Hello welcome to this aljazeera news hour live from doha and its coming up in the next sixty minutes the u. S. Puts a hamas leader on its global terror list the Palestinian Group calls it a dangerous development. President trump signs an order to keep the gun tom obey prison open plus. Marching to change teachers students and hospital workers join antigovernment protests in tokyo. And the triple treat a blue moon a super moon and a total eclipse all in one. Less out in the palestinian territories within the past twenty four hours a series of developments of offered hope to the long besieged people of girls are on the one hand but also on the other challenging the palestinians Political Leadership president trying to use his state of the Union Address to reiterate americas recognition of jerusalem as israels capital the state department listed the political leader of hamas is melania a global terrorist imposing sanctions on him meanwhile israel unveiled a billion dollar plan to help ease girlss humanitarian crisis and the European Union pledged an extra fifty three Million Dollars in aid to the palestinians our correspondent roslyn jordan reports now from washington. The United States formally declared the Palestinian Group hamas a terrorist organization in one thousand nine hundred ninety seven twenty one years later washington says hamas is political chief. Is himself a specially designated global terrorist because thanks to his leadership hamas has killed seventeen americans the designation is that any assets honey a house in the u. S. Are now frozen he cant travel there and u. S. Persons cannot give him any Financial Support one official says honey a is a clear threat to u. S. National security and he has been a member of hamas and the one nine hundred eighty s. And he rose through the ranks in large part but continually championing terrorism against israel. And he has calls for a renewed into fatah just last month underscore how important todays designation is we will not be distracted by hamas efforts to obscure its true and bloody nature the landmark honey a call for a new uprising against israel in december because of this we are no closer to a lasting Peace Agreement between israel and the palestinians the us president Donald Trumps decision to recognize your islam as the capital of israel something mandated by congress welcomed by the Israeli Government and condemned by palestinians who want East Jerusalem to be the capital of their future nation while honey i attended a funeral for a hamas member his aides told reporters they dont take the us is move seriously while the other side of. It is clear that putting the name of Ismail Haniya on the terrorism list by the americans came at a time that the Us Administration is targeting jerusalem and putting sanctions on preventing the aid of the morra which is a continuation of the crimes against the Palestinian People that it isnt is not always thought we ought to look at this for a beginning. No religion is for this reason we are considering this statement of is the foolish statement committed by people who know nothing about what freedom for the us says it will do all it can to stop hamas from destabilizing the middle east the problem for the trumpet ministration a ma says it wont be deterred rosalyn jordan aljazeera washington but weve been speaking to saying whos with the Truman National security project she says and he is addition to the u. S. Terror and this comes as no surprise. This is not a very significant policy change on the part of the United States because for many years since the one nine hundred ninety s. Hamas as an organization has been already recognized as a terrorist organization by the United States and so therefore simply saying that the leader now is being singled out for individual does and nation as a terrorist is not a huge difference although it will place individual sanctions on him as a person hamas has never been a party to the negotiating talks with the israelis its always been with the Palestinian Authority we dont recognize hamas osa legitimate government and city and so it doesnt quite accomplish any political and National Security space again its just more a talking point added to the Trump Administrations rhetoric that hes supposedly fighting back on terrorism and today the state Department Officials remarks specifically quoted mr henry is comments on a nother intifada but i think its important for English Speakers to understand that the word intifada translates to uprising in english and that was a direct response to president Donald Trumps decision to unilaterally recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel which is exactly why u. S. National Security Experts for many years have warned against the United States unilaterally making this decision because it would precisely do that foment tensions and increase risk for american citizens the European Union has pledged an extra fifty three Million Dollars for the palestinians after the u. S. Decision to withhold funding these Foreign Policy chief. Made the announcement of the images he did. In brussels this comes of a u. N. Rule in the us economy is on the verge of collapse. Well at that same brussels meeting israel presented a plan to help rebuild it would cost a billion dollars and would be funded by the International Community in one calendar from the daily challenges of life in gaza. Gaza is crumbling the siege imposed by israel and egypt now in its eleven pm and three walls have left its infrastructure in ruins everything is in dire need of repair or replacement buildings roads house services. This is a shop they a refugee camp mo nobody out of this house is not fit for human habitation according to the local United Nations agency yet theres no money for even basic repair much less extensive reconstruction. And we are a family of eight People Living in a small house until now we can provide food and i cant expand the house i only have two small rooms the house is too small and its falling to pieces the blockade dictates the day to day reality for two Million People in gaza where israel controls the board is space and walters goes an Economic Experts are warning that even if help is given immediately a security and humanitarian situation might be unavoidable many youth. Many of the first want to leave gaza they want to leave anywhere the social. Graces and. Hey in ramallah the news that the israelis are talking about a billion dollar deal to ease humanitarian suffering in gaza has been met with skepticism and experts are wondering what any deal might actually mean or what does that really needs is an entitlement a serious entitlement effort led by the by the studios i dont think about the art of the botty to speak of all development of gaza at a time when its lie and is putting forth for that the development of gaza many blame israel for gazas current state but others also say that the rift between the Palestinian Authority and hamas the largest Political Group in gaza has meant that things have stagnated gaza remains under siege iran can. President trump a society to keep the gong tunnel may be a military prison in cuba opened using an executive order his predecessor barack obama promised to close it but failed aljazeera as defense correspondent Patty Culhane reports a big stage and a chance to make good on a big Campaign Promise us President Donald Trump announced a new signed executive order he will keep the controversial Guantanamo Bay military prison open in the past we have foolishly released hundreds and hundreds of dangerous terror. Only to meet again on the battlefield including the isis leader alabang. When we captured who we had when we were released both of those statements are just not true i salute her. He was released in two thousand and four by iraq and according to the u. S. Director of National Intelligence of the seven hundred fourteen get mowed detainees that have been released one hundred twenty one are suspected of returning to the fight thats around seventeen percent the executive orders as detainees can be transferred to the prison but it doesnt mean they will be it gives the secretary of defense ninety days to decide if anyone should be sent there a decision to do that would be controversial to many across the globe the International Community needs to condemn the latest statement from donald trump President Trump saying that he will keep the president and we know it doesnt we know it costs of awesome and we know that the human rights abuses manifold and its a stain on any Justice System there are forty one detainees still being held in guantanamo the majority have not yet face trial and even those cleared for release are facing an uncertain future as the Trump Administration decides if others will meet the same fate patty calling aljazeera washington but weve been speaking to him beg who was detained without charge at Guantanamo Bay for almost two years. It seems almost almost like the United States is bipolar when it comes to guantanamo on the one hand obama when he came into power shortly afterward said in an executive order that he ordered tunnel to be closed within one year he couldnt follow through on that and obama and trump has said that hes going to keep it open i think its easier for him to follow through on his promise than obama could on his and it simply because theres no appetite to close to actually close Guantanamo Bay and to say the one thing about the prisoners the nobody said and that essentially was that the overwhelming majority of them were innocent because they werent charged or tried in any open court of law the fact that they remain now in in a black hole of legal detention and possibly as trumper said new prisoners will come from iraq and syria it means that he just press the reset the restart button on guantanamo clearly in the beginning there was a kind of appetite i felt that that was within within some aspects of American Society something that was written that really regarded guantanamo torture secret detention sides as important and there was a lot of uproar about it i think whats happened now is and because there was no precedent set for the false imprisonment and the torture of cia detainees that was mentioned in the cia tenet senate report. Obama didnt prosecute essentially what was war crimes and thats why. Trump can now say i believe torture works i believe war crimes work the Yemeni Government and the session with prisoners in the Southern City of aden the government headquarters were taken over during three days of fighting in the city dozens of people have been killed in the battle between the Southern Council secessionist and government forces. Meanwhile russia has dismissed u. S. And u. N. Supplied evidence that iran supplied missiles to gammon to think rebels russia says its inconclusive and that it would oppose any bit to slap sanctions on tehran russias ambassador to the u. N. Argued missiles used by the rebels may have been shipped to yemen before an arms embargo was imposed in twenty fifteen thousands of syrians who have claimed refuge in the u. S. Will be allowed to stay for at least another year and a half the trumpet ministration has decided to extend temporary protected status to the seven thousand syrians it currently covers but the Administration Says it wont accept new applications from syrians for the program of the twelve million syrians have been displaced since the conflict began in twenty live we can speak now to move as mustapha who is in washington d. C. Hes executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task force and Advocacy Organization thank you for talking to us and what exactly does temporary protected status mean. Will temporary protected status trees that individuals that are in the United States under a student visa work. Any other. Are able to remain in the country and are not sent back to syria or any country where there is either a human made humanitarian disaster or a Natural Disaster that would endangered their lives and so it is a law that is focused protecting people that if they were to be returned back to their home countries their lives would be in imminent danger so you must be exceedingly pleased but obviously know that this is just an eighteen month extension. Well theres a couple of things first of all we are very much pleased with this because we were our biggest fear was that temporary protected status would not be granted for syrians this year coming around but two things happened one it is only for eighteen months and hopefully after that it will be less things and so you have changed drastically it will be extended and number two it does not allow for other syrians to register for t. P. S. It is only syrians in the United States that have already registered for temporary protected status they can really knew that status and keep going but other syrians that may have a right since the time period or time open in florida straits theyre not able to to register which is disappointing but it is a victory and what were talking about a very small number were talking about seven thousand syrians have been granted this refutation matter how temporary what does it mean for their family members for instance. Any other syrians whether its their family members but as other other series that are right since the opening for the Registration Data the time. They are still in a very tough situation and again if they were to be sent back to their home country their lives would be in danger whether it is by you know the different terrorist organizations on the ground like has been lower or remnants of isis but also said regime in detainments and torture and presence that happens on a regular basis and so they have no protection and what social of what sort of life to these seven thousand syrians that she leads in the United States when theyve got this temporary protected status they allow to work. Yeah well under temporary protected status to the good part is that they are given Work Authorization at times theyre giving some sort of travel documentation that they can utilize if they need to to travel for any you know emergency so the number one thing which is work and the ability to stay here legally not be under threat of deportation or detainment are important so theyre able to lead lives that allow them to function and survive through the stuff period until the future of syrias is a little bit clearer was mostafa thank you very much in the Face Painting some of the sanctions thank you weve got a lot more to come on this aljazeera news hour including we join the Colombian Special forces on patrol with a look at the smuggling gangs on the lawless border with venezuela. A classified memo about the f. B. I. The Trump Campaign and russia opens up a new passes and a rift in washington one of the most Deadly Strike is in World Football makes a big money move pieces of the details plus the latest transfer deadline day news in sport. That a british lawyer is seeking to have saudi arabia suspended from the u. N. Human Rights Council because of its own human rights record the kingdom is accused of a wrestling dozens of political activists and detaining them without charge so youre going to reports now from london. Its a case that has been given little attention given the recent state of affairs in saudi arabia thirty of its citizens detained without charge another thirty one who have apparently simply disappeared no one knows where they have gone or whether theyre being held nor have they been charged with any offenses a violation of saudi and International Rules say the british lawyers who authored the report into the arrests and are now calling for the un to suspend the government of saudi arabia from the human Rights Council if they are committed to human rights and the instruments that they signed up to as well as International Law then theres no need for the suspension if they put that into practice but those who breach provisions of International Codes should not be allowed to do that and still sit on a council that reviews human rights around the world with the double standard should be stopped much may have been made of the recent changes in saudi arabia since the countries of the throne Mohammed Bin Salman assumed a wider role women have won the right to drive the last country in the world to have lifted that ban and a high profile corruption crackdown against members of the elite two significant attention around the world human Rights Groups say while these actions are part of a determined effort to change saudis troubled image the reality is far removed from that vision of change dissent is silenced calls for change a sense it and even messages on social media can invite imprisonment and punishment the fact that both simple activists i mean jean according to our accounts and maybe more now that this new report has emerged r. J. Soley for the human rights activism and this is absolutely not acceptable and i mean that the efforts of the crown prince to brand himself as a reformer cannot fly in the face of such blatant Human Rights Violations as a member of the uns human rights panel. There is much pressure on saudi arabia to fulfill its duties in that capacity one way would be to get key allies such as the u. K. A major exporter of arms to the kingdom to convince them to fulfill their legal obligations saudis rulers are expected to visit britain soon but there are concerns as to how much of an effect Prime Minister theresa may would have on calls to respect the values that meant to uphold as members of the human Rights Council saudi arabia may be sensitive about its image question is how much will it be prepared to prove that its willing to accept change within the kingdom. Aljazeera london a u. S. Judge has said the number of victims of sexual abuse by sports dr larry nasser has now risen to two hundred sixty five at least sixty five of them are expected to confront their abuser in court in the last of three sentencing hearings that has already been sentenced to up to one hundred seventy five years in jail for assaulting more than one hundred fifty female athletes during his time as a doctor for the u. S. Gymnastics team well among his victims were a limp medalists including u. S. Gymnasts simone biles who won four goals and a bronze in the twenty sixteen rio games i think its very hard for someone to go through what ive gone through recently and its very hard to talk about how. Theyve been that i think the judge is my hero. She gave it to him and didnt let him get any power over any of the girls and letting the girls go and speak was very powerful it cant hurt you any more you know he. Would care. The f. B. I. Has raised questions about the accuracy of a secret congressional memo that suggests the agency and Justice Department abused their power the white house intends to release the classified document that contains allegations of Elias Kimberly how cases planes. Thank you and God Bless America goodbye for many people it was the text of donald trump stated the union speech that made headlines instead it was his unscripted comments as he left the chamber referencing a secret memo purporting to show top Law Enforcement tools were used for political purposes the twenty sixteen president ial election was released for iraq and were going to have. You heard its a classified memo written by Top Republicans and members of the House Intelligence Committee they allege it shows a misuse of power by the f. B. I. And Justice Department under the Obama Administration will investigating the Truck Campaign during the u. S. Election republicans on the House Intelligence Committee voted on monday to release the classified memo to the public despite protests from democratic lawmakers and the department of justice the memo al the partisan decision to make it public have only intensified the controversy surrounding the inquiry by special counsel Robert Muller into accusations a Russian Election meddling a potential kulu with the trump president ial Campaign Democrats argue it is all part of a wider effort by republicans and the white house to undermine the bowler investigation by continually raising questions about its fairness this week a top f. B. I. Official announced he was stepping down after trump personally criticized him on twitter for having ties to the Democratic Party and recent reports suggest trump himself wanted to fire moller states do you still think you were going to go youre going to stay story the russia investigation has clouded trumps presidency from the start yet as truck checked off his list of what he sees a successes in his first year. There was barely a mention of russia in his state of the union speech and despite an almost unanimous vote by legislators to further sanction russia for interfering in the u. S. Election the white house on monday decided not to move ahead with those sanctions the white house has received a classified memo and says its under review the president now has five days to make good on his promise to make it public kimberly how aljazeera washington. And the u. S. Government has denied reports that it intends to cut off aid to puerto rico for months after the island was hit by a powerful hurrican the federal Emergency Management agency f. E. M. A. Says its been evaluating whether there are sufficient supplies on the u. S. Territory a decision as to whether to cafes completely has not yet been made but the agency is winding down food and water distribution there are roughly six hundred thousand puerto rican still without power jose rivera is professor of social science of these in university and says while towns and cities are recovering the rural areas still need a lot of support youre still in telecom humans are in crisis especially especially in the sites so this shouldnt be assured if it needs. Distribution of food and water to the metropolitan areas in there in the coastal areas but not in the concept i havent had our since so its here again thats one hundred forty seven days almost in three days it will be by months on a set any part of the United States and we are citizens we demand that the brightness of the repairs so we can we can get on with our lives. A major highway in brazil has been shut down because of shootouts between police and suspected drug traffickers people force a take cover along the road which is known as the line in Rio De Janeiro three suspects were killed drivers have been urged to stay away from the area which is in the north of the city. Venezuelas economic collapse has led to a surge in crime not just at home but also in neighboring colombia criminal gangs are finding it increasingly lucrative to smuggle goods across the border selling them for as much as three times the original price alessandra around p. F. C. Has been a night patrol with Colombia Special forces along the venezuelan border. Shots ring out over the cmon believer bridge dividing colombian business where as people dodge and run for cover. In the last four months at least fourteen gun fights have erupted in the border town of. The gun battles have left forty people dead as colombian in venezuela and crime groups fight for control of the lucrative contraband of goods on this poorest lawless border the mayor says people are terrified. We need the National Government to wake up about the effects of venezuelas crisis we are being told we need to prepare for what will come what is not what will come its already here. Since been president shut down the border last year to all but for traffic violence has increased tenfold. Inflation is too profitable a temptation for gangs. In two years the colombian piers has increased forty times in value over them in this way and believe cross Border Smuggling once limited to petrol now extends to scrap metal fruits meat or anything that can fetch three times its price in venezuela. Colombias response has been increasing Police Presence on the ground. So were going to look for trucks full of contraband in this area probably informants already warn the smugglers of our prisons so the trucks can be hidden in one of the trails in pitch darkness and complete silence the officers patrol true a maze like collection of ever expanding trails but its like finding a needle in a haystack at this. Colombia special forces are on the lookout here on the river which divides bin its from colombia this is just one of over one hundred forty known crossings that smugglers use to move goods into colombia of course its practically impossible to control all of them despite the police best efforts but experts say the fight is also undermined by the lack of collaboration between the two countries and exacerbated by persistent corruption theres no doubt that the border is being sold to the highest bidder this area is in the hands of criminal enterprises dedicated to Drug Trafficking large scale smuggling extortion kidnapping Human Trafficking and it has been activated by the closure of the border the rising crime is just another side of be increasing economic and social crisis and been a swale that has no end in sight alison that im. So to count on the hour just here in new south. Im wayne hay reporting from Southern Thailand where well tell you about an ambitious coast to coast project that could have a major impact on shipping and security. And one of the Worlds Largest trade is of ivory decides to ban it sales completely. And the russian president speaks out about his countrys that things not being allowed to compete on to their flag at the winter olympics. From cool brisk northern fjords. To the warm tranquil waters of Southeast Asia. Oh i think our recent coast thats just about come to an end for south China Central area same time its getting up to around six celsius there for shanghai thirteen degrees in hong kong so those temperatures going in the right direction ship dry by the time we come to friday to go get up into the mid to high teens there for hong kong a little bit of cloud that just around the South China Sea cloud still thicken up into central parts of china to produce a little bit of rain maybe some snow over the high ground. Usual shower was there into Southeast Asia we have got quite a rash shout cloud coming through the wettest weather will be across indonesia where the cloud is a rather more gathered and you can see some big downpours always a possibility but generally that in the heat of the day thirty one celsius there for jakarta want to see want to see showers just feeding into the gulf of thailand over the next i think bangkok dry but the possibility of a little bit of rain as we go through thursday and friday and this showers they do stretch their way across southern parts of the by a single so its a possibility is somewhat weather that into as we go through the course of in pass of the country thirty one celsius there for columbus because that if you graze as we go on through friday similar values are not put. The way that sponsored by qatar and greece. Hold the benefit of saddam. So maybe they see the important. Documentaries that open your eyes. At this time on aljazeera. Continents across the globe. To. Aljazeera is correspond. Denis these are your top stories the u. S. Has designated the political leader of hamas is. A global terrorist and impose sanctions against the state department accuses him of being involved in terrorist attacks against Israeli Citizens hamas has branded the u. S. Decision a violation of International Law. The f. B. I. Has raised questions about the accuracy of a secret congressional memo that suggests the agency and the Justice Department abused their power the white house intends to release the classified document that contains allegations of anti trump bias. Thousands of syrians have claimed refuge in the u. S. Will be allowed to stay for at least another year and a half the trumpet ministration has decided to extend temporary protected status to the seven thousand syrians it currently covers but the Administration Says it wont accept new applications from syrians for the program. That the french president Emmanuel Mccraw has warned turkey against invading our freend in Northern Syria turkey has been attacking the kurdish region for more than ten days now afrin is controlled by the y. P. Ji which is a Syrian Kurdish group that turkey considers a terrorist organization the un estimates around fifteen thousand people are now displaced inside the african region. Healthcare workers teachers and students have added their voices to antigovernment protests in togo saging a nationwide strike that is the latest demonstration calling for an overhaul of toyotas political system and an end to the ruling familys fifty year grip on power mariana hond has more. Or less looks more like a street party than a protest but behind the smiles a serious complaints hospitals without Water Equipment to staff teachers on pitiful wages students burdened with crippling debt and a president who refuses to give up the position in his family for more than fifty years. Was we will not give up we will not stop until he quits power was i the five months protesters have been calling for an end to the political dynasty togo is the only country in west africa that doesnt adhere to president ial term limits thats kept than a Single Family in power for half a century first missing by a dam of the thirty eight he is and then his son for missing there who took over in two thousand and five when his father died president four pledged in late september to hold a constitutional referendum but the proposal for a two term presidency is not rich proactive that means missing because stand again even twice potentially keeping him in power until twenty sooty. Good look. We know what determines they are not with us on the street just to have fun this Movement Began because they know they must take a stand here. A coalition of fourteen opposition parties has been leading the mess demonstrations since august Security Forces violently suppressed some early gatherings people have been killed and theyve been a. Wrists and detentions. If their intention is to intimidate us so we stop telling people whats going on well they are wrong we will not stop arresting our members will not give young people jobs or bring democracy and change that is why we will not stop. A few here have experience life under anyone other than missing baby or his father discontent like this and for so long is unprecedented in togo its put the president under enormous pressure but hes still showing little interest in vacating his seat. And aljazeera. The kenyan government says three t. V. Stations that had planned to broadcast Opposition Leader raul mock swearing in ceremony will stay off here indefinitely and opposition m. P. s also being arrested as a symbolic inauguration was condemned by the government as a form of treason Catherine Sawyer reports from the kenyan capital nairobi. A very tough statement coming out of the interior ministry with a cabinet minister saying that what happened on tuesday was an attempt to overthrow the government so basically talking treason he said that the government has launched investigations into that and also investigations into coconspirators and facilitators he says that the government has also launched investigations into media houses particularly local media houses whose live signal was switched off and he said the reason why that happened is because it was a threat to National Security we also had that the lawyer who presided over the swearing in. Was arrested in tarot gateshead and we know with that the government has declared this National Resistance movement which is. A unit that was introduced by the opposition last year so the government has displayed this movement an organized criminal group so a very tough position taken by the government and will be interesting to see how this investigation will conclude whether it will lead to their arrest of reloading i was very careful with the words he used in the oath thing on tuesday swearing to be the peoples president which is not exactly the same as the president of the republic of kenya he also has a huge following you can just tell from the number of people who turned up for that swearing in on tuesday a walk day so perhaps going to be problematic to arrest him but government officials saying that nobody