You thing to nations have become disillusioned with democracy and what difference do you see the selection wreaking thats a great question certainly the case that tunisians are frustrated with the pace of democracy with what many see as a lack of progress and inability to deliver on important Economic Reforms but that doesnt necessarily mean that tunisians have given up on democracy there are still many people turning out to vote the day is not over the people that i did speak with and see at Polling Centers around the capital were treating this as an emotional an important day and another step forward for tunisians democracy so you know well wait to see what the turnout final turnout numbers are but i think tunisians have not yet given up there but they certainly are frustrated 4 years into theres been a clear divide between secularists and islamists is that still the case today and you know no matter who wins this election what do you think will be the key challenges for the next president and the next government. Great question thats thats one of the most fascinating parts of this race is that in 2014 the dynamics were exactly as you categorize them you have kind of a rod secular against the one islamist Friendly Party and the other after 2014 those 2 parties came together in a governing coalition and so those dividing lines at the political level have disappeared to a certain extent and this race the dynamics are entirely different you have 5 different kind of viable candidates lets say 2 of them come from the kind of need it you know secular if you want to call it camp one of them comes from another this is the islamics camp this is the 1st time theyve run a president ial candidate in history you also have an old regime figure whose message is kind of restoring the power and practices of the state prior to the uprisings in 2011. So the dynamics are kind of completely different this year different dynamics and to nature of course neal one prays as the only democracy to emerge from the arab spring uprisings that actually began in tunisia but it hasnt been easy as weve seen over the last few years what do you think needs to happen now what should be the priority for the next leader to strengthen the democratic ideals of the country. Well you know head 1st on the minds of most tunisians according to polling and just you know living here and speaking with people is of course as you stated the economy and then security so these are the priorities weve seen the value of the currency depreciate and weve seen prices go up and this has led to a sense that there is a declining middle class and this is one of the most challenging and alarming things for most tunisians is to maintain what has made Tunisia Special in the region which is a strong middle class a highly educated population and a kind of comfortable way of life for many and as this is declining were seeing other candidates such as new bill carter we who is leading a kind of a populist campaign focusing on poverty focusing on alleviating poverty gaining a lot of traction the other kind of key issue after this election will be forming a government thats able to do that so this is only the 1st round of a president ial election well then have parliamentary elections on october 6th and then a likely 2nd round and final round of the president ial election after that forming a government thats capable of addressing these challenges of the tunisians next big test thank you very much for speaking to us neil sieberg from the United StatesPeace Institute joining us now from tunis thank you very much for your time thank you. Plenty more ahead on this news hour including category hell thats how the u. N. Chief has described the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian on a visit to the bahamas and bloodied but unbeaten tyson fury wins his latest fight in las vegas details with peter coming up. First violence has broken out in hong kong after tens of thousands of people defied a police ban and marched through the city center it was a 1st mass demonstration since the territorys leaders with an unpopular extradition the protesters are demanding more government concessions and political reforms linda gunn reports from hong kong. Another day another represent of unrest. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators defy a police ban to march through Central Hong Kong once again. There is no shortage of anger here the turmoil in hong kong is well into its 3rd month and protests continue unabated. In the formal groups of volunteers from 1st aid medics to lawyers and will be just leaders show that support for these demonstrators is far reaching a full withdrawal of the proposed law to extradite suspects to china was announced by chief executive care really lamb last week a concession by beijings leaders but observers say it may have been given to late protesters say theyre refusing to give in until their other 4 demands are met demonstrators say care really lamb is just a lackey of beeching. Everyone knows shes not sincere to face to people in her call as low as she doesnt response to all demands will continue to protest you get it is a game that the government is full of poker see its the government that undermine the rule of law. Police are using on reasonable violence the process is a using force not balance its violence only when it harms people. And that fight once again and it in violence tear gas Water Cannons up Police Tactics which have so far only emboldened protesters to keep surging forward for the last few months these have become familiar scenes the streets of hong kong have become a battleground this is hong kong on edge young people here tell us they are forever transformed by the recent political turmoil and they are risking all to resist what they call creepy authoritarianism from beijing. On just 0 point. 82 refugees and migrants rescued a week ago in the mediterranean by the ocean viking charity ship has been allowed to land on the italian island of lampedusa its the 1st time in months that a rescue ship arrived has been given permission to dock in an italian port on the other side of the world indonesia is struggling with refugees escaping conflict poverty in africa the middle east and elsewhere in asia they have no idea if theyll ever find another home aljazeera is ready to mohamed will report on that from jakarta very shortly right after paul brennan looks at the new italian governments approach to refugees. The news brought tangible relief to ocean viking after nearly a week in limbo just heard. This side place of safety. I am the one other thing. That sprang to spontaneous celebration among the rescued migrants in what it is were very happy about the news this is amazing were going to arrive in a. Playschool people understand and listen to us if theyre happy to listen that we have to some backing in many. Italys new Prime Minister decepticon tech has been in power just a week and conti center Left CoalitionGovernment Supports a more humane approach than the hardline closed ports policy of the previous interior minister matteo salvia but ministers insist that does not mean its only now has an open door policy. I believe theres a big misunderstanding about the safe ports given to ocean viking it was assigned to ports simply because the e. U. Stuck to our request to take the majority of the microbes it must be clear that our aim is to ensure that those who arrive in italy or redistributed to other European Countries that hasnt stopped salvini from criticizing we have only part of the redistributions in europe are just words because i am still waiting for the other European Countries to take a few 1000 of those that they have already promised to take so this is a surrender obviously one of contest promises to europe was that it really would return to being a refugee camp. Back on board the migrants are already planning where they might be sent germany has promised to take 25 percent of any refugees rescued in the mediterranean but the rest of the distribution is less clear the subject will certainly come up when e. U. Interior ministers meet in malta on september 23rd. Aljazeera. They came to indonesia in hope they could start a new life in Australia New Zealand canada but many say theyre now stranded. Fled the war in afghanistan and 2015 he and his family live in this makeshift shelter without electricity basic sanitation and little food. Dont have come here my wife has 3. She leaves but. I have no money to buy but their food. Mohamed is one of 400 refugees sharing the small space income in west jakarta up to 26 men live in this room using cardboard boxes and plastic sheets to make the floor more comfortable to sleep on unable to work or study they sit in wait for transit papers assistance but as conflicts in africa and the middle east continue frustration levels are rising the refugees have been demonstrating in front of the Un Refugee Agency for the pa several weeks many of them have come from. Pakistan to don eritrea somalia and iraq. 7 many blame the authorities for not doing enough. Youre not. Doing here you are supposed to protect all the refugees treating them equally. Indonesia is home to 14000. 00 refugees and decided but its not a signatory to the Un Refugee Convention which means it only acts as a transit country but the Australian Government has tightened its borders to refugees from indonesia and cut its International Funding to migrants the Un Refugee Agency says chances for resettlement on limits. Direct assistance isnt going to be the answer because Everyone Needs to be able to have the tools to take care of themselves and this is why were working with the government the government of indonesia here to try to find ways under the indonesian laws for refugees to have the ability to take care of themselves so they dont always have to depend on handouts Rights Groups saying no single group is responsible for the backlog what i think is very important in order to. Bring all the parties together Civil Society business sectors and also Government Agencies as well as the refugees but it is about the refugees want their voices heard having come this far they say its their only hope for healing Mohammed Al Jazeera jakarta. Israel is holding its 2nd general election within 5 months on tuesday palestinian israelis are being urged to vote in greater numbers than they did in april and a leading palestinian israeli politician is provoking a strong reaction by making an unprecedented call for a coalition Harry Fawcett has a story of what. Big days left in the Election Campaign a clash over race voting and hidden cameras came to a head in the israeli parliament. You are a liar shouted knesset member im an hors de confronting israels Prime Minister with a camera phone Benjamin Netanyahu had been trying unsuccessfully to force through last minute legislation allowing Party Activists to film inside polling stations palestinian israeli politicians saw that as an attempt to intimidate voters in arab areas. But in this election im an order isnt just taking on what he calls netanyahu is racist campaign hes confronting a long held to do within palestinian israeli politics saying he would be prepared to be the 1st leader to take his grouping of mainly palestinian parties into israeli Coalition Government albeit with conditions that make it unlikely in the near future that you know that. We have a great influence on who will form the government if you put aside the arab vote netanyahu will be the paying him if you include the arab vote then there are other scenarios. Other members of his alliance have distanced themselves from his message but a recent poll suggests nearly 80 percent of palestinian israelis are in favor of either joining a Coalition Government or supporting one within the knesset nobody ever expected an arab politician to say it and the reason is for all sorts of historic internal debates among the arab palestinian citizens and israel theres been a very ambivalent feeling to what extent the parties should legitimize the Israeli Government to what extent being part of the Israeli Government puts them in a position where they would have to give up on very significant principles in aprils elections the turnout among palestinian israelis was down to a new low 50 percent so with this idea of more active Political Engagement lift that number cut to egypt you did that voting is a very positive step people here dont do it and if you dont vote our vote goes to rival parties but i am against arab parties joining an Israeli Government. Its good if they join a left wing government not a right wing races government that works against arabs the palestinian citizens of israel there is a level of support for the idea of engaging in Coalition Government in the future but the palestinian israeli politicians they say the vital thing is that their electorate comes out and votes in greater numbers than they have before to have any chance of bringing down the administration of Benjamin Netanyahu netanyahu is him so if using or days starts to warn voters of the suppose a danger in supporting the main opposition led by benny gantz and yeah i like pete will be me at the head of the likud or will be the pig and guns at the head of a leftist government that will include a move to be and i mean as minister of their government those politicians say no when you know who is trying to diligent him eyes palestinian israelis in gauge meant in National Politics the question is whether this time it might inspire them instead to engage more are a force that aljazeera israel. Still ahead on this aljazeera news ally they say they can talk to be then cows after centuries living in kenya smile for its navvies tribes fear being wiped out by the classroom on wheels in mexico how few children are getting an education while many other u. S. Economy is miss out and where this former rugby captain is blackmailed into revealing news on his health. Peter well have that story coming up. You know changing conditions across the middle east lots of drive by the lots of hot sunshine little bit of cloud just spilling out of turkey just making its way towards georgia over the next day or so so you could see some wet weather and really show up too much on monday but come choose day. Just not just for a cassette eastern side of the black sea getting close to 30 celsius once again in bahrain some lovely sunshine here getting close to the mid fortys in baghdad so the hot sunshine does continue in the hot sunshine stretches way down across the Arabian Peninsula some. Cloud just pushing through here you much just catch a sports of right on the but i think any rain will be few and far between is just a spot or 2 certainly a possibility so lossy settle in last sunday as we go through the coming days weve got dry weather and sunshine stretching across a good part of Southern Africa possibilities some showers just into the far south just across the southern cape you must see a little bit more cloud just creeping in here 19 celsius the top temperature in cape town durban gets up to around 26. 00 degrees celsius harare at 20 a loss of dry weather there and a similar picture as we go on through tuesday with more warmth and sunny weather. If you were in beijing looking out the Pacific Ocean youd see american warships. Was there somehow time is aiming to replace america and around the world all the chinese are not that stupid these guys want to dominate a huge chunk of the planet this sounds like a preparation for our 1st president George Washington said if you want peace prepare for war the coming war on china to josie. From inside the walls of a west african prison of. A chance to create to express emotion and take the 1st steps towards rehabilitation. A renowned choreographer shares his passion for darts inspiring prisoners to perform and to reach beyond the ill deeds of the past and the confines of their present the dance of the witness documentary on aljazeera. Youre watching aljazeera live from doha a reminder of our top stories iran is accusing the us of deceit up to washington blame tehran for jonah tax on 2 Oil Facilities in saudi arabia yemen 2 with the rebels say they were responsible for saturdays explosions which knocked out more than half of the kingdoms entire output theres been no turnout at the polls aimed to michelle with just over an hour left for voters to choose their 2nd president since the 27 arab spring 24 candidates in their. Army and police in hong kong have used tear gas and water cannon to break up the latest on tiger government protests tens of thousands of people have been marching in the city in defiance of a police ban and they continuing their push for political reform. More now on our top story of the attacks on 2 major Oil Facilities in saudi arabia joining us now is mona share talking who is an International Oil and Energy Consultant and former Research Officer at opec his live from tehran the markets close for the weekend obviously what impact do you think these attacks will have when th