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watch this space and egypt's media. as they watch their words. >>> other media stories on the radar, 7 media workers in afghanistan have been killed and 25 wounded in a taliban suicide bombing in kabul. a car packed with explosives targetting a mini bus affiliated with the news, afghanistan's first 24 hour panel. the taliban had happily threatened two stations calling them satanic networks, and military targets after reporting on aegzs of summary executions, rape and kidnapping. the c.e.o. of the parent company said the freedom to sprint and the right to express ourselves is one that africans fought too long for: the war in yemen is taking its toll on journalists, a leading freelance reporter was kill. and a reporter has gone missing. he was freelancing for voice of america when he perished in january. an al jazeera team was last seen january 18th. they are believed to have been kidnapped in a sudden city. taiz. al jazeera's director said it's : jason rezaian, the "the washington post"'s tehran correspondent was freed a

egypt is in a real quagmire and nothing is going to take egypt out of this quagmire except for reconciliation. i'm talking about a political reconciliation, social reconciliation, something has to be given to the brat masses of the people who are in need, unprivileged, otherwise - great masses-- it is going to strike and strike very nasty >>> thank you >> thank you >>> iraq has summoned saudi arabia's ambassador after he criticized the use of shia militias in the war against i.s.i.l. he suggested that the armed groups are contributing to sectarian divisions in iraq. saudi arabia reopened its embassy in baghdad last month. it had been shut down 25 years ago after iraq invaded kuwait. the cold snap continues to bite in the east asia. china's says temperatures in the south and south-west will continue to drop. >> reporter: the whole of china in the grip of these arctic light conditions from temperatures of minus 40 in the far north of the country down to just above freezing here on the south china coast, and all sorts of weather in between. in the main southern chinese city there was a flurry of

we will not be sucked into a civil war in egypt. we're praying for them and we're asking god to forgive them which i thought was a very high level of faith that i don't know that i could reach, mr. speaker. i was impressed with the coptic pope. we met with mr. mussa who described the constitution they were draft, but said it's up to the egyptian people, they've got to ratify it. and then, as we met with, we met with the general, i recall asking him a series of questions. if this constitution is ratified, and the civilian government, a legitimate -- a legitimized civilian government takes charge in egypt, will the military take orders from a civilian president or civilian prime minister and civilian parliament he looked me in the eye and said, yes, the military will system of i didn't know at the time and i don't think he knew at the time that he'd eventually become a candidate for president and be the one issuing the orders to the military, but he has kept his word. and as he promised to me and others promised to me, they would rati

[gunfire] protesters in egypt have a government ban on demonstrations to mark the fifth anniversary of the revolution. a cold snap sweeps through parts of east asia bringing with it record low temperatures. >> i will have all your sport including the specter of match fixing once again raises his head at the australian open as a major gambling website suspends betting on a double's match. ♪ top story proposed talks on the crisis in syria to be held in geneva have now been delayed. the indirect negotiations between the syrian government and the opposition were due to start on monday but there is still no consensus on who will take part. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry says that is who will be resolved in a day or two. mohamed is a member of the syrian opposition, he says he is unhappy with the way the lead up to the talks is being handled. >> translator: there is pressure on us to give up the natural and legitimate right of the syrian people. these pressures are represented and pushing our delegation to head to the talks without any clear agenda plus giving up good will measures

>> well, this this will be the nail in the coffin for tourism in egypt. it's already been decimated, and it's putting the situation to the point where recovery would be a long way out. >> jerry, how big of an subsequent are we pga tours. >> it's a major revenue earner, aor job provider, and with egypt's economic situation already being in peril, tournament aside, this is just a well--they have not been able to reserve, and this. >> is there anything you can did to ardid--see where it really puts people off from going. >> well, it does. the russian plane incident a couple of months ago certainly was a problem, and i think that the mistake that egypt made at that point while all other countries had investigated saw that it was a bomb, egypt kept saying that it was not. i think he came out and i think the best you can do is share with as much honesty about this attack. show that they have it under control. show that they know who did it, they're following up, and that's honesty. this sharing with the public that they are putting things under control, that th

. >> egypt deserves something better. just because we have not achieved what we were aiming for doesn't mean we shouldn't try. we cannot say our revolution was wrong. reporter: sheets of poems on display like a gallows. young dissident writers are supported. police arrested an employee supposedly because of missing book serial numbers. >> not a week goes by that someone isn't tortured to death or someone disappears forever. i think security services are acting this way because it just before the anniversary of the revolution. these are tough times for freedom of expression in egypt. only a few people have the courage to speak out. one of them is the country's most famous cartoonist. >> they are trying to single out how much anger there is in the country. reporter: the egyptian president covered in pages from a calendar. brent: there is trouble at the top at twitter tonight. gerhard knows more about that. gerhard: twitter has apparent -- apparently asked half of its top press. for executives have left the company. twitter

the chinese president postponed a trip to saudi arabia and egypt. he had to send war ships to rescue hundreds of chinese and foreign nationals from yemen. china's so-called no enemies policy doesn't stop it from selling military hard ware and expertise in the middle east. >> translation: i would like to express egypt's appreciation of the distinguished agreement with china it has been created in record time for the economic and military cooperation which has reached unprecedented sightses. >> reporter: it means that the core of china's policy, that includes the energy sector and infrastructure from iran to saudi arabia. the goals in the region, china is walking a tight rope between rivals but similar promises to all sides >>> child china does business in iran, iran is looking to do business in europe. the president is leading a 120 strong delegation including iranian entrepreneurs and oil and gas officials to italy and france. it is his first overseas trips since sanctions on iran were lifted. an analyst says they will find it easier to do business

of terrorism egypt hasn't witnessed in modern history. >> isis in egypt has killed over 1,000 people including hundreds of civilians. but ucef sees the government tactics as counterproductive. >> they don't give the young people a way to vent their anger. >> for many, the hope has been replaced by despair. kids aren't the only ones enjoying snow days. >> how the panda at the national zoo spent time in the blizzard. >> later, how social media led to an unlikely reunion between a family and their long lost pet. >> susan celebrates one of >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, please listen carefully. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door. it's a rate lock for your life insurance that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. many policies don't have one but you can get a lifetime rate lock through the colonial penn program. this plan was designed for people on a fixed income with coverage options for just $9.95 a month. that's less than 35 cents a day. your rate is locked in for life and coverage can never be cancelled. your accept

i think best thing egypt can do is share as much with honesty about this attack, show that they have it under control, show that they know who did it, they're following up and i think that's, honesty and this sharing with the public that they are putting things under control, that they'vestopped other terrorist attacks and this one slipped through is i think only way they can start to recover but only that will have the effort to bringback those who want to travel to egypt. >>> at least 400,000 syrians are living under siege completely cut off with no access to food or medicine. it accuses the u.n. from preventing vital supplies to those who desperately need them. eastern gota outside damascus, a rebel stronghold where 176,000 people are said to be cult off there. some 9,000 people are trapped in the damascus suburb of daya. madaya has been under siege by allies of president assad's government since july. the u.n. says 42,000 people are stuck there. caroline malone reports now from the syria lebanon border. >> a protest in a town less than ten kilometers under siege, marching in soli

themself, why isn't there any freedom of speech and assembly in egypt? i think he realises clearly that he is unpopular and that there is an extreme wave of opposition to him. that is why he has to have the security forces quell any kind of dissent >>> when you look back now, what, if anything, did the revolution achieve, do you think? >> it achieved free and fair elections in 2012, an elected parliament and a constitution. they were the first step towards real democratic process. all that was over turned by a coup. so they're waiting to reverse that coup and return to the democracy. the barrier of fear was broken in 2011. he has reinstituted that fear but i believe it will break once more. the experience of 2011 will be relived in one way or another in the near future i believe >>> thank you for joining us. four suicide bombers have attacked a town in cameroon's forth north region killing 28 people and injured 65. two struck where two female suicide bombers blue themselves up in december. no-one has claimed responsibility for this latest attack. save th

nearly 50% of egypt's population is less than 24 years old. so the youth were the driving force of the revolution. even opposing football fans, the ul trasultras and the white kni, joined the protest. and it started with a tech-savvy generation that galvanized the group with mobile device and cell phones. >> they don't really care or know much about politics, who was left wing who was right wing, we just knew this was wrong and we should stand up to that and that's exactly what happened. >> even walls became canvases. it was much later that organized groups and political forces joined the protesters, all calling for an end to decades of tyranny and injustice. but in the 18 days it took to force hosne mubarak to step down hundreds of protesters were killed. since then an elected government is replaced, consisting of the military. many of those who became icons of the revolution are in exile or in jail. >> the same tool that united us to topple dictators eventually tore us apart. >> reporter: people like nobel peace prize winner and former presi

it appears that egypt's resolution was bearing fruit. that did not survive a year. the top court ruled that it should be dissolved. the following month the muslim brotherhood's mohamed mursi was voted in as the first democratically elected president. and he tried to reinstate the parliament. the courts overrule him. orn july 1st, mohamed mursi was deposted in a military coup. he and dozens of m.p.s were thrown in gaol. when the coup was announced general abdul fatah al-sisi promised to hold elections within months. the polls didn't take place until two years later. by then, abdul fatah al-sisi had become president. new parliamentary elections were held last year, and the new legislature began its work on sunday. it's similar to the parliament of 2010. which has ended the mubarak regime, and the wars, one of the main reasons of 25 january revolution. >> president abdul fatah al-sisi supporters say this is the right step in enshrining a long-promised democracy in egypt. critics say a parliament dominated only strengthened the president. egypt's new parliament must rat

there is a stepped up security presence ahead of the fifth anniversary of egypt's revolution. the authorities say they will not allow protests. more activists have been jailed, thousands of homes have been searched. officials say that the crackdown is being carried out in the name of security. but human rights groups say it is part of a campaign to silence the opposition. >> five years after egypt's up rising hope is given way to total repression. the egyptian authorities are terrified of another up rising. the activists that we've seen over the last few days or weeks are really warning shots. >> it's been five years since weeks of protests unseated a president who kept an iron grip on power over three decades. this was the mood when hosni mubarak announced he was stepping down. [ cheering ] but the years that followed brought little change. soon, the space that had been the epicenter of revolt is no longer a place where egyptians came together and celebrated. >> it became a place where there is divide raised their grievances. >> at least the chance called for the down fall of

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♪ anchor: we begin in egypt. it has been five years since the start of the protest that toppled mubarak. beingniversary is not officially marked and public protests are banned. beenactivists have speaking of the state oppression after a string of raids and increased surveillance. reporter: the square is a popular simple. -- symbol. came tothousands protest that then-president, who was ousted after 30 years in charge. today, the only assembled our in chart -- in favor of the security force. >> we came here to celebrate tongside our brothers and show the support for the brave security. any chance of anti-government protests have been squashed and they say the situation in the country has never been worse with 40,000 arrested since mosrsi was overthrown. raided inhave been recent days. >> i hope the revolution can fulfill what we called for. reporter: thousands have been deployed to protect police stations around the capital and there is a believe the country is reverting back to a police state. the government says

three days ago you were in egypt. what's the mood like there? >> the mood in egypt is not bouyant. it depends on who you talk to. i would say that nobody regardless of what end of the political spectrum they fall on was looking towards the fifth anniversary of january 25, 2011, with anything like an air or attitude of celebration. i think egypt is a very somber and sober place right now. >> what would official events mark it? it seems that el-sisi was hoping this anniversary would slip by without anybody noticing. >> well, i think that the regimes main concern right now is insuring that there are no destabilizing protests on the anniversary of january 25th. it is, however, a little bit puzzling that remember the very constitution of egypt now that was passed after the--after the overthrow of mohamed morsi in 2014. the constitution recognizes january 25, 2011, as a legitimate revolution. and there has been some minor celebrations particularly reflecting the fact that january 25th is police day. certainly nothing on the streets, and that reflects the government's concern with tamperi

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this will have a deep impact on the tourist industry in egypt. map just looking at the there, it seems that it is just across the water from the sinai peninsula, not actually on the sinai peninsula. there it is there on the screen. it would appear that this area is not necessarily the same area that has seen the same kind of unrest as the sinai peninsula itself. have there been other attacks anywhere near hurghada? is this an area of the country that up until now has been pretty calm? reporter: yes, it has been calm. this area sees a heavy influx of tourists from germany, russia, to enjoy the red sea and the resorts there. the attacks -- most of the attacks have focused in a therern sinai, which -- is a low-level insurgency that is basically being waged there, but of course we saw a few months ago the attack -- the downing of the russian airliner al-sheikh, also one of the top results for western tourists in egypt, and is a mention, we have seen attacks elsewhere as well. was seen as one of the last places that was relatively safe. this seems to

what happened to egypt and the arab spring? i have a scholar and great journalist to tell us where it all goes. >>> and honor killings. one of the most barbaric brands of murder. a woman shot by her own family because she loved the wrong person. i'll talk to an oscar-winning filmmaker who has made a stunning film about one such horrific case. but first, here's my take. >>> to understand why the current conservative crack-up so con founds the republican establishment, you have to recognize that the party is facing two separate revolts that are taking place simultaneously. one led by ted cruz, the other by donald trump. the first one is well described in an important new book "why the right went wrong." for six decades, he explains, conservatives have promised their voters they were going to roll back big government. in the 1950s and early '60s, they ran against the new deal. then they railed against medicare, today it's obamacare. but they never actually did anything about these programs. the simple reason for this, of course, i

saudi arabia and egypt are both repressing their own people and they're using american weapons. we are sending weapons to every side of every conflict in the world right now so we can only blame ourselves for this being such a dangerous time. your policies are perpetuating endless war, sir. take a stand against endless war. chairman thornberry: somehow, don't you just think at the national press club that fits in in some ways? i kind of think so. i mean, i tell you, any of us in any of our businesses have to appreciate the first amendment. >> it's time to take a stand against saudi arabia, sir, and the silent relationship. chairman thornberry: and then again, it's always nice to turn off the television and change the channel from time to time. my point is no country has stayed on top forever. max boot looked at the last 500 years of warfare, and he found that many super powers failed to take advantage of revolutions and military affairs and it had a drastic effect. he writes, "the end can come with shocking suddenness, even after a long streak of good fortune. countries able to

there is no such balance that we can see in egypt. so maybe he was talking about something that he wishes in the future. in this case it's fine, but if he was talking about something that has already been achieved, i doubt it very much >>> what has been achieved? if we look at egypt now and compare it to five years ago under mubarak, are we seeing a very different country? >> since when? >>> since mubarak was in power? >> yes. we are seeing not a totally different country, but a country which has gone spirally, going in a spiral of violence, economic shambles. the economy, look at the figures recently last week released by the central bank. i mean, it's freaking out. the domestic bit released by the central bank have reached 2.4 billion which is equivalent of 92% of the gdp, the gross domestic product. it is a staggering figure which impacts all aspects of economy. then when i hear the president talking about the development projects and all these rosy picture, that picture he was talking about, i don't believe that has to do with rea

since then, egypt has been a nation in flux. initially the muslim brotherhood government of mohammed morsi mubaraks successor until it was overthrown by the egyptian army. a military government under former general abdel fatah el-sisi took charge. eleanor clift brought a semblance -- el-sisi brought a semblance of stability to egypt, but his government has also imposed political repression on democracy activists and islamist political movements. forin a disconcerting trend the united states egypts traditional closest ally president el-sisi is openly building a diplomatic and military pact with russia. what explains russian-egyptian relationship? eleanor: i think because el-sisi's human rights violations are much greater than anything mubarak ever did. i think he's worried that the considerable aid he gets from the u.s. might be in danger. he's hedging his bets. pat: i think ell nor is basically right. this fellow is a hardline military dictator in the line of nasar and assad and the rest of them. i think he sees president obama

in the interview, he expresses disappointment at where egypt is now. he says mubarak's police state is effectively back but just with a new leader, a cc. -- al-sisi. he disapproves of him becoming essentially militant. freedom of expression, he says, has been muzzled, and he says that lcc is at war with the january 25 protesters. he absolutely wants to sign them. >> this is an unusual article to appear i liver egyptian press. -- in the egyptian press. high the media been telling these stories? >> the way that you would expect. we have one paper to show you here. essentially on its front page it has a big picture of al-sisi, quotes him verbatim during his speech to mark the 25th of january, where he says egypt has turned from a nation dedicated to one group of people to a nation dedicated to everybody. >> bombing back to france, there is much concern about -- coming back to france, there is much concern about french currency. tell us more about that. >> pretty much it has its headline -- you can see if there. that of course is a play on the tto,us frenc

he will also visit egypt and iran. tensions between tehran and saudi arabia are running high after thes saudis cut off diplomatic ties. egypt hopes that they could return to the days of the silk road with china extending its influence into the middle east. reporter: problems in china, another reason why the chinese president has set his sights on the middle east. beijing is interested in expanding relations, and cooperation, especially in the areas of energy and infrastructure. but china, with its huge power demand, the most important trading partner is saudi arabia. another important partner is egypt, where china is expected to invest heavily in infrastructure projects. business relations between iran and china are already very close. china provides industrial facilities and machines while china exports -- while iran exports materials to its biggest trading partner. many countries in the middle east see the new silk road as a potential benefit. they hope that beijing's and investment will bring more stability and deve

there is a stepped up security presence ahead of the fifth an ver reof egypt t-- anniversary of egypt's revolution. authorities say they will not allow protests. thousands of homes have been surged. officials say the crackdown is happening in the aim of security. >> five years after egypt's up rising hope has given way to total repreparation. the egyptian authorities are terrified of another uprising. the arrests of activists that we have seen over the last few days and weeks are warning shots. >> reporter: it has been five years since weeks of protests of a president who kept in power for more than three decades. this is the reaction when he said he was stepping down. soon the space that had been the epicenter of revolt was no longer a place to come to celebrate. the square became a place where opposing sides of the divide raised their grievances. at first the chance called for the downfall of the man who had taken over from mubarak. activists feel he was a military man of hijacked the revolution. eventually power was transferred to civilian authorities. elections were held. the muslim

the muslim brother's candidate became egypt's first elected head of state. but it didn't take long for protesters to return to the streets. they were pursuing a religious agenda and strengthening the grip on power. calls for morsecy to step down were louder, protests intensified and moved into violence. the military stepped in. they arrested morsi and many muslim brotherhood leaders, the interim president was installed. the military coup did not bring about peace. those who defended what they believed to be a legitimate elected government were violently suppressed. but those who have backed the military action gathered on the third anniversary of the revolution to urge the man behind it to run for president. he did. his supporters say he saved the nation. his opponents accuse him of authoritarian rule. >> you have counter revolutionary force who is tried to hijack the revolution. you have major ideological and social cleavages in society. you have islamist nationalist divide. >> hundreds have been killed. thousands including journalists locked up. the author

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what happened to equ egypt? >>. >>> and honor kills. one of the most bar bar i can murders and a woman shot by her family because she loved the wrong person. a stunning film about one such horrific case. >>> first here is my take. to understand why the current conservative crack up is so confounds the establishment, you have to recognize that the party is facing two separate revolts that are taken place and one led by ted cruz and the other by donald trump. the first one is well deskrabed and it's why the right went wrong. for six decades he has said that they will promise that they will go into the big roll back government. they ran against the new deal, social security and then they railed against the great society of medicare and today it's obama care. they never actually did anything about the programs. the simple reason for this is that while americans might apose in it in theory and practice, they like the welfare state. the bulk of the government spending is on the middle class and not the poor. whatever the reality, republicans

[gunfire] protesters in egypt defy a government ban on demonstrations to mark the fifth anniversary of the revolution, back to business and iran is welcomed by the international community as president rouhani starts on his european tour. ♪ the proposed talks on the crisis in syria to be held in geneva have now been delayed, incorrect negotiations between the syrian government and opposition are due to start on monday but there is still no consensus on who will be taking part. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry says that issue will be resolved in a day or two. mohamed is a member of the syrian opposition now he says he is unhappy with the way the lead up to the talks is being hand d handled. >> translator: there is pressure on us to give up the natural rights of the syrian people, these pressures are represented in pushing our delegation to head to the talks without any clear agenda plus giving up good will measures and mainly addressing the humanitarian situation which has nothing to do with politics and therefore we cannot tell the people who delegated us we gave up your rights

five years on, protests are virtually banned in egypt. as many icons of the revolution that took place here in tahir square, are now behind bars. this is a very different picture in 2011. the people's power swept away mubarak. freedom was in the air. some who are in the square then are facing more threats today. among them, one of egypt's most respected human rights campaigners. he is already detained because of a story that he wrote and could face charges. how many people do you know who are now in jail? >> dozens of my friends are in jail. not, are either living in -- or on the run. is it a risk now just to do an interview like this? >> during an interview like this is a risk to both of us. >> he knows the risks here only too well. the student shows me a photo of his time in tahir square. when he was just 15 years old. both he and his brother, islam, have been detained in recent years. he says that he, himself, was held for three months. he was tortured. they started giving me shocks. here and here. with an electric device. in my back i

and traveling to saudi arabia in 2001 and in egypt in 2012. so, definitely some points of concern, but once again, at this point, the investigators are tasked with determining whether or not that tip is credible. >> what years did he travel, did you say? >> 2011 to saudi arabia, and egypt in 2012, and so it was not that long ago, but again, this is part of the investigation, and the police will also be interviewing those who know him well, and visiting the mosque where he worshipped as a hope of getting more information with the tip that he was tied to others with more radical beliefs and whether that tip is credible. >> michael, you have been spending some time reporting on this, and you went to the mosque where he belong, and spoke to the iman, is that correct some. >> yes, i spoke to him top phone, wolf. >> okay. what did he say? >> well, wolf, he said that initially when the name edward archer was put out and he did not recognize the photo or that name, but these are for the most part most of the people here are african-americans who have

inspired by revolutions in tunisia and egypt, protesters continued the demand for months. president saleh ruled yemen for many years. it took more than a year, but he finally stepped down, he flew to saudi arabia, his long-time ally, but his family members maintained many key positions. the new president faced bitter political divisions, his government struggled to bring security and address the sectarian tensions. in addition to al-qaeda's threat in the southeast, the new government had to contend with houthi rebels in the north. emboldened by the political infighting they took control of the capitol sana'a. they demanded an end to corruption and inflation, but eventually forced out the elected government. in the meantime, saleh returned to yemen and formed an alliance with the houthis. hadi reconvened the government in saudi arabia. that's where an international coalition was formed to counter the houthis. that was ten months ago, and now nearly 6,000 people have been killed. the u.n. estimates 80% of yemen's population requires humanitarian assistance. that's more than

four million syrians have been registered in egypt, iraq, jordan, lebanon, and in turkey. many refugee camps and makeshift shelters have seen snow in the last week. of those who seek safety in europe are struggling with the now freezing temperatures. medics say there has been a spike in illnesses in the refugees in the balkans. >> a protest on the border between syria and lebanon less than kilometers from towns under siege. there are syrians and lebanese marching in solidarity with people suffering nearby including some who are from the areas where people are trapped. >> we came to lebanon because of the regime airstrikes. they destroyed our homes. they burned our fields. there is nothing left. the people fled with their families. they put them in a big prison. >> there have been marchs in syria as well. people here want to make sure that their fellow syrians get access to food and aid as soon as possible. there are more than 40,000 people alone who have been without proper food for months. the last time the u.n. was able to get aid to them was in october. al jazeera manag

and between them and to egypt and the other governments it is of course, of instability. and actually welcome by saudi arabia. >> undoubtedly when they go to saudi arabia. and to because the muslim brotherhood decided to establish themselves strongly as the threats so that is that they decided to dump them but what is happening in syria now. they are adopting them in iraq and also serious. >> i have fled war question but i know the audience has questions as well. and then prepare to come to the microphone. your report that 1.to be engaged in a campaign of expansion as of. i feel inclined might argue they're trying to protect that muslim community of intervention with the western armed forces. >> with that doctor and but to take effect -- revenge but when it comes to the islamic state yes they want to take revenge and then expand. and by the way it has a meeting for them. that is part of that caliphate. so is this is extremely important. the cause of this. it is extremely important for them. but i believe now what is happening is a shift of priorities. with that savagery.

edward archer made trips to saudi arabia and egypt and admitted to the shooting. the watch dog report revealed that feds paid transportation employees to spoi on passengers. the justice office said an amtrak worker more than 850,000. it arranged to pay a government airport screener to act as a confidential source. one year since the death of a police woman kill would one day after the deadly charlie hebdo attacks. there was a honor of her in a paris suburb. >>> the u.s. releasing the provocative act by iran. fó>4;@ iowa rannian ships firing missiles only 1500 yards away. and now we are told in the strait of hermos. that body of water is important. here's why. so much middle east oil exports pass through it. and 21 miles wide in the narrowest point. the navy said this is the third time iran has done this in the past 14 months. >> reporter: it is important to know that when we reported on this last week, the spokesman for the ref lugzary guyed denied it happened. in the video released bite navy. the 45 second clip shows an oil tanker passing by that was in the area

on the ground in egypt. five years after their political uprising. gold wars in the waters of the pacific northwest. and much more. >> woodruff: in the race for the white house, we're just one week away now from a new phase in the and that means the candidates are all over the map, working to garner support in those early voting states. republican frontrunner donald trump told an iowa crowd he was confident that his supporters would stick with him. >> my people are so smart. and you know what else they say about my people? the polls, they say i have the most loyal people. did you ever see that? where i could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody, and i wouldn't lose any voters, ok? it's, like, incredible. >> woodruff: but in iowa today, trump's closest rival --ted cruz-- tried to pull voters away pushing back at the republican frontrunner's recent attacks on immigration and other topics. >> he is insulting me everyday. i do not intend to respond in kind. i think the people of iowa...of this country deserve better. >> woodruff: there'

. >>> parliamentary elections were held late last year across egypt and the new legislature has met for the first time. the long awaited session is beginning after previous parliaments were dissolved. the first in february, 2011, the second in june, 2012 and the july, 2013 with when the deposed president mohamed morsi along with the speaker of parliament and dozens of other m.p.'s were jailed. sunday, session opening represents the completion of a political plan adopted since the removal of morsi in a military coup. m.p.'s took an oath and moved on deciding to know a speaker and two deputies. their first task to debate and pass at least 241 laws that have already been put into effect by presidential decree over the last few years, including those restricting street protest and an anti terrorism law that limits press freedoms and gives police widespread powers. many expect the new parliament, which is packed with politicians who party president sisi to rubber stamp those laws. >> sisi would use this parliament as a tool to advance his legitimacy internationally because he believes to hav

nearly 50% of egypt's population is less than 24 years old. the youth were the driving force of the revolution. even opposing football fans joined the protests. it started with a tech savvy generation that galvanized crowds through social media and mobile phones. >> the youth were the leaders of what was happening. also, we were not into politics so they don't care or know much you about politics, who's right wing or leftwing. that we just knew this was wrong and we should speak up to that. that's exactly what happened. >> it was a period of demanding political freedom, even walls became canvass. it was much later that organized groups and political forces joined the protestors, all calling for an end to decades of tyranny and injustice. in the 18 days it took to force hosni member rick to step down, hundreds were killed. new stricter laws prevent protest. many are in jail, some team the outrage which fueled the revolution also deflated it. >> the same o'toole that ignite us to topping dictators eventually tore us apart. >> people like nobel p

. >>> al jazeera has formally launched arbitration proceedings against egypt. the claim is over what the network says is a breach of international law and a breach of the qatar egypt bilateral agreement. the network says it follows a long campaign by the egyptian government against al jazeera. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: this was the image that egypt's government didn't want the world to see. despite restrictions on media and freedom of speech, al jazeera managed to broadcast to millions of homes around the world the historic moment when hundreds of thousands of egyptians took to the streets calling for freedom in early 2011. is as a result, ever since the revolution, al jazeera has been systematically and deliberately targeted by egyptian authorities. in the early days, gangs supporting the regime drove around with banners threatening to cut people's tongues off if they spoke to al jazeera. the network's offices were closed. and its staff were arand detained by the military. in august, 2012, during the rule of the supreme council of armed forces, a

the revolution in 2011 was driven by egypts young people but five years on many feel betrayed by the outcome. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a new dawn as millions of egyptians came together. people from all faiths, backgrounds and ages united in the call for change. nearly 50% of egypt's population is less than 24 years old, so the youth were the driving force of the revolution. even opposing football fans joined the protests. it started with a technical savvy generation that galvanised crowds through social media and mobile phones >> the youth were the leaders of what were happening. we were not really into politics, so we didn't really care or know much about politics, who is right or left wing we just knew it was wrong and we had to to speak up and that is what happened. >> reporter: it was a period of demanding political freedom. it was much later that organized groups and political forces joined the protesters. all calling for an end to decades of injustice. in the 18 days it took to force mubarak to step down, hundreds of protesters were killed. since then an elected gover

they are on the offensive hunting down armed groups in the mountains >>> egypt's highest court is due to hear more evidence in the retrial of riad hijob of conspiring protesters who ended his 30 years rule. >> reporter: it has been a lengthy trial. the support yeers are coming to court over the only leader they have ever known. he led egypt for three decades and has been implicated several times during the revolution against him in 2011. such as this man shot. these demonstrators run down in cairo by a police vehicle. he is accused of giving the orders contrary to the argument by his lawyers that says he wasn't even aware of the killings. >> translation: i come before you today. >> reporter: he was sentenced to life for kon stiring to murder 239 demonstrators. the life sentence was later over turned and a retrial ordered on appeal. to the disappointment of families of the dead, he was released from prison and put under house arrest in 2013. last year egypt's highest appeal court ruled that another trial about embezzlement didn't follow proper procedure. many egyptians say many who ser

that will happen. >> five years on, a bloodstained chapter in egypt's history continues to overshadow what many egyptians saw as the people's revolution. al jazeera. >> south sudan's rebel leaders say that a deal to form an unity government has collapsed. they said that is because the president wants to nearly treble the number of states in south sudan and appoint their governors. that runs counter to their power-sharing deal under which he was set to retake his old position as vice president. conflict in south sudan began december 2013 when the president accused the deputy of plot to go overthrow him. thousands were killed and many were forced to leave their homes. a cease-fire was signed the next month, but that failed within hours. in may of the same year the u.s. said that more than a million people were displaced by the fighting. and in june of 2015 violence was continuing. >> to really understand the root of this problem it is important to go back to august of last year when the president signed this peace agreement. he did so under extreme international pressure, and he made it

al jazeera. >> egypt's economy has been slow to recover from the revolution. in the last five years, the unemployment rate soared to 12.8%. industry's like tourism and fortune investments have taken a blow especially after a russian passenger plane crashed in the sinai peninsula in october. energy and sectors were hit hard by political unrest. >>> a video shows paris attackers wearing camouflage fatigues in a desert location. the men deliver anti western speeches and make threats, including a threat to attack britain. several were also shown beheading hostages. >> the west considers a give and take with russia that critics of easing sanctions on russia speak out. >>> western countries are considering lifting sanctions on russia for its activities in ukraine. sunday, france said the goal is to lift sanctions by this summer. at the world economic forum, u.s. secretary of state john kerry echoed that sentiment. >> i believe that with effort and with bona fide legitimate intent to solve the problem on both sides, it is possible to find those minsk agreements imple

traffic is squeezing by getting toward egypt road that's the bit of good news. we have icy conditions in norristown, the crews have been out there trying to remove the snow and put salt down. i would watch out for slick patches along markley and dekalb street. pennsylvania turnpike looks good with the speeds in the 50s and 60s no complaints at this point. warning for you if you you're heading west towards pittsburgh and ohio they are going to close the westbound turnpike at breeze wood exit 161 where we had the big problems with the trunk down the embankment. the truck is there, they are removing it during the midday. westbound turnpike closed out in western pennsylvania. a crash at tillman drive by the outback steakhouse. we have construction 206. watch out for lane restrictions each way. we have a broken down truck on 295 southbound to 561. the ramp is partially blocked. watch out for a crash at egg harbor road at clifton avenue. >>> federal agents made three more arrests in connection with the standoff at the wildlife refuge in oregon. an undisclosed number o