sudan's president omar bashir has announced the reopening of the border with eritrea it's been closed for a year after the eritrean government accused. of supporting rebel groups in. both countries deployed troops to the eastern border town of during the dispute of course this announcement at a time when there are growing protests demanding president omar bashir step down. at least twenty nine children and babies have died in a refugee camp in northeastern syria over the past two months and hypothermia is being blamed for most of the deaths of twenty three thousand people mostly women and children escaping the fighting in neighboring areas have arrived at the. since the end of november the world health organization says many families made the journey on foot in freezing conditions. u.s. president signed an executive order to end a policy that separated migrant children from their parents if they cross the u.s. border illegally but there are reports of families still being separated. mother cindy florus reuniting with this seventeen month old daughter. in san francisco and choose day h

year ago following accusations by khartoum that the eritrean government was supporting rebel groups in sudan both countries deployed troops to be eastern border town of casella over the dispute what led to this. on this day we salute our fellow brothers in eritrea the president government and the people from this spot in kursaal i announce that our border without a trial is now open your trains are our fellow brother and we are on the same boat it is true that politics can tear us apart we have more than politics that brings us together our historical relations territorial proximity and blood by. taking you live now to caracas where venezuela self-proclaimed leader is speaking. we can overcome it went to parole poverty the poverty that we're living in now i give the flu right now to the caretaker president. played out of the wide. are frankly i don't know being introduced now. to the people dallas office university in caracas or expecting him to outline his plan for the country let's hear what is going to say. that. good afternoon everyone. firstly i need to thank. first lane each and every

and sudan has the lowest level of government spending. if we were talking about a developed country like the united states, i would be among the first to praise that low level of government spending. for a country like sudan, i'm afraid it may just mean they don't have the capability to provide any services at all at the governmental level. but nonetheless, they led the index in government spending measures this year. and fiscal health, top of the charts was mccmacao. that's because of the gaming revenue that allows them to have a balanced budget. regulatory efficiency is a category that is equally important, i would say, for countries at all levels of development. hong kong led in business freedom. and singapore in labor freedom. bulgaria, which made an early decision after the fall of the soviet union and the lifting of the iron curtain, to adopt a mond monetary board to make the decisions about currency independent of political considerations, tops the world in monetary freedom. finally, open markets. this is one of the most interestin

sudan's president omar al bashir has announced the reopening of the border with eritrea it's been closed for a year after how to make used eritrea's government of supporting rebel groups in sudan both countries deployed troops to the eastern border town of solid during this dispute the announcement comes at a time of growing protests a month of them more than a month actually demanding that president omar bashir step down the taliban says it is not seeking a monopoly on power in a future administration in afghanistan the armed group says it's looking for ways to co-exist with others earlier this week the u.s. envoy said there had been agreements in principle towards a framework for peace with the taliban but that framework was drawn up without input from the afghan government which of course the taliban regards as it were just me is. the oldest and one of the largest rebel armies in myanmar wants to unite with neighboring groups to fight the government the idea came as the current national liberation army mark seventy years since its battle for greater autonomy began but attempts to reac

sudan's president omar al bashir has announced the reopening of the border with eritrea it's been closed for a year after khartoum accused the train government of supporting rebel groups in sudan both countries deployed troops to the eastern border town of solid during the dispute. the announcement comes at a time of growing protests demanding president bashir steps down a little bit. on this day we salute our fellow brothers in eritrea the president government and the people from this spot in qatar i announce that our border with eritrea is now open eritreans are our fellow brothers and we are on the same boat it is true that politics can tear us apart we have more than politics that brings us together our historical relations territorial proximity and blood but. one hundred val has more from khartoum president obama bashir seems to be sending two messages one of them is to the region that he has been in egypt for the last few days and immediately after that visit we see him opening the border with it we are one of the countries that have sided with egypt saudi arabia the united arab em

the two sides between the two countries now on bashir it has been touring in terms of the regions in sudan after this wave of protests trying to send messages from the government that the government is trying to help people the government is going to ease the economy of the population and this decision today comes in that context as well. let's bring you more on the new plan by european leaders to continue doing business with iran despite u.s. sanctions really got on my file was the fellow for the middle east and north africa program at the european council on foreign relations joins us now live from london good to have you with us so how is this mechanism supposed to work in a way that it avoids u.s. sanctions well essentially what this mechanism is doing is taking out the necessity for financial institutions and banks to be engaged to facilitate trade between european companies and iranian companies and where u.s. sanctions have been most powerful is to essentially create a sense within the banking and financial community in europe that they would risk losing their business with the u.s.

for a year after khartoum accused terror training government of supporting rebel groups in sudan both countries deployed troops to the eastern border town of course during the dispute the announcement comes at a time of growing protests demanding president bashir steps down a little bit. on this day we salute our fellow brothers in eritrea the president government and the people from this spot in qatar i announce that our border without a trailer is now open the eritreans are our fellow brothers and we are on the same boat it is true that politics can tear us apart we have more than politics that brings us together our historical relations territorial proximity and blood but. on the home of violence has more from khartoum president obama seems to be sending two messages one of them is to the region he has been egypt over the last few days and immediately after that visit we see him open the border with thirty three or one of the countries that have sided with egypt saudi arabia the united arab emirates and behind in the blockade.

united nations says a million land mines have not been cleared from the world's youngest nation south sudan local mine clearance experts and u.n. specialists work together to destroy one hundred kilogram bomb found in the capital juba last week. thousands of children in mumbai have set a new world record the largest gathering of people wearing crash helmets is a campaign to raise awareness of road accidents specifically those than to riding motorcycles without protection for road infrastructure and reckless driving continue contributes to thousands of clashes in india every. of the u.n. humanitarian chief has appealed for money to buy basic supplies for millions of syrians living in tents or in unheated buildings in severe winter conditions. appealed to the un security council comes a bit dead rising concern of the plight of some three million people in italy province the last major stronghold of the syrian opposition. the bitterly cold air seeps through the cracks on china han does his best to insulate but there's only so much he can do to protect his family from the rain and storms. his t

been closed for a year after khartoum accused the eritrean government of supporting rebel groups in sudan both countries deployed troops to the eastern border town of salah during the dispute the announcement comes at a time of growing protests demanding president bashir steps down ahmed vile is live for us now in khartoum so is this part of a broader normalization of relations between the two countries. some it looks like the normalization even though we haven't seen the taking place ahead of this announcement between the two countries we know that president model bashir has been touring both internal regions trying to appease the sentiments about these protests and so on disgruntlement on happiness with the state policies but also he has been touring the region has been to egypt as we know the latest country he visits so we see in this service here see in this decision both internal and external messages it turns out he's trying to. give a message of you know of help and you know to the to the people of because they have been suffering from the closing of the world the for a year now in

united nations says a million land mines have not been cleared from the world's youngest nation south sudan local mine clearance experts and u.s. specialists worked together to destroy a one hundred kilogram and dropped bomb found in the capital juba last week. a rescue ship carrying forty seven migrants has docked in the ports of qahtani in the in the italian island of sicily rome had spent a previous suspect the last twelve days refusing to allow the sea watch vessel to enter the country the standoff was resolved but nine countries agreed to accept the passages. and its latest fall back into recession after its economy shrank in fourth quarter of a twenty eight take zero point two percent contraction will put pressure on the populace to government the euro zone's fourth largest economy the coalition took power in july on the back of big spending and actual promises such as increase in pensions and and introducing a basic income for all and for job seekers. u.n. humanitarian chief has appealed for money to buy basic supplies for millions of syrians living in tents or in unheated buildings

the vice president of sudan's main opposition party has been arrested and then let go it happened hours after the intelligence chief ordered the release of protesters who'd been detained some of those who are behind bars say they were physically abused by security forces even more than reports of khartoum in the safety of her home stara which is not her real name recounts the details of what happened to her nearly two weeks ago she says she was taking part in anti-government protests in her tombs eastern district of butchery when security forces started firing tear gas and live ammunition which forced her and more than twenty others to seek shelter in a home. armed men broke the door and stormed into the house they treated us like war criminals not like unarmed protesters they arrested us and told us to walk in front of us as we walked the men started touching the girls including me on our private parts and called us demeaning names they took us to an open square. and some were brutally beating the boys. anti-government demonstrations started in mid december over rising bread prices the

on tuesday sudan's intelligence chief announced that arrested will be really the ruling national congress party says it understands the grievances of the youth and will try to make reforms. we've embarked on a youth to youth dialogue to accommodate the dreams and aspirations of young people that have not been met by political parties we understand now that the political reforms have addressed the grievances of politicians but not everyone in sudan these youth are aware and are connected to the issues facing the nation even if they're not politically. the protests have become the biggest challenge to president bashir and his ruling party since he came to power and in a country that has seen two uprising which led to new governments this is the longest wave of anti-government protests some analysts say that attempts by the government to appease those protesting and the demonstrations. government releasing the prisoners is an attempt to show those protesting that the government is serious about wanting dialogue with the youth but hours later they arrested opposition figures this will agitate

the vice president of sudan's main opposition party has been arrested and then let go it happened hours after the intelligence chief ordered the release of protesters who'd been detained some of those who were left behind bars say they were physically abused by security forces here morgan reports from khartoum in the safety of her home sato which is not her real name recounts the details of what happened to her nearly two weeks ago she says she was taking part in anti-government protests in the tombs eastern district of butchery when security forces started firing tear gas and live ammunition which forced her and more than twenty others to seek shelter in a home. armed men broke the door and stormed into the house they treated us like war criminals not like unarmed protesters they arrested us and told us to walk in front of us as we walked the men started touching the girls including me on our private parts and called us demeaning names they took us to an open square. and some were brutally beating the boys. anti-government demonstrations started in mid december over rising bread prices

and the deputy head of sudan's main opposition party has been questioned by security forces. these families say she was arrested at home in the capital hard to him along with several other party members before being released. iraq say with all of our top stories there will be more news a bit later on i'll see you in about twenty five minutes time coming up next on al-jazeera it's the stream. i am from me ok and you're in the stream today why are so many u.s. college students homeless chat with students and advocates about what is being done to address the problem and of course we want to hear your thoughts tweet us at a.j. stream or leave your comments on our live chat and you too could be in the stream. i stopped in my car and. i stopped in memphis. i was very. i just didn't know what to do i don't hear anyone here. for many people college is the door to a better opportunity but that opportunity doesn't always come with a roof and four walls according to the u.s. department of education and twenty seventeen there were an estimated thirty two thousand homeless call the studen

east africa often attempt to cross the red sea to find work in gulf countries the vice president of sudan's main opposition party has been arrested and released it happened hours after the intelligence chief ordered the release of protesters who'd been detained those freed before the order came though say they were physically abused by security forces morgan with more from qatar in the safety of her home which is not her real name recounts the details of what happened to her nearly two weeks ago she says she was taking part in anti-government protests in her tombs eastern district of battery when security forces started firing tear gas and live ammunition which forced her and more than twenty others to seek shelter in a home. armed men broke the door and stormed into the house they treated us like war criminals not like unarmed protesters they arrested us and told us to walk in front of us as we walked the men started touching the girls including me on our private parts and called us demeaning names they took us to an open square. and some were brutally beating the boys. anti-government dem

on tuesday sudan's intelligence chief announced that arrested will be really the.

beirut in sudan police have released a senior member of the opposition party after she was detained on wednesday. matthew was arrested at her home along with other party members security forces have also cordoned off the university of how to campus where professors a staging a sit in against the government the protests continue to spread across the country with these calls for president omar al bashir to step down protests which started after the government cut bread and fuel subsidies back in december. so there is also it is hard at least money on the side of the met the after brief incarceration she's the deputy person of the party one of the biggest opposition parties in the country she has issued a statement saying that this was an act of intimidation against her and the party followers but it is not going to stop them from participating in the protest movement and other significant development today was a sitting organized by about five hundred university professors in the university of khartoum. and during the last several weeks we have seen student organizations and other unions

still ahead on the program the deputy head of sudan's opposition is questioned by security officers as protests against president bashir continue. and naive and wrong president from his own intelligence agencies often better assessment differs from his. hello again to welcome back well here across parts of china we are seeing some rain still over the next twenty four to forty eight hours but then things are going to be improving particular up here towards the northeast so here's that rain we're talking about all dealing with a system that's also impacting parts of japan as well in china though it's mostly going to be the rain we're talking about where temperatures here in shanghai at about twelve degrees here on thursday by the time we get to friday things improved but temperatures do come down we expect to see a high temperature of only nine degrees there but overnight clear skies in the overnight lows going to get down into the low single digits down here towards homecoming though it is going to be a nice day if you with a temperature of twenty one degrees well across the northern pa

and instability is growing in sudan, where the population is angry at the country's direction and president bashir's leadership. in europe, political, economic and social trends will increase political uncertainty and complicate efforts to push back against some autocratic tendencies. meanwhile the possibility of ha no deal brexit where the uk exits without an agreement remains. this would cause economic disruptions that could substantially weaken the uk and europe. we anticipate that the evolving landscape in europe will lead to additional challenges to u.s. interests as russia and china intensify their efforts to build influence there at the expense of the united states. in the western hemisphere flagging economies, migrant -- migration flows, corruption, narcotics trafficking and anti u.s. autocrats will challenge u.s. interests. venezuela at a cross roads as its economy faces craters. and political leaders vie for control, all of which are likely to further contribute to the unprecedented migration of venezuelans. we expect the attempts by cuba, russia and to some extent china to prop u

university lecturers in sudan's capital, khartoum, have staged a sit—in at the main campus as anti—government protests continue. many involved want president omar el bashir to stand down. that's from bbc arabic. a 22—year—old woman has died after falling down the stairs at a new york subway station on monday while carrying her one—year—old daughter's pram. malaysia goodson was found on a subway platform with her daughter still conscious, strapped in her pram. the incident has again raised the issue of accessibility on the city's subway. the death toll from brazil's dam distaster is now 99. 259 people asked still nothing, so u nfortu nately 259 people asked still nothing, so unfortunately that number is certain to rise considerably. —— 259 people are still missing. this is the latest from bbc brazil. but it'll climb further. the map dam collapsed at a mine in the south east of brazil — and it held toxic liquid waste relating to iron ore. here are some pictures from the recovery effort. rescue teams are searching through mud which is up to 15m deep. brazilians are holding vigils f

police in sudan of released a senior member of the opposition or more party after she was detained on wednesday and met he was arrested at their home along with other party members security forces have also cordoned off the university of khartoum campus where professors are staging a sit in against the government. at least twenty eight people have been killed when two boats capsized off djibouti the boats were carrying at least one hundred thirty migrants when refugees and refugees rather when they tipped over shortly after departing it's the stream now stay with us on our. from sunrise to sunset cross. the city explore. story one on one. ok i really could be here in this dream today will nigeria's muhammadu buhari win a second term as president we also nigerian journalists what to watch out for ahead of next month's elections do you have questions for them leave your comments in the you tube chat we will do our best to fit in the n.t. today's conversation. and. nigerians head to the polls on february sixteenth to vote for their next president and national assembly incumbent. faces mo

envoy to yemen martin griffith says he wants to make prisoner swaps more common place in sudan have arrested a senior member of the opposition party which says security forces surrounded the home of merriam saw the film mandy and detained her along with others on tuesday sudan security chief ordered the release of protesters who were previously detained protests are continuing in several cities demanding an end to be she is thirty year rule as the headlines. people here speak. out for asiatic language going back several. the arabic language only came to north africa in the seventh and eighth centuries. the second largest american. in one of the mountain villages here and sings in m a z about the harshness of her life and out of many others. there are lots more women hear it than men. songs about suffering in the region feeling imprisoned she says. or walked her where no one can see them. and that's what the story is about. the villages near the source of the river are poor and geography plays a major role in maracas poverty three quarters of the four million people living in poverty in moroc

griffiths says he wants to make prisoner swaps more common in an attempt to preserve a shaky cease fire sudan security chief has ordered the release of people detained during weeks of anti-government protests but that's failed to dampen demonstrations calling for an end to the thirty year rule of president omar al bashir and head of u.s. intelligence says north korea is unlikely to give up all its nuclear weapons the assessment of the odds with donald trump who is planning a second summit with kim jong il of all those are the headlines the news continues after science in a golden age stage of dance watching by fire. from sunrise to sunset across asia. the pacific explore untold fascinating stories one on one east on. modern high tech advances in medicine and health are of course the result of many centuries of development research and experimentation much of which took place in the islam that quote between the ninth and fourteenth centuries a golden age of saw it during this time scholars in the islamic world made huge contributions to medicine and created a body of knowledge that was tremend

sudan's security chief has ordered the release of people detained during weeks of anti-government demonstrations but vats failed to dampen protests calling for an end to the thirty year rule of president and well bashir dozens of died in clashes with police since demonstrations began in december. five people have been arrested in connection with friday's dam collapse at a mine in southeast brazil eighty four people are confirmed dead nearly three hundred still missing. a man from honduras has become the first asylum seekers to be sent back to mexico under new measures in force by the u.s. government at the so-called remain in mexico policy requires some asylum seekers to return across the border instead of waiting in the u. s. . there's a lot more news coming up right after in search of putin's russia. russians are famous of their cultural legacy music ballet literature art but can tradition and conservatives if a source of stick nation and authoritarian rule. live long between the state and culture of russia has always been strong too strong for some perhaps. one post said that patrice taken so

sudan security chief has ordered the release of people detained during weeks of anti-government demonstrations that failed to dampen protests calling for an end to the thirty year rule of president. dozens have died in clashes with the police so far. five people have been arrested in connection with friday's dam collapse at a mine in southeast brazil eighty four people are confirmed dead nearly three hundred people are still missing. a man from honduras has become the first asylum seeker to be sent back to mexico under you measures and forced by the united states government the so-called remain in mexico policy requires some asylum seekers to return to mexico instead of waiting in the u.s. while their case is played out in court right now stay with headlines here on al-jazeera we've got more news coming up right after the street. person one of the main beneficiaries. that's not exactly my point we meet with global newsmakers and the stories that matter. to me ok i'm really could be here in the stream today will nigeria's muhammad win a second term as president we all smile during journalists w

reclusive north korea and war torn yemen tided a lowly fourteen points were trailed by a war zone south sudan and syria both thirteen and conflict ravaged somalia bringing up last place with just ten points. more than two thirds of country score below fifty the global average was just forty three in recent years only twenty countries have significantly improved their scores including a still media and ivory coast sixteen have significantly worse and including australia chile and malta. the biggest free trade zone in west africa opened its doors today at least partially only fifty kilometers away from the nigerian capital lagos the lucky free zone has its own deep sea fort and a sizable airport three universities and schools are set to follow the area is meant to service the whole of the west african market but as three hundred million consumers. this is west africa's biggest construction site the leckie free zone there's not much to see yet but when it's finished it's supposed to be as big as washington d.c. countless production facilities storage buildings a fertilizer factory and of the big

again sudan's president refuses to die away despite an order to release hundreds of protesters also in sports. celebrations as counselor into the final of the asian cup for the first time by trashing the u.a.e. in a grudge match. so the british parliament has given the go ahead for treason made to return to brussels and try to secure a better deal but one of the u.k. prime ministers most important to go shaping tools was from her hands he's also voted to block a new deal breaks it not even bother explains what it means for the u.k. and how the e.u. has reacted. oh. outside the u.k. parliament the debate was fierce that is jesus bricks it is still as divisive as ever and as the prime minister opened the debate on plan b. she referenced the enormous defeat the commons gave her withdrawal agreement two weeks ago the vote was decisive and i listened so the world knows what this house does not want today we need to send an emphatic message about what we do want to hear the opposition labor party back to an amendment ensuring parliament would get time to vote on ways to prevent a no deal bre

but the yang again sudan's president refuses to die away despite an order to release hundreds of protesters. and in sports qatar is going to the asian cup final after crushing the united arab emirates for nearly in what was dubbed the blockade darby. a lot of the british parliament has given the go ahead for theresa may to return to brussels and try to secure a better brakes a deal but one of the u.k. prime ministers most important ago she eighteen tools was ripped from her hands as m.p.'s also voted to block a no deal brags that the dean barbara explains what it means for the u.k. and how the e.u. has reacted. oh. outside the u.k. parliament the debate was fierce that is jesus bricks it is still as divisive as ever and as the prime minister opened the debate on plan b. she referenced the enormous defeat the commons gave her withdrawal agreement two weeks ago the vote was decisive and i listened so the world knows what this house does not want today we need to send an emphatic message about what we do want to hear the opposition labor party back to an amendment ensuring parliament would get

heard but some fear doing their job is going to become even more difficult how do al-jazeera had any of sudan's intelligence chief has ordered all those detained in anti-government protests last week be released rights groups say more than a thousand protesters opposition leaders activists and journalists were detained they were calling for president are monitored bashir to step down new protests are broke out in several cities after a call by trade unions for a mass rally demonstrations first began in december after the government raised the price of bread of five people have been arrested in connection with friday's dam collapse in south eastern brazil at least eighty four people are confirmed dead after a torrent of iron ore waste swept away villages nearly three hundred people are still missing three of those detained work for the mining companies owners the other two are engineers who worked on the dams safety italy says five european countries are offering to take in some of the rescued migrants on board a humanitarian ship off the coast of sicily the sea watch three has been stranded sin

for a country like sudan, it may mean they just don't have the capability to provide any services at all at the governmental level. nonetheless, they led the index in government spending measures this year. fiscal health is the top of the chart, and i think that is probably due to the extreme amount of gaming revenue they are able to achieve as a government that allows them to have a balanced budget. regulatory efficiency, that is a category that is equally important i would say for countries at all levels of development. hong kong lead in business freedom and singapore into labor freedom. bulgaria, which made an early decision after the fall of the soviet union and the lifting of the iron curtain, to adopt a monetary board to make the decisions about currency independent of political consideration, tops the world in monetary freedom. finally, open markets, this is one of the most interesting categories and one of the categories will you have the absolute best data and it is always a challenge to find worldwide data for the index. hong kong with essentially zero tariffs and imagine w

thank you you at the news hour live from london more still ahead sudan's intelligence and security chief orders the release of protesters detained during our government rallies last night. after more than twenty years documenting displacement and violence in the city of hebron an international observer mission comes to an end. and or campaign is the modern urgent action off to behind issues an extradition order the refugee football hockey all right. united nations is saying more than thirty thousand villages in northern nigeria fled their homes in the last few days in fair attacks that's as regional officials conclude that meeting in the nigerian capital to find solutions to the growing humanitarian crisis in the chad region the area has been the target of a violent struggle between book and security forces ahmed address reports now from abuja. starting from nigerian government development partners of the united nations who this document will address the needs of more than a million and a house displaced people now facing a desperate situation. there are reports that hundreds of thousand

it was attacked by boko haram on january fourteenth sudan's intelligence and security chief has ordered the release of all people detained during anti-government protests that began last month a protest outside of a cost of bread and fuel subsidies but have also now grown into calls for president bashir to step down. and pakistan's top court is up hell the decision to acquit a christian woman who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy. spent eight years on death row for insulting the prophet mohammed acquittal last october death threats nationwide riots by religious party supporters. top stories coming up next on al-jazeera it's the stream. for me ok i really could be here in this stream today will nigeria's mohamedou heidi win a second term as president we also nigerian journalists what to watch out for ahead of next month's elections do you have questions for them leave your comments in the you tube chat we will do our best to fit in the n.t. today's conversation. and. nigerians head to the polls on february sixteenth to vote for their next president and national assembly incumbent

region on the index again somalia came in last place for the seventh year in a row followed by south sudan as despite african leaders declaring twenty eight in the african year of anti corruption but top performers in the region includes the shells followed by botswana and cape verde both countries scores were raised for having functioning democratic and governance systems both ivory coast and senegal improved significantly for the second year in a row mainly due to legal and policy reforms as well as a stranger a stronger rather political will against corruption in the two countries now already of zero is the worst in terms of perceived corruption and a record of one hundred is awarded that to the most transparent countries according to their own citizens keep that in mind as you watch this report. despite its dreary weather denmark regularly features in the top five on the world happiness index and maybe that's partly because the danes feel they can trust their public officials in recent years denmark and new zealand have consistently top transparency international's list and twenty eigh

aid agencies one of the worsening humanitarian crisis and hundreds of anti-government protesters in sudan will be set free on the orders of the intelligence chief and in sport catarrh i've reached the final of the asian cup for the first time maybe how is the united arab emirates for it now and what was down the block. so venezuelans attorney general has asked the supreme court to open an investigation into the opposition leader. to freeze his assets and to ban him from leaving the country that's after the u.s. sanctions on venezuela's state owned oil company were imposed to block around seven billion dollars of assets the u.s. has also moved to allow. control of some of his government's assets that are in u.s. banks on top of all this of course president nicolas maduro is accusing washington of trying to steal venezuela's oil rigs. so here's the team covering things brooks in washington d.c. we will be with you shortly diane i'm going to start though with. who's in bogota watching developments over and in venezuela this is a suggestion it's not official yet it's about opening inquiry wat

last place for the seventh year in a row followed by south sudan despite african leaders declaring twenty eighteen the african year of corruption top performers in the region includes the shells followed by botswana and cape verde both countries scores were raised by having functioning democratic governance systems both ivory coast and senegal improve significantly.

sudan's intelligence and security chief has ordered the release of all people detained during anti-government protests that began last month that's according to the information ministry the protests across the country began over cuts to bread and fuel subsidies but have now grown into holes for an end to president bush's thirty year rule to venezuela where the opposition leader why doe's says he's confident he can oversee a peaceful transition of power from president nicolas maduro on monday the u.s. imposed its toughest ever sanctions on venezuela's state owned oil company paid a vesa and froze seven billion dollars worth of of its assets the u.n. is also warned that the government crackdown on adding the do a protest as as led to a record number of arrests just from twenty third of germany that if you recall the biggest wins here there were at least we now believe six hundred ninety six people determined. throughout the country as a whole law as a store receiving information. which they're verifying. this is the most the highest number of detentions recorded in a single day since that for a

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, >> by november in the jungle i could walk from sudan to palestine to syria. a pakisti country on oxford street. nada: he almost didn't make it to new york. he is one of three cast members caught up in the trump administration's travel ban. celebrities such as sting bbied the u.s. government on their behalf. ahe we to travel after british authorities expedited his citizenship. >> i'm so privileged to meet these incredibly welcond generous people every day whoo come and say "we are so happy you are here." >> i did it in london, i did it in paris. nada: muhammad escaped violence in sudan and was a resident of the jungle when he was discovered by the play's writers. he would sing and play the drums athhe makeshift theater, wh has been replicated here. he stayed aftesuccessfully -- until successfully reaching the u.k. by hiding in a lorry. >> i want the audience to think about humanity, about migrants, hemigrants who left their countries, about us as human beings. nada: at a time when the debate over migration is focused on building walls, "the jungle" is a remind

there have been more anti-government protests in sudan's capital khartoum they coincide with a visit by president bashir to egypt where he accused the media of exaggerating the extent of the unrest here morgan reports from khartoum. it's his second visit outside his country in less than a week as to dance president armorel bashir faces continuing calls back home to end his thirty year rule and step down calls that started six weeks ago and to which he has remained defiant to heat. there is a problem in sudan we cannot claim that we don't have a problem but some media take it out of size and dimension it is an attempt to clone what is being called the arab spring in sudan it has the same slogans programmes and requests it also has the same use of social media however the sudanese people have learned the lesson that they have seen what happened in some of the states that went through the so-called arab spring and its negative implications wedding the sudanese people are very alert and will not fall into anyone's trap to destabilize sudan. the demonstrations started in mid december in t

now they've been more anti-government protests in sudan's capital khartoum they coincided with a visit by president bashir to egypt where he accused the media of exaggerating the extent of the unrest morgan reports from car to. it's his second visit outside his country in less than a week as to dance president armorel bashir faces continuing calls back home to end his thirty year rule and step down calls that started six weeks ago and to which he has remained defiant to heat on. there is a problem in sudan we cannot claim that we don't have a problem but some media take it out of size and dimension it is an attempt to clone what is being called the arab spring in sudan it has the same slogans programmes and requests it also has the same use of social media however the sudanese people have learned the lesson that they have seen what happened in some of the states that went through the so-called arab spring and its negative implications wedding the sudanese people are very alert and will not fall into anyone's trap to destabilize sudan. the demonstrations started in mid december and the

of size and dimension it is an attempt to clone what is being called the arab spring in sudan it has the same slogans programmes and requests it also has the same use of social media however the sudanese people have learned the lesson that they have seen what happened in some of the states that went through the so-called arab spring and its negative implications god willing the sudanese people are very alert and will not fall into anyone's trap to destabilize sudan. the demonstrations started in mid december and the city of odds over rising bread prices it quickly spread to other parts of the country with thousands taking to the streets demanding that and bashir who's been in power since one thousand eight hundred nine and his rule security forces are accused of using excessive force with bullets and tear gas used to disperse peaceful unarmed protesters. the government says twenty nine have been killed since protests began rights groups say that number is at least fifty with dozens more injured. opposition to bush years rule is not only in the streets some political parties have lend

the environment and of the its consequences well still ahead here in algeria we have the latest on sudan to bread protests which are attracting the president a long time. and the man known as a legend of afro jazz is given a hero's farewell in terms of. by the skyline of asian harbor or off the coast of the italian riviera. hello again and welcome back we're here cross the levant we are going to be seeing a wintry mix of weather passing through parts of iraq over the next few days all of these clouds that are coming in from the southwest well that means across parts of iraq we are going to be seeing a combination of rain and in the higher elevations we are going to be seeing the snow and that's particularly going to be in parts of turkey where you see those dark blues is the potential of areas that we could be even seeing some localized flooding and a lot of that rain extends to the northern part of saudi arabia as we go into monday evening and into tuesday as we go towards tuesday that system makes its way up here towards the caspian and we could be seeing tehran with a very rainy day a