on the state of lebanon on which has basically i-g. in the last couple of years israel has declared that hezbollah is the greatest threat facing israel so we're not talking about a conference talking about syria or even iran but are non-state organizations such as allah is not perceived as the greatest threat was from. united nations troops had been stationed in southern lebanon since 978 their mandate to guarantee peace and security in the contested region it proved an impossible task for a un force that was far too small. in a beautiful state after the civil war and controlled by different religious groups the lebanese army existed in name only when 6 of its peacekeepers were killed in the war of 2006 the united nations changed its policy. since 2006 the un forces have had what is known as a robust mandate which allows the use of force if necessary since then there have been only rare armed confrontations at the border both sides are upholding the cease fire agreement to this day however a state of war still exists between israel and

power in lebanon it's now. like they're like 10 people and you can deport them there are very very they're a political entity they have power they have organization they have an institution they have number of of the member in the parliament in the cabinet there they are the one who actually put some time they put their persuasion to have a cabinet in the country and there is a well a larger group in lebanon they're grateful to them because they drove the israeli out of lebanon so today also hezbollah play a major role in driving. out of out of lebanon because of there were on the border of lebanon and they fought a war in syria and iraq to defeat die in the other hand has is not really a threat against against great britain or the united states it is a strat against israel but in the end israel the one who invaded lebanon not lebanon invaded israel so as as you all hit have said this is really it eventually always comes back to iran so chris what does this say to you about what the u.s. is strategy is with wit

on the state of lebanon on which has basically i-g. in the last couple of years israel has declared that hezbollah is the greatest threat facing israel so we're not talking about a conflict talking about syria or even iran but our non-state organizations such as there's now are perceived as the greatest threats was from the. united nations troops have been stationed in southern lebanon since $978.00 their mandate to guarantee peace and security in the contested region but it proved an impossible task for a u.n. force that was far too small. in a pitiful state after the civil war and controlled by different religious groups the lebanese army existed in name only when 6 of its peacekeepers were killed in the war of 2006 the united nations changed its policy. since 2006 the un forces have had what is known as a robust mandate which allows the use of force if necessary since then there have been only rare and confrontations at the border both sides are upholding the cease fire agreement to this day however a state of war still exists betwe

on the state of lebanon on which has basically i-g. in the last couple of years israel has declared that hezbollah is the greatest threat facing israel so we're not talking about a conflict about syria or even iran but our non-state organization such as has all or is not perceived as the greatest threat was from. united nations troops have been stationed in southern lebanon since $978.00 their mandate to guarantee peace and security in the contested region but it proved an impossible task for a un force that was fun much too small. in a pitiful state after the civil war and controlled by different religious groups the lebanese army existed in name only when 6 of its peacekeepers were killed in the war of 2006 the united nations changed its policy. since 2006 the un forces have had what is known as a robust mandate which allows the use of force if necessary since then there have been only rare armed confrontations at the border both sides are upholding the cease fire agreement to this day however a state of war still exists between isra

power in lebanon is now. like they're like 10 people and you can deport them there are very very there are political entity they have power they have organization they have institution they have member of of the member in the parliament in the cabinet there they are the one who actually put some time they put their persuasion to have a cabinet in the country and there is a well a larger group in lebanon they're grateful to them because they drove the israeli out of lebanon so today also hezbollah play a major role in driving. out of out of lebanon because of their were on the border of lebanon and they fought a war in syria and iraq to defeat die in the other hand has is not really a threat against against great britain or the united states it is as threat against israel but in the end israel the one who invaded lebanon not lebanon invaded israel so as as you all hit have said this is really it eventually always comes back to iran so chris what does this say to you about what the u.s. is strategy is with with

on the state of lebanon on which has basically i-g. in the last couple of years israel has declared that hezbollah is the greatest threat facing israel so we're not talking about a conference talking about syria or even iran but our non-state organizations are just as allah is not perceived as the greatest threats was from. united nations troops had been stationed in southern lebanon since $978.00 their mandate to guarantee peace and security in the contested region but it proved an impossible task for a u.n. force that was fun to small. in a pitiful state after the civil war and controlled by different religious groups the lebanese army existed in name only when 6 of its peacekeepers were killed in the war of 2006 the united nations changed its policy. since 2006 the un forces have had what is known as a robust mandate which allows the use of force if necessary since then there have been only rare armed confrontations at the border both sides are upholding the cease fire agreement to this day however a state of war still exists betwee

and lebanon on the blue line serves as a temporary solution. a number on resolved issue is who the sheba farms belong to. they were an expired israel but lebanon lays claim to them exits to the hezbollah tunnels were discovered nima tula inside israel. tell of it 150 kilometers south of the border with lebanon is israel's biggest city . and it now lies within the range of hezbollah missiles one of the factors behind the israel defense forces locating their center of operations deep underground beneath their headquarters. in israel's slender size means that a short reaction time to attacks from outside is deemed vital to its survival its army closely monitors the activities of hezbollah that is analyses show that hezbollah has grown in strength partly through the experience it has gained through the war in neighboring syria. the israelis see hezbollah in a wider strategic context in their eyes the shiite militia is 1st and foremost a proxy for the implementation of a rainy and plans. in the opinion of numerous. service iran is trying to establis

power in lebanon is now. like they're like 10 people and you can deport them there are very very there are political entity they have power they have organisations they have institution they have member of of the member in the parliament in the cabinet there they are the one who actually put some time they put their persuasion to have a cabinet inside the country and there is a well a larger group in lebanon they're grateful to them because they drove the israeli out of lebanon so today also hezbollah play a major role in driving. out of out of lebanon because of there were on the border of lebanon and they fought a war in syria and iraq to defeat die in the other hand as well is not really a threat against against great britain or the united states it is a strat against israel but in the end israel the one who invaded lebanon not lebanon invaded israel so as as you all here have said this is really it eventually always comes back to iran so chris what does this say to you about what the u.s. is strategy is w

power in lebanon is now. like they're like 10 people and you can deport them there are very very there are political entity they have power they have organisations they have institution they have member of of the member in the parliament in the cabinet there they are the one who actually put some time they put their persuasion to have a cabinet inside the country and there is a well a larger group in lebanon they're grateful to them because they drove the israeli out of lebanon so today also hezbollah play a major role in driving. out of out of lebanon because of there were on the border of lebanon and they fought a war in syria and iraq to defeat die in the other hand has is not really a threat against against great britain or the united states it is a strat against israel but in the end israel the one who invaded lebanon not lebanon invaded israel so as as you all here have said this is really it eventually always comes back to iran so chris what does this say to you about what the u.s. is strategy is with

rumors to flog off news in lebanon some local newspapers t.v. channels local t.v. channels i mean they all mentioned some of these some of the saudis but yet nothing from state department all from the judge in lebanon as i said the minute he broke and went into progress 2 days ago but still there's nothing yet but what are the people of lebanon making of the going case large scale protests have been ongoing against corruption and the excesses of the wealthy what do they think i'm gone. because say they. didn't have it won't come in lebanon the lebanese public is divided between some agreed and welcomed him they think that he's a man who can they can cross and he might take some some post in lebanon might help to help the economy a situation which is ailing failing economy right now. others believe that knowledge he is. they don't they didn't was come because they said. maybe get corrupted on some of the legal issues related to him she needs to do some regional countries and i don't lebanon so they think that he's not welcome to he has he must go into the. house aud

is the border that's of real concern to the israelis clearly with lebanon it's as below is below of already reacted with a statement saying that they will respond to this killing of qassam so the money this is the real concern for the israelis is what happens on the border in syria you also have iranian linked militias may be able to give some problems particularly the occupied golan heights to israeli forces that so there's political reaction as well now what prime minister benjamin netanyahu has told his security cabinet is not to speak to the media but there's been a lot of opposition political reaction actually some are accusing the prime minister of using this as a political tool because he has an election coming up is worth noting that the prime minister himself as actually said anything but his silence is being seen as a way all the electioneering others have said that what's going on right now will be used as an election airing tool by the prime minister emraan if there is any amount of fear from thinking for the you know average israeli waking up this morning and seeing thi

this is lebanon. lebanon is people, is the history, it's the land. we're in the middle of the whole world. look, this is europe is next door, and you have israel next door. you are in the middle. lemonis: the intersection. jamil: yeah. lemonis: it's my last night in beirut, and i feel like going for a walk. i come across this partially demolished structure bathed in purple light, and it seems to call to me. hey allergy muddlers... achoo! ...do your sneezes turn heads? try zyrtec... ...it starts working hard at hour one... and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. zyrtec muddle no more. at philof cream cheese.w what makes the perfect schmear you need only the freshest milk and cream. that one! and the world's best, and possibly only, schmelier. philadelphia. schmear perfection. they get that no two people are alike and customize your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. what do you think? i don't see it. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ beyond the routine checkups. beyond the not-so

he expresses and is a contrast between his vision of the beauty of lebanon and lebanon as a symbol of diversity, cohen news existence, harmony, coexistence. in the analogy back then, 100 years ago or more, was the opposite of secularism. it was corruption. he might as well of written this yesterday. the situation in lebanon is not changed and fact is gotten worse. because the corrupt political elite, has not only run into the ground but the around the country to the ground critically. the environment is in terrible shape. it i think if you were alive today, he would say, all this time and nothing improved. the book also ends with a very short poem by a palestinian poet. it is called the postman. and he talks about hymns dealt self as a palestinian poet. a like sent lichens into a postman that he has messages to deliver but he no longer knows who it should go to or where. and something is a retired diplomat, i was very munched engaged. i still want to have an impact. sometimes you wonder whether you can still play a role and where and with home. [laughter]. this is a long way of saying

this is lebanon. lebanon is people, is the history, it's the land. we're in the middle of the whole world. look, this is europe is next door, and you have israel next door. you are in the middle. lemonis: the intersection. jamil: yeah. lemonis: it's my last night in beirut, and i feel like going for a walk. i come across this partially demolished structure bathed in purple light, and it seems to call to me. what's going on? it's the 3pm slump. should have had a p3. oh yeah. should have had a p3. need energy? get p3. with a mix of meat, cheese and nuts. and i like to question your i'm yoevery move.n law. like this left turn. it's the next one. you always drive this slow? how did you make someone i love? that must be why you're always so late. i do not speed. and that's saving me cash with drivewise. my son, he did say that you were the safe option. and that's the nicest thing you ever said to me. so get allstate. stop bossing. where good drivers save 40% for avoiding mayhem, like me. this is my son's favorite color, you should try it. [mayhem] you alw

..lebanon to russia. what is it like being 17 and is it harder to be a teenager now than ever before? for lots of teenagers, saturdays are a day of rest. no school or work and a time to catch up on some much—needed sleep. but for ruth, saturday is just like any other day and work starts early. she lives about a 5—hour drive along the coast from the ghanaian capital accra with her 5—month—old daughter. ruth never knew her birth mother growing up, and with nowhere else to go, she moved here to live with a family friend when her father passed away three years ago. around 1a people live with ruth in this compound in the village and on cooking day, everyone mucks in to prepare, cook and bag the chips ready to be sold. around 9am, it's time for ruth to leave. she will visit three markets today, helping to sell enough bags of chips to support both her and her daughter. south—east of ghana, in the ugandan capital kampala, joy has already been awake for hours. it's saturday. i'm going to school and i hav

this is a way of saying, my coming from lebanon. gives me a deep feeling, not just for lebanon but the entire region. whenever i worked in these countries, i deeply felt the issues and i tried to bridge the differences, no matter how wide the gap. in baghdad in 2003, it was certainly wide. >> you were in, the title, bunker diplomacy. you saw a transition that i lived through as well of an america whose presence in the middle east was deeply embedded, open and integrated with societies. to an america that stood behind walls basically. and i was there for the moment when it started. it was april 1983 and i was in my apartment. 6:00 p.m., a blast happened so powerful, not the transistor radio off my desk. a transistor radio kids, was a video about this big. i also had something called a typewriter. i ran out of my apartment in - - and i saw a smoke cloud in the distance i ran toward it and as i got closer, i said, it could be. there was the american embassy blown in half. every member asking, i don't remember if it was ryan crocker who

..lebanon to russia. what is it like being 17 and is it harder to be a teenager now than ever before? for lots of teenagers, saturdays are a day of rest. no school or work and a time to catch up on some much—needed sleep. but for ruth, saturday is just like any other day and work starts early. she lives in takoradi, about a 5—hour drive along the coast from the ghanaian capital accra with her 5—month—old daughter. ruth never knew her birth mother growing up, and with nowhere else to go, moved here to live with a family friend when her father passed away three years ago. around 14 people live with ruth in this compound in the village and on cooking day, everyone mucks in to prepare, cook and bag the chips ready to be sold. around 9am, it's time for ruth to leave. she will visit three markets today, helping to sell enough bags of chips to support both her and her daughter. south—east of ghana, in the ugandan capital kampala, joy has already been awake for hours. it's saturday. i'm going to school

rumors to flog off news in lebanon some local newspapers t.v. channels look at the beach on those i mean they all mention some of these some of these saudis but yet nothing from state department all from the judge in lebanon as i said the parliamentary probe went into progress 2 days ago but still there's nothing confirmed yet. but what are the people of lebanon making of the going case large scale protests have been ongoing against corruption and the excesses of the wealthy what do they think of gone because they. didn't have it won't come in lebanon the lebanese public is divided between some agreed and welcomed him they think that he's a man who can they can cross and he might take some some post in lebanon might help to help the economy situation which is ailing my failing economy right now. others believe that no he's they don't they didn't was come because they thought the. maybe gets corrupted on some of the legal issues related to him specially some to do some regional countries and i don't lebanon so they think that he's not welcome to

could support a division of revolutionary guard corps which has a far reaching influence in iraq syria lebanon and also beyond all the pentagon and so the money's death in a tweet it said at the direction of the president the u.s. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect u.s. personnel abroad by killing kasim solo monny the head of the iranian revolutionary guard corps could force that's a u.s. designated foreign terrorist organization. hold donald trump after authorizing that strike tweeted this no words just a simple picture of the american flag. well it wasn't just solomonic who was killed the u.s. forces of also killed the deputy commander of the iranian backed coalition of armed groups in iraq. this from the popular mobilisation forces was killed when the airstrike targeted is vehicle on the road to the baghdad airport. well the u.s. air strikes in iraq have drawn mixed reactions from around the goal from and to give them protesters also in baghdad burn down in the killing of carson city money and i will not be able hundreds will eliminate the corrupt parties which are dest

rumors to flog off news in lebanon some local newspapers t.v. channels look at the beach on those i mean they all mentioned some of these some of the saudis but yet nothing from state department or from any else the judges in lebanon as i said the minute he told went into progress 2 days ago but still there's nothing yet. but what are the people of lebanon making of the going case large scale protests have been ongoing against corruption and the excesses of the wealthy what do they think of gone because they. didn't have it won't come in lebanon the lebanese public is divided between some agreed and welcomed him they think that he's a man who can they can cross and he might take some some post in lebanon might help to help the economy situation which is an ailing i failing economy right now. others believe that no he's they don't they didn't was come because they said . maybe get corrupted on some of the legal issues related to him. some to do some regional conflict and i don't lebanon so they think that he's not welcome to has he must go into t

and lebanon takes a step forward as the prime minister unveils a new cabinet but he faces a massive task to satisfy protesters who've been filling the streets demanding radical change. plus we go to the world economic forum in davos. tells us what the european union's or is it up on the line has been saying. inclusion exclusion european commission president also said that nationalism is only going to hold back a very fast changing world she said inclusion is the approach to ensure growth. and protect the environment. the death toll in the out freak of a new coronavirus in china has risen to 9 and there is growing fear the disease could spread china has confirmed more than $400.00 cases infections is or have also been reported in thailand taiwan south korea and japan as well as in the united states and the world health organization is meeting in geneva to decide whether to declare a global public health emergency we talked of viral or just in just a moment about what that means but 1st let's look at how authorities in china are battling to contain the virus ahead of the lunar new year hol

a lebanon that functions lebanon with a government as many demonstrators say full of technocrats that can really try to repair the divisions in this country they can try to make it functional that can try to repair the economy but what's telling today is that even though now we've heard from hezbollah and we've heard from hezbollah's leader hassan nasrallah we have not yet heard from other politicians across the very divided political landscape in lebanon and that's really going to be crucial as to what exactly is going to happen next are we going to hear condemnation are we going to hear condemnation of iran are we going to hear condemnation of the united states really that's going to set the tone and the fact that we've only heard so far from hezbollah really kind of suggest that the other politicians that are here no matter how popular or unpopular they may be they want to hear 1st from hezbollah and see what house and that's what it was going to say before they are going to take their cues and basically emerge and give their statements so a lot of questions right now so what exact

how is this crisis being viewed in the rest of lebanon is it only a sectarian a shia thing. lebanese citizens here do not want lebanon drawn into another conflict there is a lot of resentment toward hizbullah here because many people who oppose hezbollah believe that they are acting as a state within a state and that while there are the military considerations of that the fact that they are an armed group and people are worried that if hezbollah is active in retaliating against the united states that could revisit violence on lebanon there also the political considerations there are the economic considerations it is known here that conventional wisdom is that hezbollah does not wish to get drawn into a regional or international conflict frankly right now many people believe they simply cannot afford it the lebanese government cannot afford it it's just not something that people across the political spectrum here including has want to happen lebanese want the government here which includes hezbollah to focus on lebanon and that really goes far beyond any sectarian sentiment y

the judge your thirty's and lebanon to take action against him so he doesn't since he visited israel and signed many agreements and according to you but he's got a situation he's low the. is the only enemy of lebanon any kind of contact with israel it's forbidden by you know so according to these lawyers the lawyers they are the authority to the judge of politics to take action but according to some sources they mentioned that this was that 10 years ago and so it's exceeded 10 years now and what they mainly in 11 years passed so no it's exceeded the 10 years so these accusations might have done according to some sources so we have to wait until the authorities the judges authorities take action to see what. decision what takes according to some other sources they said clearly that the public situation. might might listen or. it doesn't and then he has his own confidence which said that might be an 8th of this month now what do the people of lebanon making of all this after all i mean many of them have just been out on the streets for weeks now protesting against corruption in the cou

task of really pulling lebanon out of a crisis unprecedented since the days of the civil war which ended in 1990 but on the formal level this is a reduced government it is composed of 20 ministers as opposed to 30 ministers from the previous government that has a large female presence as well 6 of the 20 ministers are women including the defense minister for the 1st time in lebanon a woman is taken this post some ministries have been merged and some of these mergers have raised some question marks with the protesters if you will for example the merger of agriculture and culture these are now one ministry social affairs and tourism so even on that technical level the government is causing some agitation. that's with the different but in terms of the similarities it seems that the political maneuvering the goal was on behind the scenes of established. there's a good party's getting in there people of you will hasn't really changed with this government there are indeed people that are new to the political scene but a lot of them are previous advisors to ministers. and established politician

coming in from lebanon it gives me a deep feeling not just for lebanon but for the entire region and so whenever i worked in these countries by the faith of the issues and try to bridge the difference matter how wide the gap. in baghdad in 2003, it was certainly wide. >> host: so in the title you were reflecting on this before the transition that i lived through as well. an america whose presence in the middle east was embedded open and integrated with societies to an america that hid behind the walls basically as diplomats and embassies. i was actually there for the moment when it started. it was april, 1983 and i was in my apartment at 106 p 1:06 p.m.e blast happened so powerful it knocked off the transistor radio from my desk. the transistor radio. i ran out of my apartment and i saw the smoke cloud in the distance it as i got closer and closer they would be blown in half. i don't know if it was ryan crocker in embassy or someone else or what happened, but he said a man drove a truck up the front stairs of an embassy and blew it up. two things i always remember about this, one i s

growing frustration with lebanon's economic crisis protesters are angry that 3 months of anti-government demonstrations seem to have gone nowhere what's needed to break the stalemate in the 11th leaders willing to change the political system this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm richelle carey for 3 months now people in lebanon have been demanding change worsening economic crisis means many can't find jobs pay for basic goods or even withdraw money from the bank they're blaming political leaders for corruption and mismanagement and after months of peaceful rallies the protestors are calling for a week of rage police fire tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds near the parliament and they ruled on saturday only 400 people were injured or testers are repeating their demand for lebanon sectarian political system to end they want to new government and dependent experts who have no links with traditional parties. i think that the message of everybody's thing here is that the more of these violence they face the more of an issue in a fight if they were faced in retu

group of people the through over 4 years lebanon needs to. get out of with 63 and system and its politics. getting rid of lebanon sectarian system which protesters say hinders reform and fosters corruption isn't as simple as changing a government. the country has 18 officially recognized religious groups and they all have to somehow participate in government. parliament seats are divided among most of these groups even the 3 highest political offices are allocated based on religion the quota basis jim has roots in lebanon's history and was reinforced following the country's civil war and there are some like lawmakers alone the disagree with protesters and still see a need for the system its needs of the needs of course you know all these are diversified societies and you need a minimum of safeguards to ensure everyone that they are being able to to get their rights you cannot move from a sectarian government and system to a secular one from a day to another it's a process i support the process but not to an overnight switch. probably knows th

and others career politicians for lebanon's problems. some of them has been there ever since i was born 922070 speaking with the name of the people while generations are rising within different thinking within the from consciousness within the indication when i was born i felt that after 2 weeks of demonstrations the prime minister resigned in late october and a new government was formed. but many like perla want more. of a. way for things to work the days to actually. move this. more the political. group of papers that took over 4 years lebanon needs to. get out of with 6 durian system and its politics. getting rid of lebanon sectarian system which protesters say hinders reform and fosters corruption isn't as simple as changing a government. the country has 18 officially recognized religious groups and they all have to somehow participate in government. parliament seats are divided among most of these groups even the 3 highest political offices are allocated based on religion the quota basis jim has roots in lebanon's history and was re

runs or runs foreign military inclined to stine operations the us attributed it to campaigns in iraq lebanon syria germany kenya bahrain in turkey so money delegated iranian diplomats to meet with u.s. officials after the september 11th attacks and they briefly worked together against the taliban but the relationship soon deteriorated during the iraq war the us sit around through the could force and shia militias killed more than $600.00 american service members 17 percent of all u.s. deaths in the war the us and iran's priorities aligned once more in the fight against eisel but didn't evolve past the battlefield in april last year the u.s. designated the islamic revolutionary guard corps as a terrorist organization with this designation we are sending a clear signal a clear message to iran's leaders including his band of thugs that the united states is bringing all pressure to bear to stop the regime's outlaw behavior we ask that our allies and partners around the world do the same. but salomone had the full support of iran's government we received iran's highest military award last year as

lebanon's newly appointed cabinet is about to meet for the 1st time a crumbling economy and anti-government protests its top challenges. hello again i'm a star and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. the eyes are 53 or 47 the resolution is agreed to no changes to the rules for donald trump's impeachment trial as republicans block efforts to call new witnesses. a partial lockdown in china's problems amid warnings that a new virus that's already killed 9 people could adapt and mutates. and india's highest court gives the government the weeks to respond to a case alleging the citizenship norms violates the constitution. lebanon's new cabinet is just about to meet for the 1st time and to try to come up with a plan to solve the country's problems and was finally named on tuesday nights after 3 months of political deadlock but the lineup of specialists and academics has only further angered protesters have already been on the streets for months for more on this let's speak as a marketer who joins us now live from beirut then i believe we're expecting even more demonstrations today w

the father i salute the uprising that pushed for this path to be taken lebanon has one. this is a government that meets the aspirations of the protesters across the country after more than 3 months of anger at that what. he did and it will work towards addressing their demands with a family that some of the majority of him that instead of calming them protests flared up again on the streets of the capital beirut and around the country. demonstrate to say they wanted a government of independent experts who be able to deal with the country's financial crisis and not ministers selected through horse trading by political parties. and we want a government of experts the politicians should not have brought their advisors and have them on this is stablished minton these leaders do not represent us this government doesn't reflect us we want a government that's ours. protest is a demanding swift progress which may prove difficult for the new government with hezbollah does ignited a terrorist group by the us its key role in picking lebanon's ministers who make it harder for the co

and others blame career politicians for lebanon's problems. some of them has been there ever since i was born 922070 speaking with the name of the people while generations are rising within the thinking within the from consciousness within the indication when i was born i felt that after 2 weeks of demonstrations the prime minister resigned in late october and a new government was formed. but many like perla want more of the. way for things to work today is to actually. move this. more of the political. group of improved the through over 4 years lebanon needs to. get out of its experiences then in its politics. getting rid of lebanon sectarian system which protesters say hinders reform and fosters corruption isn't as simple as changing a government. the country has 18 officially recognized religious groups and they all have to somehow participate in government. parliament seats are divided among most of these groups even the 3 highest political offices are allocated based on religion the quota basis jim has roots in lebanon's history and was r

looks forward to working with this government but most importantly how is the people of lebanon accept this government from. the most unhappy indeed i mean it is taking a month for this government to be formed and in this month a lot of agitation has or has already been mounted i can't against the prime minister has sent india precisely because there was a lot of you know political maneuvering. by others by some political parties for example that it was delayed because you know it was said that certain political groups wanted this ministry and not that ministry so already there is there's kind of bad blood between this new government and the protesters another important thing to remember is that the future movement former president prime minister said that harry's party has boycotted this and this is a huge part of lebanon lebanon's political political spectrum so we might also see other political parties that have boycotted this government now mobilizing people against it and finally you know these 2 just beginning of a peaceful manner but now we can see there's a lot of angle on the

group of people that took over 4 years lebanon needs to. get out of with 63 and system and its politics. getting rid of lebanon sectarian system which protesters say hinders reform and fosters corruption isn't as simple as changing a government. the country has 18 officially recognized religious groups and they all have to somehow participate in government. parliament seats are divided among most of these groups even the 3 highest political offices are allocated based on religion the quota basis jim has roots in lebanon's history and was reinforced following the country's civil war and there are some like lawmaker and i own the disagree with protesters and still see a need for the system. for the needs of course you know these are diversified societies and you need a minimum of safeguards to ensure everyone that they are being able to to get the rights that you came up move from a sectarian government and system to a secular one from a day to another it's a process. i support the process but not to an overnight switch. probably knows that g

hello it's facing an unprecedented economic crisis it's endured months of public unrest but lebanon does now have a new government the 1st cabinet meeting has been held in beirut and president michel all told the session the government must address the deteriorating economic situation and regain the confidence of the people while the announcement ended months of political deadlock it hasn't appeased some protesters and for more on this will bring in santa whether he's joining us from beirut because we understand we do expect some protesters to come out a little later on clearly they're trying to keep up the pressure on the new government so you know. what yes act. this is people who support the sectarian and nationwide protest movement believe that this government is similar to the previous one it's not going to change anything it's not going to make any difference and they won't be able to tackle the dire economic and financial conditions in the country the prime minister himself has found to have is under no illusion that this is going to be a very difficult task he described the situa

or from lebanon or from iraq but you would have. surprising attacks outside friendly lands and let's remember that the chief commander said a few months ago that iran's reaction to any kind of us u.s. foolishness would not be contained to the region from now on that means that iran's response could come at global scale i believe the americans know it pretty well and they are on the run apparently they have evacuated the embassy they know that iran would start giving them responses all across the region and the war but let's remember something more important you know as i explained earlier in the program the u.s. army general they have been wary of you know war with iran for decades one would wonder why the u.s. has embarked on crossing the red line you know they have named this operation to kill the top iranian general as the blue lightening blue lightening is the name of a video game where players should kill a top general called draco this seems to be a game for donald trump remembering that donald trump has been experiencing figu

lebanon's president is meeting the heads of security agencies to discuss the recent waves of bob approaches the surveillance says more needs to be done to preserve peace and stability after 2 nights of on breast lift more than 500 people injured frustration has been growing out of the financial crisis. leaked documents suggest africa's richest woman siphoned hundreds of billions of dollars of angolan government money to offshore accounts the international consortium of investigative journalists obtained papers which it says implicates the former president's daughter is a bill dos santos those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera right after inside story. growing frustration with lebanon's economic crisis protesters are angry that 3 months of anti-government demonstrations seem to have gone nowhere what's needed to break the stalemate in the 11th leadership willing to change the political system this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm richelle carey for 3 months now people in lebanon have been demanding change worsening economic crisis means many can't f

growing frustration with lebanon's economic crisis protesters are angry that 3 months of anti-government demonstrations seem to have gone nowhere what's needed to break the stalemate in the 11th leadership willing to change the political system this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm richelle carey for 3 months now people in lebanon have been demanding change worsening economic crisis means many can't find jobs pay for basic goods or even withdraw money from the bank or blaming political leaders for corruption and mismanagement and after months of peaceful rallies the protestors are calling for a week of rage police fire tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds near the parliament in beirut on saturday only 400 people were injured or testers are repeating their demand for lebanon sectarian political system to end they want to new government and dependent experts who have no links with traditional parties. i think that the message of everybody's thing here is that the more of these violence they face the more of an issue in a fight it was phased in return we're not

well it looks like iran will open fire in everywhere it's not only iraq but maybe lebanon and syria 'd and yemen and so on so you can imagine how much the iranian avenge will be very forceful and also very. targeted on the american interests but of the same time as as iraqis they are more concerned about their own security situation they cannot iraq and its holds a new war on the iraqi soil i think the president said it clearly is that we need to calm down we need to control ourselves because the future of iraq is or is so that's why is everyone actually in baghdad fraid of the what's go what's go what's going to happen next. appreciate your time thanks a lot. well ramifications are being felt right across the region iraq's caretaker prime minister called the attack a massive breach of sovereignty and says it will spark a devastating will lebanon's has been on leave it is leader is vowing to punish those behind so the money is killing china's foreign ministry has called for calm and has all sides to exercise restraint while the u.k.'s foreign secretary says all parties need to deescal

work and it's hard to tell where this is going to go by the way what you're seeing in lebanon is very typical of what you're seeing in iraq and sudan. and and other countries where you have similar situations each one a little bit different particularly in its own situation but the driving forces of political anger if your mom extracts and psychological dehumanization those forces are all common throughout this region and that's why you've got demonstrations going on now almost nonstop for the last 910 years across the majority of arab countries and it's really the question of who has what sorts who sets the rules and who benefits from the government system and this is not going to be decided on the streets ultimately it's going to be decided in a political showdown and nobody knows how it's going to turn out in lebanon what you need is a serious mediator here to step in as happened in sudan and sudan made a credible transformation with the governing council which has one more civilian member of the military and this is historic lebanon is going to have to go through something similar

while in lebanon has. warned that here us forces will pay the price or so the money's killing calder as in beirut. his images were put up across beirut's southern suburbs qassam so many is being mourned in hezbollah stronghold for the iranian backed group and it's mainly shia are supporters the late head of the elite could this force the revolutionary guards external wing was their commander the public face symbol and architect of the islamic republic's influence across the region was killed in a u.s. drone strike in baghdad on friday since then iran and its regional allies have been promising revenge i feel i'll be clear their response is to target their merican military presence in the region their american military bases their vessels every american officer and soldier in our region and our countries on our soul. many was not only iran's concern but the entire so-called axis of resistance a term used to refer to groups in iraq syria lebanon haven't and the palestinian territories he said it was up to th

well israel has bolstered its military presence along its border with lebanon syria meanwhile lebanon's hezbollah leader has issued a statement following to pursue the punishment of those who are behind sort of moneys killing time as well as says it is the responsibility of quote all flights is around the world he went on to say that they will work day and night to achieve his goals it's make him have a new joins us live from beirut and mohammed tell us more about so what hassan nasrallah had to say. mickey i'm just going to read a bit more of the statement that was released by of hezbollah's leader hassan the this is more of what he have to say my condolences to our dear brothers the officials of the islamic republic of iran especially the leadership of the islamic revolutionary guard and the great and resisting iranian people he went on to say later in the statement this is how we see the scene and the situation as for us who remained we will complete so they mounties path and work night and day to achieve them so they moneys goals and we will carry his flag in all arenas fields and f

of the key demands was lessening an influence on politics so i wonder for some people waking up in lebanon today what their thoughts are on what they need to teach in my brain with those complications that you that why. well julie i mean what i've heard so far is a lot of shock a lot of people in lebanon on the edges really trying to absorb this news not just in the fact that many of them didn't believe that something like this could have happened but also in that they just don't know what this means going forward they're already so many questions in lebanon i mean there are so many people here that are worried about how exactly things are going to go on in lebanon if a government is actually going to be formed when that is going to happen the dire economic situation that the country is in this only adds more questions to an equation that everybody is already talking about it makes things that much more dire in a place where it's really assumed that everything is fragile to begin with you know the protesters here in lebanon they have not been as focused on trying to lessen the iranian infl

while israel has bolstered its military presence along its border with lebanon and syria meanwhile lebanon's hezbollah leader has issued a statement of valuing to pursue the punishment of those who are behind sort of mani's killing with said it's the responsibility of quote all fine kiss around the world he went on to say that they will work day and night to achieve his goals well mama judge and joins us live from beirut well mohamed we were waiting for some sort of statement that we have one. yeah that's right julie let me read you a bit more of what hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah had to say in that statement he offered his condolences to what he calls our dear brothers the officials of the islamic republic of iran especially the leadership of the islamic revolutionary guard and the great and resisting iranian people he also went on to say as for those who remained we will complete his path talking about costumes of a money that we will complete his path and work night and day to achieve his goals and we will carry his flag in all arenas fields and fronts now again that leaves many more

growing frustration with lebanon's economic crisis protesters are angry that 3 months of anti-government demonstrations seem to have gone nowhere what's needed to break the stalemate in the 11th leadership willing to change the political system this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm richelle carey for 3 months now people in lebanon have been demanding change worsening economic crisis means many can't find jobs pay for basic goods or even withdraw money from the bank they're blaming political leaders for corruption and mismanagement and after months of peaceful rallies the protestors are calling for a week of rage police fire tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds near the parliament in beirut on saturday only 400 people were injured or testers are repeating their demand for lebanon sectarian political system to end they want to new government and dependent experts who have no links with traditional parties. i think that the message of everybody staying here is that the more of these violence they face the more resolution a fight if it was faced and returned we

well lebanon's foreign ministry has condemned the killing and has asked for the country to be spared from any repercussions this comes after lebanon's hezbollah leader issued a statement trying to pursue the punishment of those who are behind so the money is killing us and as well as said it is a responsibility of all fighters around the world he said they will work day and night to achieve his goals speak to across one of the joins us live from beirut to mohammed tell us more about what's been said. well nick 1st let's go over once again that statement was issued just about 40 minutes ago from lebanon's foreign ministry you mentioned that the foreign ministry did condemn the airstrike that killed cos and so they money that statement also went on to call it a violation of it up the sovereignty and a dangerous escalation against iran that would increase tensions in the region it also stated later in the statement that the lebanese foreign ministry was calling for distancing lebanon from the repr questions of the assassination and this dangerous incident because lebanon is in need of s

in lebanon has well as they do. right to punish those were some behind some of these assassination buttons foreign ministry has also condemned the killing and asked for the country to be spared from any repercussions. of the attack in baghdad as a dramatic escalation of the crisis between the u.s. and iran less a quick look at the timeline of events last friday a rocket attack struck an iraqi military base killing an american contractor the u.s. blames the poor raney and group the husband brigades 2 days later the u.s. launched air strikes against the group's military outposts in iraq and syria killing 27 fighters iran backs paramilitary groups in iraq and storms the american embassy compound in baghdad leading to a 48 era siege now the u.n. secretary general antonio good terrorists has condemned the u.s. attack saying the world can also afford another war in the gulf or diplomats cads or james bases at the united nations headquarters in new york james what's the diplomatic reaction been so far. general has finally

what do we know about the extradition request, japan to lebanon? does love not have to comply to —— and because they don't have a treaty at all. there are and have a treaty at all. there are and have a treaty but the japanese authorities are going ahead to request it anyway. we've heard from the justice ministry and they've been talking, basic as are they going to ask for it. the country ‘s justice minister has said he basically ——he used different methods to leave the country, so their trying to the departure process a little too late i would fear but he has avoided media interviews, he is expected to break his silence at a press conference tomorrow. so perhaps it will get a bit more detail than. last week he did issue a short statement that said he was essentially alone in arranging for his unauthorised departure from japan, hereby done all the speculation that is my and other members of the family may have helped arrange for him to escape. he denies all the charges of financial wrongdoing in japan that denies all the charges of financi