And we will meet a yemeni entrepreneur defying all the odds to keep the countrys famed jewelry traditions alive. So were looking at lebanon where the president had been planning to hold consultations with Political Parties to decide on a new Prime Minister but that has been postponed until thursday of course lebanon seen months of protests against corruption and sectarianism which eventually led to the resignation of Prime Minister hariri but there is a possibility he will return to the job if hes appointed by the president michel aoun thats my demonstrators angry protests over the last 2 nights have ended in violence of course one as any father is in beirut she has more now on those Political Consultations that have been put off. The constitutional process to appoint a Prime Minister and form a new government was supposed to begin now the president s palace issued a statement saying that those parliamentary consultations have been postponed until thursday in that statement it mentions that the caretaker Prime Minister saddle had either the man who was believed to be to be nominated by the end of today asked for this postponement in order to allow for more consultations and then go to different political factions levanon Political Parties are not in agreement there is a deep divide yes like i mentioned saddle heidi is the likely candidate to return as Prime Minister he received the support of the sunday religious establishment in this country theres a sectarian basis from a government the post the Prime Minister has reserved for a son a muslim but he doesnt have enough support to push ahead with his own government in parliament hes going to need 65 votes in order to get the vote of confidence in parliament 2 nights of violence in downtown beirut thats the center of the capital the epicenter of the protest Movement Security forces clashing with an armed protesters 2 consecutive nights tear gas was used rubber bullets Water Cannons dozens of protesters were injured and according to the interior ministry Security Forces as well were injured to both sides accusing each other of instigating the violence people on the street believe those in power the governing elite they have taken the decision to use the armed forces to crush what what has been really a peaceful protest movement against those in power so they believe in what has really what we have been seen in the past few days is excessive use of force by the armed forces against against the people. Bit of analysis now from there who is the director of the Levant Institute for Strategic Affairs also a columnist at monitor lebanon pulse blog and he told us the country is unable to move forward because of the sectarian system in place 1st that is a division among the. Ruling elite club for power as its called here in arabic secondly i think this is the pressure of the street because the street all the protesters are refusing in block all that to to produce the same sectarian system this same political system the same operating system that was put in place and in their view this system is that responsible of the that is happening this ystem is the other side of color option and they are calling it they are naming it as a responsible of what happened at the economic level and this is the worst economic crisis that lebanon no not for decades but since the world war one we are here in face of hunger the protesters are not only ws there are not only getting half their salary for those who are still working but they are facing will read hunger and we could see this signs of. Such a dire situation now. For the news in Indias Supreme Court will hear petitions challenging a controversial new citizenship law on wednesday the Legislation Office citizenship to persecuted minorities from 3 neighboring countries but excludes muslims and anger against it is sweeping across the Country University students have now joined the protests 5 people have died since last rate this report from the moment. Hundreds of students marched in anger the citizen Amendment Act was passed by Parliament Last week and allows Illegal Migrants from 6 religious minorities to acquire citizenship in india but it excludes muslims and these protesters want to provoked the is not just about oh about us is not about to my not it is about this again the context of this against the nation and what it is and what is the condition of police met local people and students from jimmy up Millia Islamia university as they marched towards the Parliament Building and trying to disperse them. The situation turned violent and buses and cars were set on fire. In the local media say police and to the University Classroom and detained students some by force. A deal honey does one of 100 students who were injured he says his arm was fractured i was surrounded by those so many policeman. 6 to 7 got his. Started beating me and it was a brutal attack they were not using martins they were using some other sticks oh very aside sticks of wood so maybe i dont know where they were they were using blades was. Kind of brutal a drug that was. Thousands of people joined the demonstrations as they continued into the night. And spread across the country in hyderabad right police fired tear gas and rubber bullets the police have been accused of being heavy handed but they say theyve used necessary force. If it was a peaceful mob it would have been peacefully dispersed but did cause damage to public property arson and set motorcycles on fire protesters threw stones at police and really have been injured its in the Police Interest to push them back and bring law and order the controversial law allow citizenship to be granted to minorities from 3 neighboring countries but the opposition says it discriminates on religious grounds especially against muslims and goes against indias secular constitution and with anti muslim rhetoric increasingly being used in india pressure is mounting on the Prime Minister to reduce tensions. For now protesters say theyll continue to demonstrate until the citizen law is revoked and their voices are heard. A crackdown on purse freedom than is come from a report by the community to the committee im sorry to protect journalists which is accusing china of preventing journalists in hong kong and taiwan from reporting freely it details an increasingly constrained media environment in hong kong where pro beijing outlets outnumber the independent ones probation groups are also accused of scaring off companies from advertising with these independent alberts who can be critical of china the report says theyve been repeated unprovoked Police Attacks on journalists in hong kong have covered the protests and c. B. I. Says these are the effects of chinas rising influence on a region that once had free press sarah clarke now in hong kong with more on what the report says. This report focuses on the china media landscape in hong kong due to chinas increasing influence and it says the overall situational conclusion is not positive it says chinas diminishing inhibitions to intervene in Hong Kong Internal Affairs is having an unfortunate consequences for those Media Outlets and journalists its as a cools of home homes more restrictive media environment is increasing control of a large number of Media Companies which have come on to mine and chinese on the ship will influence now says those Media Outlets with approach on a slant attracting greater Investment Grade advertising and traction greater Financial Resources now the author notes i used to be china as a result now thats translated to greater pressure on the independent Media Outlets it says there is Media Outlets are under funded now and stuff of advertising income now the independent media so the online is vibrant but its underfunded as a result as knowledge in this report now also in this particular horse by the committee for protect journalists and their knowledge of the increasing number of Violent Attacks on the media in the last 6 months the cult of the poor is stephen but its put the media on the front line against police and weve seen many instances of police. Is really gratuitous attacks on journalists journalists who are standing at the side who were tear gassed or whatever spray or in the case of one journalist who was hit by you know a lot of rubber bullet in your eyes one side. And theres no justice in any of these none of these cases are being investigated so far as we. And the police are not being held to account and so i think this has led to increasing divide hong kongs chief executive kerry lamb is currently in beijing this morning on monday she met with premier league and the south today and shes met with chinas president xi jinping who says hong kongs latest continues to hold the one country 2 systems principle and china strongly supports the hong kong police. She didnt think also said that he continued to back kerry lamb to govern in accordance with the law and he recognized her courage in exceptional times. At least 4 people were killed in sundays powerful earthquake in the southern philippines rescue as a searching for survivors after the magnitude 6. 9 quake hit the island of mindanao the region still recovering from a series of earthquakes back in october his german and organ in there were family members of the missing a still waiting for news. Were in the town of fire that involve all those sore one of the areas bearing the brunt of the earthquakes devastation we are right in front of what used to be a 3 Story Building now this is whats left of it this was a grocery mart where people used to go to to buy their provisions both a tome and their offices it is believed that several people remain still trapped at the ground floor of what used to be the ground floor of this building from where i am i can still hear rescuers trying to break in breaking glass is hoping that there will still be survivors rescuers have been telling us they have been working overtime since the earthquake struck sunday afternoon several bodies have already been pulled out and they said that as early as monday morning someone was still able to send a message asking for help from inside they have already lost contact since over there some of them are actually relatives of those missing hoping for some good news about their loved ones weve spoken to the mayor and the governor of dubbo those soar and they were telling us basically what that they are asking for is for people to stay calm people here on the edge afraid of the earthquake and its aftershocks and its not only here in davos those sore the region of mindanao many parts of it has been battered by a series of earthquakes over the last few months thousands of people have already been displaced but what the government is trying to assure everyone that they are prepared and that they are able to send aid to those who need it most in the news ahead the challenges for iraqs political leaders as the deadline nears for nomination the new Prime Minister and we are live in the gambia where the opposition is surging the protests against the president will tell you about their king tomorrow. Hello beijing has had its 2nd proper starfall of the winter come mid december maybe a little late anyway here it is on its way through so tucked in behind the colder air when the sun comes out its still plus for the max in beijing so whats on the ground to some degree will melt that of all sorts also about plus 5 snowfalls and disappears and because southerly breeze for a good part of the terrain plates and japan that will lift temperature and 12 well from 12. 00 to 17. 00 come wednesday but support goes the opposite direction normally breeze talks in the snow might start for once more its just a bit of changeable winter and the line extends from shanghai west which i think will develop in the next couple of days you might get some significant rain out of that snow to the north is quiet for most places not much of this great he represents quite with it could well be gray and folk the in the morning possibly even in hong kong at least in the interior 25 degrees or whos going to complain proper rain the seas no rain is where it should be sun the philippines born here and particularly in Peninsular Malaysia singapore and central sumatra sumatra but that extends down towards java including jakarta is a big falls recently in the middle of java. A story of. Family and freedom from my living here so. We had to sounded large. And the hardships faced in captivity they came to me at midnight they told me to leave my son i said how can i. I saw so much pain in the eyes of the other female prisoners. And the uprising. On aljazeera. These are the headlines this hour on aljazeera lebanons president has delayed talks with Political Parties that were meant to lead to a new Prime Minister being named after another night of violence between Security Forces and protesters outside the palms india Supreme Court studio here petitions challenging a controversial citizenship more on wednesday anger over the new law has now spread to College Campuses and the committee to protect journalists is accusing china of preventing journalists in hong kong and taiwan from reporting freely beijing groups are accused of pressuring firms not to advertise with outlets critical of china. Now 2 cities in western libya have declared a general mobilization of forces to fight the warlord Khalifa Haftar it comes after turkeys president promised military help to the internationally recognized government that could lead to a confrontation with the u. A. E. Egypt and others who support after hes been trying to take over the capital tripoli for months now little may when we declare the following 1st the state of total mobilization across the city with all assets and resources to be put at the disposal of the state for the upcoming decisive battle which is meant to root tyranny and oppression preserve the peoples will into fend off the enemy seeking to extend their hegemony on the country and to gobble up its riches secondly an Emergency Operations room be set up in the city and be fully operational to channel all resources towards the battle. Iraqs president has until the end of monday to nominate a new Prime Minister hes stepped down after more than 400 people died in weeks of antigovernment protests but demonstrators say theyre not satisfied they want to complete overhaul of the political system does the jabari reports from baghdad. A constitutional crisis is looming in Iraqs Parliament this summer the 1st was when m. P. s accepted the resignation of outgoing Prime Minister. President barham saleh has until december the 16th to nominate his replacement who will have to form a new government within 30 days. If the deadline is not met will be facing a violation of the constitution and that means all options are available including holding the president responsible for breaking the law as well as early elections. Complicating things further one of the largest Political Coalition blocks of parliament which includes the crisis ali party say they are not going to support any candidate proposed by the president widespread anti western sentiments here only deepen the political divides the new Prime Minister must be able to balance the fragile relationship iraq has with both neighboring iran and the United States this banner reads that whoever the next Prime Minister is going to be easy will fail because he hasnt been elected body of people here its our viewers where now despite all these security threats it is demonstrators phrase on a regular basis the president is not of the security presence here and those include for nothing d to stabbing through the fighting thats going on there is no worse as they continue to come out on a regular basis but the longer it is the wonderful uncertainty continues the longer these demonstrators remain vulnerable to attack since the latest series of protests began here on october the 1st of these 460 people have been killed and thousands injured many blame the crackdown on militias backed by iran not in any branch nor that by coming to the square were taking a risk we may be detained we may be killed but it is still out we cant just sit at home and do nothing we want to civilize state. And if we have to die for it then thats the price we pay for freedom and. I dont feel safe here the government hasnt done its job in making this area secure abductions are on the rise the people who are supposed to protect us here are not whats the point of having Security Forces one armed. Shia gunmen loyal to iran were blamed for killing 25. 00 protesters in their home on the square in baghdad on the sumburgh the 7th the government says it launched an investigation but no one has been held accountable. And on friday protesters reportedly took matters into their own hands when a 16 year old