And we know the truth they are acting of their own well. The u. N. Security Council Backs and the u. S. Backs antigovernment protests in iran but is reprimanded for calling a u. N. Meeting on tehrans internal politics. A new book on the trumpet ministrations caused quite a stir well examine the authors claims about the white house and its policy towards the middle east. And already grim situation in yemen worsens with preventable diseases and a lack of basic necessities causing more tafts. Plus the u. S. Says not so fast to those ready to enjoy Recreational Marijuana in the states that have legalized the drug. Its good to have you with us here on the aljazeera news i first we start at the u. N. Security council thats wrapped up a special special session about the recent protests in iran with the u. S. Accusing teheran of stifling the voices of the people now its ambassador told the council that the u. S. Stands firm and in solidarity with the protesters. Once again the people of iran are rising up they are asking for something that no government can legitimately deny them their human rights and fundamental freedoms they are calling out think of us if the founding principles of this institution mean anything we will not only hear their cry we will finally answer it the Iranian Regime is now on notice the world will be watching what you do now the u. S. Called the meeting of the twenty one people died and hundreds were arrested in days of demonstrations against the iranian government now irans ambassador said the protests werent a matter for the Security Council and that the u. S. Was abusing its power following such acts of disruption take in. U. S. Administration as flouting International Law and this is specd in the practices of civilized behavior in International Politics is administration is not the spirit lives reaching for the cheap seat of flute that is a long history of us at the u. N. But this is posters example. Like how has more from the United Nations. The u. S. Ambassador got to weigh in the Security Council meeting went ahead this despite strong opposition from a number of members in particular russia the u. S. Ambassador making clear in recent days that this was not just about the recent protest within iran but also about what she described as the wider negative role played by iran in the region and further beyond russia contended that it was an internal domestic matter saying that the u. S. Was sitting a dangerous precedent by discussing the internal affairs of a member state this echoed by one of the u. S. Allies france which chose to within its speech to focus on the joint comprehensive plan of action the Iranian Nuclear deal which the french ambassador said was an absolute centerpiece of the relationship between iran and the rest of the world others opposed to the u. S. Position included put tauriel guinea and indeed ethiopia who said best of the made very clear his belief that this undermined the unity of the United NationsSecurity Council criticism too as expected from the Iranian Ambassador saying that hit us had a history of intervening in what he called the democratization of iran but the ethiopian ambassadors point perhaps borne out at the end of the gathering when the u. N. Security council got up perhaps a little bit more divided than it was when it sent down now theres been a third day of rallies in support of irans government one of the largest was in the capital tehran where people chanted and u. S. Slogans blaming washington for the recent unrest same bus ravi has more from the iranian capital. Another day of progovernment rallies in iran seemingly part of a two pronged approach to keep detractors off the streets a large show of public support and a heavy Police Presence across the country with critics inside and outside iran predicting the downfall of the Islamic Republic the government is determined to publicly project the power of the state. At friday prayers in the capital to her own a senior cleric reminded people of irans real enemies who he says are behind the unrest in the country yet say announced this is what is happening saudi arabia gave the money the u. S. Did the planning it was coordinated from u. S. Control very in have out and weapons are being transferred little by little to iran they wanted to finish is in february that was the plan but he also sympathized with public demands for better Economic Conditions it terror are thought to have the protests was right those who lost their money and its not too long protest for them people are saying death to high prices were saying not to what people are saying should be heard peoples rights shouldnt be missed in the middle of this mess. Meanwhile what was essentially a leaderless protest movement with competing demands seems to have fizzled out but on social media sites people are still sharing week old videos of antigovernment demonstrations protests last week with the boldest challenge to rod stablished that in nearly a decade but crowd sizes only ever numbered in the thousands in contrast in two thousand and nine more than a Million People came out into the streets to protest the reelection of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but for now activists who oppose the government have been sidelined by much larger crowds who support. Up to what. Is a professor of politics at the university of tennessee joins me from chattanooga via skype good have you with us live on the program said that the protests seem to have died down for the moment but this has rattled the establishment but one wonders up to what level a lot of effect its had. You know. What always. Realize that there are all. 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Have bought their own smallish big you know theres people who think yes there they are chanting just logon against their high priced item place then they are upset about the economy issue its not a new thing but never really listened to that if youll remember to vote the night in to know that night and its still there and you know generate the slogan against him bachmann talk we are not and thats fine and the genocide in that no i dont know look at. To die for your sins to know the nine to two dozen events in your beginning. Will let. Me die for iraq and if your son if you get real right at the start of the book. Describing the. Math well well see what does have been said in the coming days say gold to the assistant professor of politics at the university of tennessee thanks for joining us in chattanooga thank you. Now russia says it hopes that talks between north and south korea will settle tensions on the peninsula after two years of silence those talks between pyongyang and seoul for this coming tuesday that will focus initially on north koreas participation in next months winter Olympic Games in pyongyang chang but officials in seoul say that discussions are expected to move on to other areas florence li reports from seoul in a few days the truce village of panmunjom on the Demilitarized Zone that separates north and south korea will be a hive of activity representatives from the two countries will hold high level talks here for the first time in more than two years earlier this week north Korean Leader kim jong il dialogue at his new years day address four days later his government agreed to hold talks the announcement came just hours after the u. S. And south korea agreed to postpone annual military drills for the end of february these have long been regarded as provocative by pyongyang. The two leaders agreed not to conduct sas create yes joint military drills during the olympics and to do their best to ensure the security of the olympics. Next weeks discussions will center on north koreas participation in the upcoming Winter Olympics as well as generally improving into korea relations. But officials here in south korea are also hoping the negotiations will eventually lead to north korea returning to international talks on its Nuclear Program even so president when jay and its cautiously optimistic saying we should refrain from making premature judgement or expectation. The Japanese Defense minister also sounded a lot of caution but successful. North korea goes through phases of apparent dialogue and provocations but either way north korea is continuing its nuclear and Missile Development we have no intention of weakening our warning and surveillance. It is new years day speech said north korea would meditate its Nuclear Weapons program and even called for the mass production of deployment of Nuclear Warheads it sounds from the conservative perspective in north korea trying to buy time the majority seems to believe the north korea is trying to finalize its Technical Development to to achieve operational i. C. B. M. So you know as us the cia has announced before they are talking about two three month time in terms of finalizing the i. C. B. M. System and it looks like this is a perfect action on their side you know to buy time. Last year north korea test fired three Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles or i. C. B. M. s including one that says its capable of reaching the u. S. Made like very hope the upcoming talks remain the best option for now of deescalating the crisis on the Korean Peninsula largely aljazeera so. Now the former u. S. Ambassador to south korea Christopher Hill says the upcoming talks are a Welcome Development but one thats likely to address north koreas Nuclear Program. I think its important to understand there are two sets of negotiations one is the socalled six Party Process aimed at the Security Issues the other is socalled peninsula talks aimed at trying to reduce tensions on the peninsula and i think its especially important for the South Koreans right now to engage in these talks after all they have the olympics coming up it has been an enormous investment for south korea both in money terms but also in National Prestige so they really want these olympics to go very well and so they see a real opportunity here in the short term whether this can become something for the longer term whether the North Koreans would be prepared to for example return to discussions about denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula i dont really see any signs of it but certainly in the context where weve had zero good news on any aspect of the korean crisis this is i think one ray of hope and so its quite understandable why why theyve engaged in this. Plenty more ahead here on the aljazeera news hour including a brutal cold spell grips the u. S. East coast at least eighteen People Killed after one of the strongest winter storms in modern history. And fans are injured as part of a stadium barrier gives way during celebrations. Publishers of a scathing new account of Donald Trumps first year in office have released the book early ignoring the legal challenge from the u. S. President to prevent its publication or Michael Wolff the author of fire and fury inside the Trump White House says trump has no credibility the u. S. Leader has branded the book phony and full of lies and easterbrook reports now from washington d. C. Crowd swarmed this washington bookstore at midnight friday snatching up copies of fire and fury inside the Trump White House present the criterion i cant take your order of the phone politics and prose opened it ten am within thirty minutes eager buyers had nabbed all thirty copies the store had im super excited to read this i went to a couple of different bookstores even midnight last night there was another bookstore selling this they sold out in twenty minutes why are you so interested in this book. Why would i not be interested in this book it is so salacious and to see. Politics die hard and scary to read it at three hundred twenty pages this is a relatively like home but it is filled with explosive material the author Michael Wolff said he spent eighteen months conducting about two hundred interviews with senior white house staff in one passage will says former british Prime Minister tony blair offered this nugget of information to the president s son in law jared cushion or there was he suggested the possibility that the british had had the Trump Campaign staff under surveillance blair is denying the claim. Another passage describes a potential change in saudi arabia the president was considering before his trip last spring to the middle east in the days before his departure he was telling people that the saudis were going to finance an entirely new military presence in the kingdom supplanting and even replacing the u. S. Command headquarters in qatar fire and fury wasnt supposed to be released until tuesday but the books publisher moved the date up after attorneys for President Trump issued a cease and desist letter threatening legal action in an interview friday morning author Michael Wolff stood by his book and added this observation the one description that that everyone gave everyone has in common they all say he is like a childs. And what they mean by there is he has and a need for in media gratification its all about him the white house is labeling fire and fury tabloid trash President Trump wouldnt answer questions about the book friday afternoon but tweeted i never spoke to him for the book full of lies misrepresentations and sources that dont exist still fire and fury is yet another distraction for a white house that is trying to advance among other things a new immigration plan and a spending plan to avoid a looming Government Shutdown diagnosed abroad aljazeera Washington Well along with the revelations about Donald Trump Style of government theres also passages in the book on the president s Foreign Policy specifically in relation to the gulf war it says that trumps in a circle centered its middle east policy on just four players their goal to unite egypt israel and saudi arabia against iran it also says that the president was telling people the saudis were going to finance an entirely new u. S. Military presence in the kingdom potentially replacing its command headquarters in qatar and in another excerpt trump apparently gave the nod to the saudis plan to bully cattle in june saudi arabia egypt and the u. A. E. And bahrain cut diplomatic and economic ties with qatar Hillary Mann Leverett is a former White House National security official and for diplomats joins me now live from washington d. C. Just want get your initial reaction first hillary about all these revelations that have come out in this book its jaw dropping stuff. It is some of it confirms speculation that we in washington here you know whispered in various corners of the power structure but in a lot of other ways its critically Important Information because not many of us here are personal best friends of jared questionnaire or steve bannon so to really get there to get an understanding of how they perceive not just their personality politics but their views on policy especially in the middle east has been incredibly valuable indeed lets focus on Foreign Policy issue in the white house right now and how you read it because when the book quotes and were going to pull up a graphic here that steve burns giving his vision on how troubled remake the middle east and hes quoted as saying that jordan take the west bank that egypt take gaza let them deal with it all sink trying the saudis are on the brink egyptians are on the brink all scared to death of persia yemen sinai libya the thing is that he then goes on to say thats why russia is so key is russia that bad question mark. But the world is full of bad guys really interesting statements to make if they are true. They are very interesting and it shows from very early on particularly through steve bannon the importance of russia and weve known this from some other some other sources that russia has seen that steve madden has seen russia as this important Christian Country that could partner with the United States to magically bring this christian oriented christian centered stability to this unruly middle east thats been a perspective thats been rumored in washington about steve bannon giving that kind of advice to trump for some time but to have it documented here is important and it shows that the desire to get close to russia is not just one of trying to regen election here in the United States though that may be or one thats even financially based but one thats deeply ideological on the perspective of someone like steve and perhaps trump himself and of course theres been speculation rule but you before this book was published about the role of Rex Tillerson as the secretary of state and then again were now hearing that. There was always talk of what would happen to listen to quit would someone like nikki haley be a frontrunner in the potential. For a president ial run and its really quite remarkable. Yes and i think though this election of vicki haley early on was a signal to many of us who watch the politics here so closely why else would trump select someone the former governor governor of South Carolina not such an important state in republican circles other than he was trying to help or partner with nikki haley to in a sense leapfrog over the traditional republican establishment and have someone of his own making come into a higher political role but that was fraught with enter into a political rivalries within the white house and among very various ideological camps but it fed it set it so the seeds of this kind of poisonous interaction within the National SecurityForeign Policy team right from the beginning but if you took point nikki haleys position to how shes deceived because even though she might be perceived as a front runner in the future if the cushion is her way its like the episode of the t. V. So dallas. It is it is very intriguing and and importantly i think that someone like secretary of state taylor sen who i think we can read from the book came out has come out of this comes out of this white house as one of the steady steady figures at the ship him and secretary of defense madis that given the tremendous turmoil going on in the white house in this soap opera type interaction among so many of the key figures tillerson him out is when it really counted and to me the most important student here involves doha involves cutter and the saudi plan which they coordinated with trump beforehand according to some of the passages in this book Tillerson Imad has really stood up for us for u. S. Strategy for u. S. Interests because it would have been disastrous for u. S. Interests if the saudis had succeeded but you we have both the back story the salacious gossip about it but i think we also should within all this time will come out and look at tillerson and madness is to study figures who deserve some credit here we should certainly see what happens in the future and we will be investigating the middle east in the news for the moment every minute leverage thanks for joining us from washington d. C. Thank you now the trumpet ministration has also moved to stop of enforcement of federal laws prohibiting marijuana in states where Recreational Use of the drug has been legalized the Justice Department to reverse to obama over laws which allowed states to regulate and police trade themselves is a potential blow to whats become a multibillion dollar industry natasha going to reports. The Trump Administration ignited outrage in the six states and the district of columbia where americans have the right to use marijuana for Recreational Purposes the whole concept of the interdiction of marijuana at any point in time and prosecution and persecution of those who take marijuana is absurd in this is where alcohol is condoned advertize part of the. F. L. On thursday the department of justice allowed prosecutors to enforce federal law which bans the sale and use of marijuana it was a departure from the approach taken during the obama years which largely left the states alone the president believes in enforcing federal law that would be as top priority the pivot in policy has renewed the debate over the rights of states and the federal Governments Authority we will not be bullied by an administration that seems obsessed with dismantling things that are actually working with these three. To announcement came days after a law allowing the Recreational Use of marijuana went into effect in california its the sixth largest economy in the world and it spec to become the economic engine for the multibillion dollar cannabis industry in the United States some Business Owners say obtaining marijuana has shifted from the drug dealer on the street to a regulated pharmacy and there is no going back and you dont invest one hundred fifty Million Dollars into Legal Cannabis and operating three states when you react to the news of the day so we were taken for a long time on this and we think the long term on this is hasnt really changed some predict that the department of justice wont have the resources to specifically target marijuana americans are already grappling with an Opioid Epidemic which the trumpet ministration has designated a Public Health emergency or in the middle of an Opioid Crisis right now that is killing more Young Americans than any other cause of death so its kind of difficult for me to see how a u. S. Attorney would decide to use their discretion to go after ten of us instead of opioids the number of states where americans can legally use marijuana for recreation is growing people in massachusetts and maine are waiting for laws to go into effect natasha aljazeera. Now the french president has warned his turkish counterpart that democracies must respect the rule of law during a meeting in paris it was rest of their birth or ones first visit to france since the failed coup twenty sixteen remember mccraw said developments in turkey are blocking progress on its e. U. Session and proposed a partnership between turkey and the regional bloc instead had one defended his government from criticism of ankaras crackdown on dissidents over the past year. But turkey is ruled by law europe always tells us that the judiciary must really that while in turkey our judiciary is independent they make their own decisions is independent. Terror just not just happen after the killing there are those who support terror they water it they prime it theyre like gardeners who grow plants they nourish tera clear as far as membership of the e. U. Is concerned there is no progress at all on that we had a very frank and open discussion on that but there is a need for more dialogue in the context of the current circumstances Natasha Butler has more from paris. Well this was an opportunity for these two leaders to talk about the many pressing regional issues in the middle east they talked about syria they talked about iraq and druce of with president michel reaffirming his commitment to a two state solution for the israelis and the palestinians that was something the turkish president said he appreciated very much but there was a real focus on turkeys relationship with the European Union because it really has deteriorated over the past two years the e. U. Criticizes turkey every human rights record especially after that twenty sixteen failed coup the European Union saying that ankara has really come down too hard on what it sees as political opponents with tens of thousands of people arrested and sucks now turkey is a member is a candidate for membership i should say all of the European Union but the talks have been on hold for the last two years so this was the turkish president s attempt to try and mend those relations he has come to visit the french president because for all this is one of turkeys main allies at the moment and there is no doubt that the turkish president as relations with the u. S. Become more fragile and the situation the middle east is also fragile he is looking for support elsewhere person mark or also raise the issue of human rights that is something very important to the French Public there were protests here today against the turkish president coming to frogs before president marco he says he is very pragmatic he does not believe that that should necessarily get in the way of turkey having a Good Relationship with france and turkey cooperating on issues such as controlling illegal migration to europe and the fight against what president calls terrorism. Steps in to help contain a cholera outbreak. In the f. A. Cup. Hello we should be saying the last of the snow now making its way from the northeastern corner of the United States eastern parts of kind of the cloud coming through here as you can see a lot of a tightly packed ice about that means we are going to see some very strong winds plus tree conditions blasting that northeastern corner and it comes from the north so its going to be very very cold where were looking at temperatures of minus twenty one in ottawa a modest eleven in new york out on the strength of the wind and they will feel absolutely Better Things to say less better as we go on into sunday twelve degrees celsius for ottawa minus twelve celsius that is minus seven there for new york a fair amount of cloud across central be some snow around the lakes a little bit of snow to just around the Canadian Rockies come further south generally dry a little more clout there coming into our labor temperatures still getting up to around twenty two degrees plenty of clouds still into central parts of the caribbean this long line of cloud across the Greater Antilles producing some very heavy rain and some really big downpours them to the western side of the caribbean soprano can expect to see further flooding as we go on through the next diodes a long line of cloud of rain pushes right up into jamaica and a good part of his spaniel. 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President Donald Trumps first year in office says his middle east policy was focused on getting saudi arabia israel and egypt to unite against iran michaels book was released on friday it also says trump took credit for saudi arabias political shake up last year. Also the u. N. Security council has wrapped up a special session on the recent protests in iran the u. S. Accused terrified of stifling the voice of its people but irans ambassador said the protests werent a matter for the Security Council of that the u. S. Was abusing its power. But also russia says it hopes that talks between north and south korea will settle tensions on the peninsula after two years of silence the sit down between pyongyang and seoul is shuttled for to step. Outside the arabia has it is up to the Ballistic Missile fired from yemen by who threw rebels the missile was shot down over iran a region straddling the kingdoms southern border before it could hit its intended target riyadh says the attack is proof iran is supporting the who these a claim to iran denies its the fourth such attack since november. Now the u. N. Aid chief says yemen could become the worst humanitarian disaster in fifty years the war is having a devastating impact with widespread Food Shortages and major cholera outbreak Stephanie Decker reports. Forced to live out in the open these. Many families of escape the fighting near the border with saudi arabia now they have to bear the elements on the streets of data their daily routine now for everyone to see this war has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. I came from we ran for our lives now we sleep on the floor no mattresses or blankets and it is really cold we have no income our children are suffering any of us fall sick we cannot afford treatment our condition is really terrible needless to say we are living in fear. This war now almost into its third year is all about regional politics and control the consequence of that has created what the u. N. Calls the worlds worst humanitarian crisis the situation in yemen today right now to the population of a country looks like the apocalypse we need to scale up our response the cholera outbreak is probably the worst the world has ever seen with a million suspected cases at the end of twenty seventeen this terrible new demick of diptheria a bacterial disease which should be completely preventable by immunization as already affected up to five hundred people with dozens and dozens of deaths in the last few weeks that is going to spread like wildfire and aid agencies are not able to access the majority of those in need them xanana we had to skip the war our life has turned upside down and we cant afford a decent meal were now begging to eat and feed our children were living in the streets on charity and. Some basic supplies are getting through a blanket to keep warm it is winter now and temperatures drop at night and a fire offers little comfort these people face an uncertain future with no idea when they can go back home what will be left of it once they do Stephanie Decker aljazeera. Was moved to north america now at least eighteen people have died in the u. S. After one of the strongest winter storms in modern history hit the east coast the storm dumped thirty centimeters of snow and cause flooding in coastal areas the merchants and crews rescued people trapped by rapidly rising waters now the storm brought hurrican force winds and frigid temperatures forecasters are calling the storm a bomb inside a clone well the extreme weather has caused travel chaos with thousands of Flights Canceled shortly well get the latest from gabriel is on due in new york but first his report. A large chunk of north america was already in a deep freeze now the northeast coast is being hit particular. We heart from a winter blizzard massachusetts bearing the brunt of it blowing snow made out conditions along the coastal regions of the state there was icy flooding. In the seaside town of scituate massachusetts boats were seen floating in icy waters all of the northeast of the u. S. Was hit with what meteorologists were loosely calling a snow hurricane it closed many schools and government offices in new york heavy snow and particularly high winds nearly brought the city to a halt and by afternoon most businesses had closed up for the day the mayor declared a winter storm emergency and he asked residents to stay indoors. This is a serious serious storm a tween the very low temperature the strong winds the driving snow everyone should take this one very seriously and take precautions that conditions brought airports to a standstill thousands of Flights Canceled in the northeast leaving travelers either queuing up to rebook or stranded unsure of when they might be able to fly appetite was canceled and we never got any information that they would be canceled. Or delayed and when actually it was on the plan to see further south in georgia water thousands were no match for the cold the rare sight where temperatures this low are highly unusual this is the first time five years have seen snow or even cold ice this much say a storm that hit hard when the temperatures now expected to dip down again to minus twenty degrees celsius and below there seems little chance of much melting away. Well gabriel is on the is in new york for us now with the its all about the cold how are people taping with it. Well theyre not going outside if they dont have to thats for sure because these are very dangerous temperatures that the eastern seaboard of the United States is dealing with right now but for people they do have to go outside. And its layers of many layers of clothes thats the only way really to survive this cold weather in any sort of comfort if you can call it that i can tell you that authorities all over the east coast really frantically trying to get Homeless People off of the streets because these temperatures are just very very dangerously cold now this is the east coast of the u. S. Its the middle of winter theyre used to snow here theyre used to cold temperatures but this is different this is really historic and how cold it is because theres really three factors theres a snow that has been very high as much as thirty inch thirty centimeters in some places or more the strong winds this bombsite clone as its been called Hurricane Force winds almost have really added to it that just make it very very difficult in that cold wind hitting any exposed skin is very dangerous but then also the storm surge that weve seen particularly up in the new england area of the east coast has caused a lot of problems as well so add all that up together and youre seeing very very cold historically low temperatures here in the northeast and officials saying if you dont have to go outside certainly dont indeed and you know the people obviously affected deeply by whats happened just a few days ago up in maine weve also reporting that we were getting pictures of frozen sharks caught up in the sea just off the coast so you know is the or is this going to last of least a few more days. Yeah there have been some crazy crazy stories about animals that have just frozen because theyve been outside and stories such as this and also stories like Mount Washington in New Hampshire where it got down to negative seventy three degrees celsius now its the worst over its not actually. The major storm system has moved out of the area theres a lot of snow on the ground and the temperatures are expected to remain below freezing and so serious throughout the weekend the mayor of new york city said it could get with wind chill factor negative twenty nine degrees celsius here in new york friday night into saturday morning and all along the northeast coast of the u. S. Could see temperatures as low as negative Fifteen Degrees celsius so its going to be a very cold weekend its not going to warm up here on the east coast the United States for several more days well you take keep warm by gabriel will check in with you over the weekend certainly thank you well from the east coast of the u. S. Lets go to madagascar because theyre also issuing a red full several regions as Tropical Cyclone eva moves over its northern coast now the storm has brought heavy rain causing flooding power cuts widespread Property Damage is expected to move south along the east coast and some preventative evacuations have already taken place. Well zambia has always had a Major Military operation to clamp down on cholera more than fifty people have been killed so far in just three months now the un is providing two million vaccines and beds for sixteen hundred people the tory gay can be has more. Extreme measures to contain a National Health crisis this is the barricade in zambias capital lusaka street sellers pitching in to help the military close off one of the citys crowded marketplaces that have become a breeding ground for cholera before their own said the living seas of the of this petition that betty told me that i recall that in season is getting. Deeper into a period where there will be crowded or doesnt say well this is a government decided needed discredited air force thirteen to meet that the outbreak began at the end of september with bacteria showing off the shallow wells into densely Populated Areas on the outskirts of the soka the wells were filled in but not before the disease spread to the city more than two thousand people have been infected in just over three months color is a bacterial disease usually spread to contaminated water that preys on the most vulnerable the frail and weak but even the healthy are at risk left untreated it can kill with an ounce with the backing of the u. N. Exam b. Has launched a color a Vaccination Campaign set up Treatment Centers and closed off some public spaces. Church gatherings in the at the same time as in areas where the epicenter was the center is god now much pride that god didnt and then lists as has been provided by our colleagues from the command center and not allowed funeral gatherings and not allowed public gatherings and not. The ban extends to schools due to regime classes this week and two restaurants where Health Workers have found contaminated food the government says its confident the outbreak can be contained within the next few weeks its spreading the message of proper hygiene and sanitation may take longer than the story goes into al just. As in bob ways the president has ruled out forming a Coalition Government with the opposition i mean someone in guard made the statement out of his to ailing Opposition LeaderMorgan Tsvangirai his home is battling with colon cancer when a guy came to power in november after a military coup when popular protests forced out the longtime leader robert mugabe. But if you really were. Serious in listening to. The medical center. Going forward do you see any prospects of a deal you mean for us to go some. People some i know before you. Know how do you democratic and good. Foreign minister says his country is being made a scapegoat for washingtons military failures in afghanistan and response to the u. S. Decision to suspend military assistance to islamabad. Asif told the wall street journal that the white house failed to behave as an ally washington says it will withhold aid until pakistan takes Decisive Action against the taliban. On tuesday the u. S. Ambassador to the un announced that the suspension of two hundred fifty five Million Dollars in Security Assistance to pakistan in addition nine hundred billion dollars approved earlier for pakistan in connection with operations in afghanistan could be withheld or responding to the u. S. Decision back a stance Foreign Ministry says is government has spent more than one hundred twenty billion dollars of its own money on the war against terrorism in the past fifteen years. Haiti has some of the most overcrowded prisons in the world he would write scripts. Conditions trees about reports from the capital Port Au Prince. Has been trying to find his brother for more than a week he visited more explicit stations and has just been notified that hes being held here at the Port Au Prince national penitentiary. And were not going to the Police Arrest my brother and he was not part of the gang and they took him away and were looking for him he was sowing water on the street. The accounts of relatives visiting the prison hi led to problems the Justice System here is facing we were just inside the prison and we were not allowed to film it is overcrowded and people are living in dire conditions on the. Video obtained by the Associated Press use agency last february shows what life is like inside malnourished inmates barely surviving in prison cells overcrowding is one of the highest in the world at more than three hundred fifty percent of over eleven thousand prisoners eight thousand i did haneys awaiting trial. United nations peacekeeping troops left haiti two months ago the u. N. Mission is now fully focused on improving the Justice System. That we met the un representative in Port Au Prince who says the task ahead is an enormous challenge we have started trying already to work in local. Tribunals of premier installs and help them with the people who have been in prolonged pretrial detention for the longest period of time to actually appear before a judge. And its not just whats happening in the prisons but also the conduct of security forces. A Police Operation last month. Left at least nine people dead. The victim a professor an unarmed Security Guard among. Human Rights Groups fear an increase. And they need to. Hold people to account even high level people so that there isnt an abuse of the law all over a fight. As massive corruption the Biggest Challenges for the next few years the question is whether haitis government and the new u. N. Mission. In reforming that. Change when he was. In the final. Welcome back its time for sports history thanks very much armaan have won the biggest prize in middle east football for just the second time in the history they upset the United Arab Emirates in the final of the gulf cup after a dramatic night in kuwait city san hamish reports. The action started in the stands lonely full kickoff in this gold cup final between a mine and u. A. E. More than twenty planes had carried supporters and journalists from the two nations as they packed the sixty thousand capacity all jobber stadium in kuwait this a team event may not resonate globally but in this region its like a world cup and the omanis were determined to take the trophy home. A different game in their mind we came all the way from oman to take the trophy back and theres no doubt that its coming home to miss america a lot i know my god were likely to do it the gulf cup is very important for us otherwise we wouldnt be here were not here as tourists we came here to win the title. On the pitch it was all man that pose the biggest threat but it wasnt until the eighty ninth minute when the immoralities were awarded the peltier that it looked as though the two thousand and nine champion is where in real danger of losing this final home. Omar abdelrahman had the chance to seal a third title for his team but omani goalkeeper phase at the sheedy rose to the ok jand saving the penalty and sending the omani fans into a frenzy things got worse for the u. A. E. As the game was heading to extra time and their hopes of clinching the third title started to fade after a goalless extra time the match went into a dramatic penalty shoot out u. A. E. Hero amaro had a chance to redeem himself but things turned horribly wrong for the striker. A man held on for a five four win to clinch the second title and send the nation into jubilation serious charge. Us and our job no no no no. Thank god you finally made it i want to thank all our friends who came here to support us and we just couldnt send them home empty handed. I congratulate. Our fans in oman and the ones that came here to watch us they deserve this victory. That has been overshadowed by Political Tension by the way and now i know that qatar will be hosting the gentleman in two years time right now its not clear whether the trophy wont be defended with unity i mean restored in the golf front i was there on the way. But some of ammans fans will be feeling sore after the celebrations took an unexpected turn a barrier at the stadium collapsed during celebrations and around twenty fans were injured when they fell to the pitch site below now some of them were taken to hospital but their injuries not full to be serious. Liverpool have put their place in the fourth round of the english f. A. Cup after beating local rivals everton at Anfield Liverpool went in front when james milner scored from the penalty spot after adam lallana was brought down in the box the sigurdsson equalized for their merseyside rivals midway through the second half but van dyke made the perfect debut for his new club scoring the winner as it finished two one elsewhere just feeling god and lukaku scored for Manchester United as they beat darby county to plenty of games two on saturday among them English Premier League leaders Manchester City take on Burnley Chelsea arsenal and tottenham are also in action while less to city play thirtieth town the same team from which less to star striker jamie forty was signed Serena Williams will not defend her title at this years Australian Open the twenty three time grand slam winner says shes simply not ready to compete for the title williams gave birth in september and returned to the court in an exhibition match last week is the First Time Since two thousand and eleven that shell miss the Australian Open this will come as a blow to the organizers as andy murray has also withdrawn rafael nadal and Novak Djokovic who are currently doubtful for the tournament in melbourne. The current world number one simona halep has reached her first finals this season the two thousand and fifteen champion beat her remaining in compassionate and rena beggar in shens and china on friday straight to trieste six one six four was the school. Will face the defending champion catarina senior kovar in the final the czech had to deal with five time grand slam champion Maria Sharapova in fridays semi sharper and sharper ive only played a tournament in two thousand and seventeen after returning from a fifteen month suspension for taking a banned substance and she was beaten in three sets. Germany reached there for. First hopman cup final in twenty three years theyll face switzerland in the deciding tie of the mixed team event in perth and when her singles match and teamed up with alexanders vera in the doubles to give germany a two one win over host australia no place with her is Roger Federer and benches for the trophy on saturday. Sanish football giants barcelona have kept to a new year tradition they opened their doors to thousands of supporters for fridays Training Session which is usually off limits their Spanish League season will resume after the winter break against live on tape on sunday boss a nine points clear at the top of the standings the clubs fans who couldnt make it to the Training Session werent forgotten with messi and louis suarez visiting a Childrens Hospital in boston lono. Americas best figure skaters are fighting for a place at next months Winter Olympics in pyongyang chang and was a sports known for its elegance and grace one competitor is shaking things up. Thanks twenty two year old jamie marr produced a hip hop inspired performance at the National Championships in san Jose California while he was a fan of favorite macit in the eleventh place in the mens competition top of the standings that was eighteen year old nathan chen hes the only undefeated male skater in the world this season will be vying for olympic gold and thats all useful for now or have more feel later. Thanks joe ill be back with a little hall fondues on the other side of the break until and thanks for watching the news or to stay with us. The final version. Graduate from iraq hes also a part time going to museum which includes a reconstruction of the famous. Most of the people hes showing around came to germany as refugees this is just one of several billion museums taking part in the project Meeting Point and as well as bringing people together one of its aims is to emphasize the contribution of migrants right up to the present day to western culture. 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