Pressure on turkish citizens to back the countrys offensive in syria. And out of frame and rediscover their fighting form against full spurgeon managed to pull off an important when will have the highlights from that. Im brian thomas a warm welcome to the show on the macro has vowed to remain both chancellor and conservative party leader for another full term she was her first interview since clinching a deal for a new government to quash rumors that shed step down early to make way for a new generation of leaders many in her party are not satisfied with her will talk about that after this report. The german chancellor stepping up to defend the Coalition Deal specifically the key foreign and finance ministries going to the social democrats it was the only way to stop the talks collapsing she says. So even from our us i also find it painful. I would like to have kept the finance ministry but its what we decide is politically and in the Coalition Agreement and the finance minister cannot just do whatever he likes. Merkel also addressed the question of staffing within her own party there have been growing calls to begin promoting a Younger Generation of c. D. U. Talent to cabinet level posts. From i know that i naturally have to make sure that we keep in mind not just the over sixtys but also the younger people as my own message to the Party Conference is that we need to be clear about how we go forward into government get involved in the city use ministerial lineup should be clear in two weeks time merkel avoided talking about a successor saying she plans to remain as chancellor and party leader until twenty twenty one. You think you have lost your authority. Now in an unfinished nish so no i dont feel that but of course i do understand that the party will be thinking that ive been the chancellor for twelve years and clearly i cant be chancellor for another twelve years. On the other hand i had extensive discussions with the party before the election on whether it was right and desirable for me to come pain for another four years and i agree that it was merkels message to our party is clear im still in charge but im listening to my critics. But just how much is on the america listening to her critics to talk about that were joined by our correspondent keep brady good morning kate. What does it look like will america will stay on for the full term or might she leave earlier well considering the amount of political upheaval that were seeing in germany right now there really is nothing to say that merkel will indeed a full term in office but we saw from the interview that she gave just last night that she really wants to show her also in the party right now in the c. D. U. And show that she still has the ability to lead a stable party but also a stable government which still needs to be forms and of course weve seen moco survive and yet she still here but of course the big issue for the sea to you right now in the coming years is who is going to be muckle successor so right now even if she works exit the question is who would follow in her footsteps i mean that is the big question for her right now and thats part of the pressure that shes under the brewing rebellion in her party to bring in new faces shes promised to do so would that satisfy her critics at this point well that would certainly satisfy the youth wing of the concept its very keen to get younger faces insecure cabinet positions but one of the bigger which michael describes herself as pay a painful so concession was handed over the finance ministry to the social democrats and that was quite a blow particularly to the more conservative wing of the c. D. U. So we can have a listen now to see what else in the critics had to say. Theres frustration in the rank and file ive been hearing that every day for the past three days nonstop to the sofa to along about the cabinet posts but many in my party are said even depressed disappointed and some are fairly angry and giving up the finance ministry was a political mistake and i cannot go on like this we need a renewal. Ok anger depression a lot of intense emotions in the base right now could this lead to only machall being unseated. Question who would she be unseated by if you compared the c. T. V. So the social democrats right now they too have a huge personnel debate going on in that party or expecting this week knowledge to actually replace Martin Schulz as policy leader but the option just isnt that right now in the say to you but of course these questions of personnel are really a side issue the main issue at hand right now is forming a government in germany and there could still be some hurdles to overcome that. Theres two big hurdles both parties have to approve this Coalition Deal its not done and dusted at all its still an open process isnt exactly so you the delegates from the conservative policies i guess invites but the big upset could come from the social democrats as full hundred sixty thousand Party Members eligible to vote on whether they want the social democrats to go into another grand coalition so we could still see the grand coalition full flatness face and then most really would be in tricky situation as then shed be faced with having to fight a form a minority government which hes rejected on several occasions all wed also have the possibility of snap elections in germany march fourth is the date when well know about this s. P. D. Vote exact to approve the Coalition Deal we could still be looking at new elections or a minority government keep brady thanks very much. Now for some of the other stories making the news today in the United States the state of new york has launched a lawsuit against hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and his company its alleging that he and his Brother Robert broke the law by failing to protect employees from per vase of Sexual Harassment intimidation and discrimination Harvey Weinsteins facing accusations of Sexual Misconduct from dozens of women London City Airport has been closed as a safety precaution after the discovery of a World War Two bomb near boy nearby river thames parts of the east london area have also been cordoned off as the navy and police deal with the unexploded bomb officials have asked people to stay away from the area a travel frenzy is well underway in beijing and other parts of china as people head home for the Chinese New Year most will be taking the train to join their families and loved ones for celebrations nearly three billion trips are expected this year alone it is the Worlds Largest movement of people within a short time spent on russian investigators are searching for any clues as to what brought down an airliner on sunday outside moscow killing all seventy one people on board the Saratov Airlines regional jet disappeared from radar screens about four minutes after takeoff one flight recorder has now been recovered but so far the cause of this crash remains unknown much like the aircraft came down on snow covered ground just outside moscow the saratov lines jet was carrying sixty five passengers and six crew Emergency Services rushed to the scene but the russian authorities later confirmed there were no survivors three children were among the dead. The plane crash just a few minutes after takeoff from moscows doma airport the flight was heading for the city of or sq some fifteen hundred kilometers to the southeast in the Ural Mountains near russias border with kazakstan. Most of the passengers are thought to have been from the region with or to say the pilots did not report any problems before the crash People Living near the scene spoke of a massive impact witnesses saw the plane on its way down. The militias lot i was in the car with my husband we stopped when we saw this bright explosion in the sky now maybe we can tell what it was the day of the clue but sure we saw Something Like a firework and then it fell and there was a big explosion or. C. C. T. V. Footage taken from a distance shows an apparent explosion an investigation into the cause of the crash is under way or thirtys of opened a criminal case looking into possible negligence the russian made aircraft is thought to have been around seven years old one of its black box recorders has been found. And i do sort of the but also from the step we found the plane is spread over a radius of at least a kilometer investigators say using the latest equipment to cover the territory they are using drones to get an aerial view. As emergency crews worked late into the night russian president Vladimir Putin travel plans to monitor the investigation. Assisted if you know still to come on the show support on the home front a look at the public pressure on turkish citizens to back that countrys offensive against kurdish militias in syria. And braman battle to avoid relegation and sundays bundeswehr you got we have mass highlights coming up. Versus over the market in the markets are bracing themselves for what could be another turbulent week well. There are those those optimists brian who say that the european markets looks set to start the new week firmly on the frond that of course would be a welcome response after two weeks of shop falls asian markets were the first to give us a sense of whether confidence is returning in hong kong the hang seng index rose northpoint eight percent before closing flat now that after having dived more than nine percent over the previous five trading days japanese markets are closed today due to a Public Holiday the nikkei losses marked its worst week in two years and the german dax a shed about ten percent over the last two weeks but Analysts Expect a swift recovery. And we find out now if there is a recovery as our manager Frankfurt Stock Exchange this week good to see you iliza how does the dax start into this new trading week. Well i wouldnt call it a swift recovery but it is a recovery the docs are starting or bode good one percent higher than it was on friday thats not marching towards recovering all those losses that were incurred in the past week but it is a positive sign that the market can go upwards and its gaining this confidence from those share price gains on wall street now it was a rocky ride on friday on wall street and you had to hold on to your hats went up and down like a roller coaster and i think it gives confidence that after this much nervousness the market decided in the United States to close on the high level now how many how much legs this recovery has here in europe or perhaps later in the United States nobody really knows or still so much nervousness in the market you can see that and of course one of the most important reason reasons is sudden rise in rates its translating to the Capital Markets an attractive alternative to equities but another reason is of course also the question have markets maybe gone too high too long or valuations a little bit out of whack and theres so many questions there and i think it will all go this week at least perhaps even longer and even when we spoke to analysts at the end of last year you know what do you expect for twenty eighteen yes it will go up a little bit more but it will become more turbulent and that it would come this early no one expected but i think looking at the environment a lot of people cant say that theyre really surprised that the development. People also talk of a correction of course a long overdue correction and volatility is is due to to continue to cast its shadow i believe but nevertheless is there still time for some real market moves us to keep an eye on. I think the people that keep an eye on this week are the banks that they were heavily hit which is a bit of a paradox because banks standard profits when Interest Rates rise and their business becomes more profitable they can get more when they give credit mortgages to customers but they took a real whacking here at the deutsche and the come out spun for example here in germany they have their own problems sure but that they might they might be im speculating its not sure im not an analyst im not an expert but looking at the share price losses and what they stand to gain from rising rates they could be movers this week and only bouts there in france and thank you so much for this. Today begins a three day iraq reconstruction some a toasted by kuwait city iraq is looking to attract billions of dollars in Foreign Investment to revive its economy rebuilding iraq will cost eighty eight point two billion dollars thats what the director general of the countrys Planning Ministry told the Conference Today after the long civil war and hello oil prices the Iraqi Oil Industry is ready to rebound again on the country plans to build refineries and crank up Oil Production but reconstruction doesnt come cheap. Rebuilding iraq will cost hundreds of billions of dollars after years of civil war and decades of underinvestment. Complicating matters is the fact that the country is effectively under two governments theres the autonomous kurdistan region in the north with around forty five billion barrels of oil reserves the rest of iraq has at least one hundred fifty billion barrels. But its difficult to get reliable data from a country like iraq which is plagued by political instability but whats clear is just how dependent the country is on oil its estimated to account for around ninety two percent of overall state revenues. That some fifty seven billion out of sixty eight billion u. S. Dollars. Directly government is currently looking for investors for refineries pipelines and production facilities at its manned you can all field one of the countrys largest the government hopes to double output and the chinese Led Consortium could be the favorite to take over the field. State owned petro china is already the largest foreign investor in iraq and it could work with us chevron and francis to town to exploit the field other big players include exxon mobil russian look at oil and British Petroleum but the worlds second Largest Oil CompanyRoyal Dutch Shell was less optimistic about the field saying it wasnt profitable enough its pulled out and plans to focus instead on gas production. Went to turkey now which continues its offensive inside syria and mark yesterday digs in for that offensive against kurdish fighters in syrias african region its also looking to shore up support on the home front most turks back operation all of russias call but theres also been some criticism president erdogan has warned of a heavy price for anyone who speaks out against military deployment han as this. They are knitting for the soldiers in the battle server old times a week these women meet in istanbul district they make new hats to be sent to the turkish Syrian Border a gift for the troops at war. Often the scout leader we want our soldiers in are very into know that we support them as their mothers and sisters they have everything they need but this is our way to show that we are with them carte the singer says i hope our soldiers will return home safely they shouldnt have to freeze thats why were sending them these hats and our prayers. In that he says aladdins and. The mayor of the studio set up the project hes a member of the ruling a k party and believes every turkish citizen should stand unconditionally behind the military operation in syria. We dont have any problem with those who say no to war but if our country is being drawn into one we need to fight. Those who say no to war have a hidden agenda they are actually supporting the terrorists and this is something we cannot tolerate her series. For south vietnamese. Public support is strong with polls suggesting more than eighty percent of turks back the operation criticism is not well come president and one is the blunt he calls those who oppose the war terrorists love us. Samit mean good she knows what that feels like he represents turkeys biggest medical association shortly after the military offensive began the doctors had published a declaration saying no to war peace now a few days later and have been of his colleagues were detained on charges of spreading terrorist propaganda they have since been released but the authorities reaction shocked me which. Is why with those doctors detained. First and foremost because of the Political Climate in this country for most of us who we are going through a time with no tolerance for dissenting voices or contrary opinions. We stand by our position that saying no to war is not a crime it shouldnt be a crime in this country. Which almost. Within the first two weeks of the operation nearly six hundred people have been detained here in turkey on charges of spreading terrorist propaganda even if many are released just after a few days the message is clear whoever opposes the turkish offensive in Northern Syria should think twice before voicing any criticism in public meet violet also believes the operation should not be criticised quite the opposite to support the offensive he decorated his next stall in istanbul conservative neighborhood with turkish flags and hes donating some of his takings to the soldiers. Themselves everybody can support the party they want i wouldnt judge. But when National Security is at stake you have to back your country. You dont question why are we going into africa. We can see on television why its necessary to be dead. The operation will go on until a friend is freed from terror just as the government says. Because the laws those on that this military offensive in syria. Spring and now defused turkey correspondent johan who filed that report for us she joins us from istanbul good morning yulia are opponents of the military operation in syria remaining quiet right now to avoid arrest well first of all we dont know how many opponents how many critics there are demonstrations and protests are banned so people can take their descend to the streets as i was trying to show in my report in the past weeks here in turkey people got detained over general antiwar declarations or over tweets and social media posts so that shows how difficult it has become to boyce any concerns any oppositional forwards regarding this military operation the government is trying to shut that down completely original we were trying to reach one of the doctors who got detained and was later released and one of them in fact agreed to talk to us but later he canceled the interview saying he was too afraid and he has to protect his family so yes many people are scared and it takes a lot of courage to speak out you know you have members of the opposition h. T. T. P. They have been arrested for criticizing the military operation what does that mean for that Opposition Party and for democracy in turkey right now. Well the protegee cheapie is one of the largest opposition parties in Turkish Parliament but the only party to openly criticize and condemn turkeys military operation in syria they have called the offensive and i quote them here an invasion to target the cuds as a people but at the same time this party has been politically marginalized in the pastas to an extent they barely have any influence anymore several lawmakers are behind bars due to alleged links with the band p k k including former leader. He faces up to one hundred forty two years in prison and after he said he wouldnt stand for reelection the party yesterday at a Major Congress in ankara elected two new leaders a preparing of course for the upcoming parliamentary election next year but for the h d p this is definitely going to be a tough year. The turkish media how are they. What took as news media almost overwhelmingly progovernment and they have been really energetic in their reporting about the offensive following a long standing tradition here in turkey of militaristic nationalism critics wouldnt get any airtime on progovernment channel and while channels and while International Media are reporting about civilian casualties in the kurdish region in syria those figures wouldnt be reported in progovernment media here in Turkey Independent media on the other hand faced censorship and self censorship as a citizen you dont have axes even to vicky pedia anymore if you dont have a v. P. N. Client so yes Public Opinion is very much controlled very stupid and its become really difficult for citizens to come up with an independent and well informed opinion about Political Developments thanks so much for being. Well we have some sports down but this legal side voles travel to braman sunday with both teams desperate to avoid being dragged deeper into the relegation fight but it was the home side that managed to pull off an important win. Max presented his brain when teammate surrendered a two goal lead in midweek such slip ups must be avoided if they want to stay up as an laver couzin they caught off to a flier against through school back in the news of a cheesecakes corner powered harry minute vic augustin sent. The hosts looks out for the fight even when they were clearly punching above their weight. But sometimes footballs as much about beauty as it is brute force glory and heights was preserved that. He started doubling braman fleet it was many more than they deserved for their first half dominance i. Mean it would have settled for any kind of goal at this point and his side got one off the dish so found in the books. Even then it wasnt pretty as captain pool for hog needed two attempts to school. But braman werent going to repeat shes days mistake and counted to good effect to seal the win kinds again on target i it was a critical finish from the austrian midfielder winning braman a crucial three points in s. A five zero bit. Lets turn to the Winter Olympics now in south korea where wind and cold are the dominating factors in the mountains on days for a u. S. Snowboarder Jamie Anderson managed to defend her title in the Womens Slopestyle event a major accomplishment considering the tough conditions and indoors on the ice at the Team Figure Skating finals everetts team canada kept their nerve and one gold patrick chan came a big landing two huge jumps in his free skating routine chance of another shot of gold in the individual bent estate in teammates tessa virtue and scott moir scored well on the ice dancing portion as canada secured their spot atop the podium a silver medal going to a team of russian athletes the u. S. Taking brought us. If youre modern now of our top story at this hour german chancellor all of machall is about to serve out another full term this despite being under fire from her own conservatives for making sweeping concessions to form a Coalition Government i call our. 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