult other people and consider all of the consequences and of course this isn't in direct criticism of iraq's political elites and specifically the nomination of danny as the prime minister by the iranian backed in our coalition about ali al sistani here feels is that he is not being listened to throughout the past weeks he has offered advice many times on how the government should respond to protesters demands he has asked for meaningful reforms he has asked for early elections and based on what a cleric th

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and syria hezbollah has promised revenge for what is calling the aggression of evil american raven's simona fulton of morna from anbar province and unprecedented confrontation between the u.s. and iran on iraqi soil for the 1st time u.s. airstrikes targeting the bases of an iranian backed armed group killing and injuring dozens the operation in response to a sea.

the polls on sunday for a runoff vote to decide their next president 2 former prime ministers domingo simonas pereira and omarosa scorm barlow will battle it out in the 2nd round with many people frustrated by the deadlock parliament violence broke out in the lead up to the election. the presidential candidates in taiwan are also taking part of the live t.v. debate ahead of next month's election the 3 politicians a challenge each other social and economic policies of course you can follow their stories on our website at al-jazeera dot com we'll use it often up next it's inside story with the read applicator do stay with us for. it can fly a $27.00 times the speed of sound russia says it's really deployed evan guard miss out is the world leader in hypersonic weapons so how will it affect the global arms race this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm dead you know russia says its new hypersonic weapon is a technological breakthrough on the scale of sputnik the 1st satellite launched by the soviet union in 1967 president vladimir putin says the atom guard can easily bypass missi

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air strikes in iraq and syria on sunday simona fulton reports from the green zone in baghdad. angry and determined they marched across the river tigris through unmanned checkpoints into the heart of the fortified green zone.

attacks washington says it will not rule out further action simona 14 is in baghdad she says there are now fears of an escalating proxy war between the u.s. and iraq they're basically saying that any kind of unilateral action against any force on iraqi soil is not acceptable and it's interesting to see they're receiving .

antigovernment protests which have led to the resignation of the prime minister abdullah abdullah mattie simona fulton is following the story from baghdad and there are reports of katyusha rockets being fired in this attack on the k one base any update on. those who have been injured from this. well we're getting reports that there were 2 casualties as part of this latest attack one of whom is a member of the iraqi police and one of whom is the u.s. contractor in this particular base in kirkuk houses both u.s. forces as well as iraqi forces that it is used to conduct operations in the area against this is an area that is surrounded by many mountains and it has been used by aczel to stage an insurgency so this base is particularly important for those operations and this particular attack is just one in a series of several such incidents over the past month or so in fact there have been a statement issued by the u.s. on the semper 7 basically listing the attacks and also unusually attribute in responsibility for some of these attacks a particular one such attack. took a type as ball which is an i

baghdad to secure the embassy will be live in washington in a moment but 1st this report from so moment simona fulton. it was supposed to be a funeral procession commemorating the $27.00 fighters killed in the latest u.s. air strike but in. that turned into an unequivocal message to the. hundreds perhaps thousands of people are taking part in this procession currently they're marching across the hanging bridge towards the fortified green zone behind me and this is of course where the u.s. embassy is located and that is where they are headed of course this is not just a funeral procession this is a public show of defiance aimed at passing a message towards america that their presence here in iraq is no longer welcome. most of those here are members or supporters of the popular mobilization forces they pay their respects as the bodies pass by and they vow to avenge their deaths and the other on the lives of honor that although this cowardly act was carried out by the us and israel they will pay a high price we will take a strong stand and we will not forget the blood of the martyrs as long as th

appear to be listening both have vowed to take action setting the stage for further escalation simona fulton al jazeera but that. is in tehran with the reaction from the iranian government. well iran so far has just responded with words president rouhani was speaking earlier this morning he did address the airstrikes what happened was that the foreign office spokesperson issued a statement they condemned the airstrike said it was a manifestation of terrorism they called in the united states to respect iraq's sovereignty independence and territorial integrity they also said that the united states wasn't interested in fighting isis because the positions targeted those groups targeted had caused damage to isis in the past but they also said these attacks showed negligence on behalf of the united states and they should accept the consequences of their actions also later on in the day the government spokesman issued a statement and he denied that iran is behind any of the attacks on united states bases and said that these kinds of allegations without evidence are not a justification for bo

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over human rights abuses and corruption sanctions target people linked with iran backed militia groups simona fulton is in baghdad says the incident is an unusual escalation of violence. it seems to have been a targeted attack what appears to have happened is that a number of cars civilian cars with gunman wearing civilian clothing and without any insignia pulled up to one of the buildings near one of the bridges close to tahrir square which has been the epicenter of the demonstrations in baghdad and then opened fire killing at least 10 but we're also getting reports of up to 15 protesters may have been killed during that attack with dozens injured so it's possible that the number of that will rise in the coming hours because we are hearing that a lot of people were severely injured these gunmen then moved on to burn some of the tension mattresses that were inside that building which protesters had used to camp out and then the violence moved in direction of tahrir square now one security source is telling us that iranian backed armed groups may be behind this attack but it is just one floors

the pm appear to be listening both have vowed to take action setting the stage for further escalation simona fulton al jazeera but that. is our correspondent in teheran he has the latest iranian government reaction . well iran so far has just responded with words president rouhani was speaking earlier this morning he did address the airstrikes what happened was that the foreign office spokes person issued a statement they condemned the airstrikes said it was a manifestation of terrorism they called in the united states to respect iraq's sovereignty independence and territorial integrity they also said that the united states wasn't interested in fighting isis because the positions targeted those groups targeted had caused damage to isis in the past but they also said these attacks showed negligence on behalf of the united states and they should accept the consequences of that actions also later on in the day the government spokesman issued a statement and he denied that iran is behind any of the attacks on united states bases and said that these kinds of allegations without evidence are not a

solders home was hit by a drone strike the influential cleric is said to have been away at the time simona fault and has more on the response to friday's attack in baghdad well the ministry of interior has said it has begun an investigation into last night's attack i have a tax but as of now it's still uncertain who is responsible president barham salih issued a statement just a few hours ago blaming the attack on criminal gangs and outlaws so it's still unclear at this point who exactly is responsible the protesters themselves have blamed militia as well as parties for this attack but this is something that hasn't been confirmed at the moment the parliament has also called for an extraordinary session tomorrow morning several military commanders to try to better understand this situation. iranian scientists must sued soleimani as a running back into her it was released from a u.s. facility as part of a prisoner swap deal she was released from an iranian prison after being sentenced to 10 years for spying u.s. president donald trump tweeted his thanks to around for a very fair think of shi

north in mosul alone 14000 houses are badly in need of repair while 6000 must be rebuilt from scratch simona fault and reports from more soul. life is slowly returning to mosul's old city 2 and a half years after a devastating battle left in ruins some houses a finally being rebuilt dean's home was partly destroyed in an airstrike the damage was less than 60 percent and so he qualified for a rehabilitation project run by the united nations development program he's grateful for the support but blames the government for the slow pace of reconstruction and the lack of services i think. we live in and just as our country is rich we have oil and displacing but it's not in the hands of the citizens why is it only they were going to war coming to help you with their government i ask you who brought this failed corrupt government they are thieves who were put in power they didn't do anything for us and still the family is lucky to soon have a roof over their head some parts of the old city remain level to the ground the result of a relentless campaign of coalition airstrikes. the made an area is whe

some more not full teen simona was the go for iraqi government reaction been so far what does this say about the state of u.s. in iraq relations. well the military spokesperson of the government has come out of a strong statement last night condemning the u.s. airstrikes on. hezbollah positions in western iraq and he has called on the joint operations command here iraq to act to prevent any unilateral action whether it be ground forces or air strikes and he called upon the u.s. to respect iraq's sovereignty now of course technically because of the pm have been at least on paper integrated into the armed forces this u.s. air strike is actually an attack on state actors and that's why we have seen this statement come out by the iraqi government what is interesting is that we haven't seen similar strong statements condemn the rocket attacks on bases where u.s. military personnel are based and of course the big the big point here is that the iraqi government is not a homogeneous entity there are parts of it that are closer to the u.s. and there are parts of it that are closer to iran so th

more troops to secure the embassy will be live in washington in just a moment but 1st this report from simona fulton. oh that's right angry and determined they marched across the river tigris through unmanned checkpoints into the heart of the fortified green zone thousands of members of the iranian backed popular mobilization forces and their supporters surrounded the compound of the u.s. embassy to deliver a stern warning notice on a night out there this is a message to trump and to the american embassy and consulate in baghdad. watch out you have touched our soldiers and our brothers they said fires at the outer gates as they try to get inside the embassy grounds the situation appears to be escalating now with hundreds perhaps thousands of members of the popular mobilization for setting the reach to the close of the u.s. embassy there filming stones there burning ceased the trying to climb the wall to reach the u.s. embassy compound and they're chanting anti-american slogans are demanding the wave told all american troops from iraq. the action is in response to u.s. airstrikes that killed d

appear to be listening have vowed to take action setting the stage for further escalation simona fulton al jazeera that that. the former chairman of multi-national car giant's nissen has fled to lebanon from japan where he faces a trial over allegations of financial misconducts carlos ghosn who holds a lebanese possible it was arrested in tokyo last year but released on strict fail to sions he said he to skate in justice and political persecution his lawyer said 3 of guns passports are held by his legal team and called his behavior an excusable when michael penn is the president of the should get cs agency he says despite its deep flaws within japan's legal system should have states to fights if the past is any guide the japanese government will just dismiss those allegations and and try to ignore them to as much as they can it is a view that many observers will sympathize with because there are deep flaws in the japanese legal system and the way that go in was being handled was very much a kind of a railroad job but on the other hand there's also a large stream of thought that even if

who resigned last month many feared without strong leadership iraq risks slipping deeper into crisis simona faulting al jazeera a bug that. just 2 days before voters in algeria go to the polls a court has sentenced 3 former political leaders to lengthy prison terms it comes as anti-government protests continue across the country calling for the election to be boycotted mykola gauge reports. was anti government protesters out again on the streets this time less than 48 hours before the polling stations in algeria altering their value into a boy course the voyage claiming it won't be fair if the ruling elite still in power at the same time to former prime ministers were being sentenced in court for corruption and fraud ahmed was sentenced for 15 he is and his predecessor abdel nur likes allow for 12 an international arrest warrant was issued for former industry minister disallows bush will read who's not in the country in his absence he was sentenced to 20 years they all served under a long time president abdelaziz bouteflika was he was forced to step down earlier this year after widespread p

the iranian capital thank you very much let's cross over now to baghdad where some one of 14 is live simona what's the iraqi government reaction been like so far and what does this say about relations between the u.s. and iraq. well the military spokesperson of the government issued a strong statement yesterday condemning the u.s. strikes on the 3 positions inside iraq and he also said that the prime minister had told joint operations command here in iraq to prevent any sort of unilateral action by any force be the ground force or aircraft against any of the troops stationed inside iraq the statement also said that the government was investigating the rocket attack on the military base in care quote which had resulted in the death of one u.s. contractor in the injuries of several u.s. personnel but so far there have been no results to that investigation in fact and that is a pattern that we're seeing over the past weeks and even months that the government always promises an investigation into the rocket attacks but there are never any results that are published and this is one factor that h

people dead but demonstrators are still calling for a total overhaul of the political establishment simona felten reports from baghdad . after only 13 months in office iraq's of bethel's prime minister. has officially stepped down to succession is mired in uncertainty according to the constitution the president is supposed to take up the office of the prime minister until a replacement is chosen but instead. of the mahdi is staying on as part of a caretaker government. the largest bloc in parliament led by shiite cleric mokhtar the outsider must now nominate a replacement within 15 days 6 it's a murky and often lengthy process that requires consent from shia sunni and kurdish parties as well as regional and global power brokers. more than ever the choice would have to be accepted on the streets it's a daunting task for political parties put himself space the wrath of the protestors the harlow. who could not. with the biggest block based on the last parliamentary election we have to nominate a candidate form a government with guidance from al sabah we will cancel sectarian and political app

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