policy toward egypt. you say that we ought to step up aid and embrace egypt more warmly than in the past. do you want to elaborate? >> guest: absolutely. i'm afraid that if we don't then egypt is going to go into populism. they will have a strong leader and there will be more influence of the military. they will talk to other leadership in the world by the military delegation or the government of russia, so if you don't come now informs this new partnership in the new partnership should not be ideal partnership with the governmental regime. we had it with mubarak and his serve the interest of the people were not happy. then we had it with morsi and morsi was using our partnership to create an islamist state so now we need to do it from people-to-people. trying to divert some of this aid from the actual sector of civil society in egypt and we may not have to do it on the u.s. government to people but from the egyptian people and there are multiple ways to do that. congress should do a lot of pre-calibratin

policy towards egypt. you said that we ought to step up the aid and embrace the egypt more than in the past. >> i'm afraid that if we don't, then egypt is going to go into populism and have more influence over the military and they are going to talk to other leadership in the world by the military delegation or the government to russia. so if we don't come now in the form of the new partnership then it shouldn't be with the government and the regime. we had it with mubarak at the other people were not happy and he was using our partnership to create an islamist space center we need to do it from people to people. it's hard to divert this to egypt and we may not have to do it from the u.s. government about for the egyptian people there are multiple ways to do that and congress should do a lot of calibrating the way that is going to egypt. egyptians should also do a lot and my advice is that it was addressed mostly to the american leaders. they need to send many english speakers. the committees should be her

. -- egypt is going. but i am not convinced you cannot create a democracy on the basis of mass of people will go to tahrir square every time there is a deviation from the democratic court. that will either end in exhaustion oral set some point you just have chaos. so besides the ever-present threat if the new regime becomes dictatorial, to use the other structural forces that pushed this in the democratic direction? >> guest: of question of the day. the book may not have answered fully but as you are geared it is the biggest victory with the of regime with that moderate leadership that is how i see it. when i look at egypt with his income parable to the americans struggling moving forward but from moving forward but let me say in egypt you have several things that have changed. that masters dissipation and that we think one or two days is the balance of power that wants to assert and then you have the judges that have thousands of judges that are struggling and labor unions for the first time with that cu

correspondent sharif abdel kouddous in cairo, egypt. when we come back, he talks about his family's history of activism and dissent, including his father and his sister. i university students who join political protest have come under increasing attack at about the future of egypt. all in a moment. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. our exclusive interview with egyptian political activist alaa abd el-fattah. sharif abdel kouddous spoke to him in cairo, egypt this week and in his first interview after being released from prison. >> there's a rich tradition of activism and dissent in your family, both your sisters are very politically active, your cousin is politically active on and so are your parents. your father was in prison several times. one of which, your younger sister mona was born during. this past -- path was repeated son, was bornyour what you are in prison. at a press conference, talking about the crackdown on protesters, he said "i'm sorry, my son, i'm so

this is military egypt. egypt will never accept dictatorship. it is not just the muslim brotherhood that is suffering this, it is a large section of egyptians and it's up to the egyptian people. if they want democracy they have to pay their price. they all pay their price. people sa here used to say givee liberty or give me death. egyptians want freedom. they want democracy back. they want the military to be out of the political process because it is a political life. it is not the military life. the dictatorship military. we would like to bring political forces back together. >> i think egyptians have proved themselves willing to have the appetite to take to the streets, and demonstrate against any form of authoritarianism, it wasn't just military. they did it against mubarak, and they did it against morsi as well. >> that is true. mubarak was never elected. he was a dictator for 30 years. president morsi was elected by the people of egypt, and it's the egyptians right, to go to the streets. the problem was not going to the streets during morsi

it sparked protests in egypt. a group called the students against the coup of call for protests in at least six universities today, pro-morsi groups including the anti-callings of call for demonstrations as well. serving tolly only stoke the flames of tension in egypt further. >> sharif, could you explain specifically what this case was about? what are these 529 people convicted of? they are charged with murder, attempted murder, joining an outlawed group with the intention of pummeling the government instilling government weapons in connection with the attacks on a police station in southern egypt. this took place in august following the raids on the pro-morsi citizens where at which set offns violence and much of the country . in this particular attack, one police officer was killed. in retaliation, these 545 people were put on trial. as we know, 529 of which have now been sentenced to death. even additional officials involved with this case -- judicial officials involved with this case are critical of the rulin

we want a new egypt. i am not sure general asisi hear them. >> are you sure it is the sound from e zipt. a lot of people say is we want the economy to improve and for stability and that they may not be so concerned with democratic reforms. >> i think that's a great point. i think you are right, that within those calls for democracy is a demand for a better egypt. people are saying: we want stability. we want security. we want business to thrive again. we want tourism back. 10% of the economy at least. so, i think, yes, you are right. it's about business, but i do think there is something going on egypt and it's writhing right now. it's hard to predict. we have to try to hope that general al sisi will actually here those calls, whether it's for business, for stability, for democracy. if we just have another autocracy, another military junta, seeing this crackdown on the press, these violations of human rights -- bbc had a powerful story today on egyptian prisons. if we go back to the dark dates of a police

>> unprecedented of egypt and also in the world. we couldn't find any sentencing of such a large number of people in a single case, in any other country, bangladesh sentenced 150 people to death in one trial, but that was all we could see. but beyond the sheer numbers which are shocking, it's also as the lawyer was highlighted i think this trial and this ruling really exposes all the short comings of the justice system in egypt and exposes as well what could only be described as the politization of the justice system. >> reporter: that is the absolute key poert of the judicial system and external groups and countries i'm sure will talk about this and condemn it but can anyone do anything? >> well, the first thing is that such a trial where fair trial concerns are just so huge, this sentence should be set aside and should be quashed and nobody should be sentenced to death. people should be given a fair trial and any politically motivated trial should be trumped like the al jazeera journalists or being left activists, we have a series

that's when i chose to go to egypt. i took this beautiful trip to egypt. for the first time in my life i took three weeks off. sailed down the nile. i saw the tombs in the temples. soaw this place that was incredibly powerful and inspiring. allink i found by seeing back i hadhen i came a sense of who i was and what i wanted to change. it was the beginning of where i am now. egypt really did that to me. when i was pregnant my husband was like, egypt is such an important part of your life. why don't we name the baby egypt ? if it's a boy or a girl, that would be beautiful. when he said egypt, i was like, that's it! he was egypt in the embryo stage for so long. tavis: i don't need to name names here, but to your point about growing up so fast in this business, you have been around a lot of people who have burnt out, artists who were once great and are no longer here because along the way they had trouble navigating a certain aspect of their life. what have you taken from those persons you had access to? you talk about your own troubles and travails. how are y

brotherhood are sentenced to death in egypt in a mass sentence on record. also u.s. president barack obama opens talks with eu leaders as ukraine pulls the troops from crimea. searching for the missing malaysia airliner and debris off the coast of australia and a quarter of a centsry after the exxon valdez ran aground, they are coping with an environmental disaster. ♪ so the court in egypt handed down what is being described as the biggest mass death sentence in modern history, 529 people accused of being leaders and supporters of the muslim brotherhood convicted and sentenced to death in the south of egypt last year and we have the report. >> relatives in shock, moments after the verdict was announced.

antigovernment protest start to build in egypt, meanwhile the trial of the deposed president. ♪ live from the global news headquarters in doha you are watching al jazeera and also camping up on the program sri lanka releases detained fisherman a day after india fails to talk about the human rights record. illegal referendum, u.n. condemns the vote that lead to russia's annexation of crimea. and conserving the coffee culture and argentina wants a visit to a cafe to be part of its national heritage. ♪ protests taking place across egypt two days after the country's former defense minister and army chief said he would run for the presidency and are gathering momentum after friday prayers and these are people in the city of giza after the decision of krchl c to run for president. al jazeera obtained a leaked government from the military intelligence and says the government should pursue about securing the border of the gaza strip and it was published last year before the military coup and the document casts doubts on the trial of mohamed morsi and he is facing charges that include consp

a court in egypt banned all hamas activities in the country. a push for independence, we take a look at the historic and cultural relationship between scott land and england as the sides continue to make their case. and racing to be crowned top dog and alaska's biggest horsing event. ♪ and russia has said that it has a legal basis for its intervention in ukraine. it says former president viktor yanukovych asked for russia's help and appears to be no sign that russia intends to pull its troops out of ukraine's crimea region and the international pressure on russia is mounting. u.s. actually john kerry is due to immediate the leaders on tuesday to show support. the u.s. is suspending military exercises and trade talks with russia and says it may consider sanctions. meanwhile an international body that keeps an eye on security in europe is conducting a fact-finding mission in ukraine. there has been a standoff between russia and ukrainian troops at an air base in crimea and soldiers have apparently agreed to cooperate with the russians. the ukra

in egypt thump caught between a rock and a hard place. morsi was elect: if we can't stand up for those who were democratically elected, who are we. it didn't work out well, but the fact of the matter is we did the right thing there, and the same thing with iran. we're stopping iran from developing a nuclear weapon which would really upset the balance in the middle east, and whatever else a person may think of the talks up to now they have slowed down iran's movement towards developing a nuclear weapon. >> does anyone in the leadership circles in saudi arabia acknowledge that some of the radicalism in the muslim world is a fire that was in part set by the saudi kingdom itself as part of its international strategy? >> i don't think it's part of national strategy, absolutely not. we have every day the current sending hundreds and hundreds to prison and even to death. if you're talking about the root of this problem, the root of this problem, the american were partners. you're talking about afghanistan, what happened in afghanistan. owe iosam

. >>> 529 people sentenced to die in egypt. the biggest mass death sentence in modern history. >>> hello there i'm felicity barr in london. a g7 meeting cancelled. >>> a thrilling ticket at the world 2020 championship. action from bangladesh coming up later in the program. >> hello, malaysia's prime minister has announced that the missing plairve airline malaysit went down in the southern indian ocean. there is no doubt none of the passengers survived. >> based on the new analysis, aaid have computed that mh 370 flew along the southern corridor and that its last position was in the middle of the indian ocean west of perth. this is a remote location.far from any possible landing site. it is therefore with deep sadness and regret that we must inform you that according to this data, life of 370 ended in the southern indian ocean. >> while the news ends hope for the relatives of the missing most of them are from beijing, that's where margot ortigas has been following the situation. >> an hour before the prime minister of malaysia m

tavis: for two years you live with them in egypt? you were what age when you got turned over to be their slave? >> eight years old. there foryou stayed two years. you were about 10. how did you end up in the states ? >> they told my parents they are leaving so they are going to take me with them. they arranged everything, and i came over with another guy who to pretty muchm act like he was my dad so it would be ok to come to the u.s. tavis: so they snuck you in? >> pretty much. i came and work for them here. tavis: in southern california. >> yes. tavis: it's one thing for your parents signed off -- it's one thing for your parents to put you up as repayment as the payment of a debt. it's another thing to let you leave the country with this family. >> i thought about it so many times. the only way for me to take it .as they had 11 kids tavis: as in you weren't going to be missed? >> ready much. of the 11 kids, you're one sister stole the money so was on the run. have you ever thought why of those 10 kids you were the ones offered up? >

he left egypt for the u.a.e. later that year after arrest warrants were issued. >> let's speak to a political science professor at cairo university. good to are you with us. a statement has been issued saying he stands by what he says. what he's baseman saying is that he expects the elections to be rigged. what do you make of that and what's going to be the likely response in egypt? >> well, it's very surprising because a few weeks ago, he has stated as if he's supporting very much general sisi if he decides to run. he said very firmly that he will not run if general sisi decides to run. this was perceived as if he considered sisi as the most capable man to run the country for the next -- for the next presidential election, but now, that really reflects severely casting doubt about the whole election. >> what he's saying is, what he says in that leaked report is i know very well they will fix the ballot boxes. is that a view that's widely held in egypt? >> yes. as a matter of fact, there are a feeling that these

we have compiled the reports we did out of egypt. you can judge for yourself whether or not you were being violent. >> you can see pictures from the global day of action. >> now, most people in the world still source their food from small family-run farms, but they are at rick from climate change, and large commercial companies squeezing access to land. the u.n. declared this year the international year of family farming. politicians and experts are in hungary to discuss it. they are looking at small scale farms. an estimated 842 million suffered from chronic hunger worldwide, encouraging families to farm better. it's crucial. many are suffering from severe drought. people are encouraged to think of new ways to feed themselves. >> in peter's farm, the spinach me planted is maturing well. he is going to start harvesting in a week. in his modest temperature-controlled structure he plants vegetables, strawberries and food for his animals. he does it in pipes and trays using water. it's an ancient farming technology called hydroponics. >

egypt is traveling a very dangerous road, indeed. >> what happened to the judicialier in egypt then? sorry, i wanted what you wanted to know what you thought about the independence of the judiciary, and what has happened to it. it seems that they've lost him. we got one answer any way. let's move on. we'll return to ukraine and the european security monitors. there is a question whether they will be allowed in crimea. they worked for security in europe. russia supports their deplo deployment. we have the senior analyst from global insight. she joins us now live from london. what difference will these monitors make on the ground? >> i think its important to have international service who will be able to have their own independent assessment, particularly in eastern ukrainian region why the situation is quite tense. there could be some clashes between the pro russian protesters and anti-russian protesters. there is also the fear that there are militia groups that are involved with nationalist elements that could arrive in the region and lead to further clashes. that's what russian auth

today it is as if egypt has returned to square one after the fall of mubarak. a top general is practically in control and is expected to run for the highest office. anti-military youths are back in the streets, and once again, the future of egypt is far from certain. >>> it could be another setback for the affordable care act. some of the country's best cancer hospitals could be out of reach. some of those centers aren't included in state insurance exchanges. now there's concern that some patients won't get the most advanced treatment. cost is a major factor and some insurers say they're trying to keep down costs and limited the number of hospitals and doctors in those plans. >>> no big rally on wall street today. the dow is flat all session. right now the dow is down a little more than a point. the blue chips on a two-day winning streak but that could end. investigators in a wait and see mode ahead of the historic federal reserve announcement, the first statement since yellen took over as chair. they expect them to pull back on bond-buying stimulus programs. t

egypt has endorsed its constitution and it's going to achieve the roadmap and to go on to future. i'd like to praise the results of the national dialog in yemen and the pillars of making the peace process there a success within the period. mr. president, and excellence and your heiness and the challenges are great and i think they are quite important for the arab peace and security. the agenda of the summit in front of you includes social development issues and we will continue to follow-up the economic results of the meetings and coordination is being made with tunesia in order for the preparation of the next year development conference over there. i'd like also to praise the initiative of his heiness, the special fund regarding the support of the projects and the strategy, the arab strategy of using energy and new energy and this is a priority in the arab development agenda. the summit also has an item that will deal with the source of energy and implementation. and a deadly virus threatens americas vulnerable piglets. and i'll talk to an expert who can help you beat all odds an

he moved egypt at the right stage. we support abdul fatah al-sisi. >> many are weary of the political uncertainty since the uprising of a military leader of hosni mubarak in 2011. >> i think he should remain defence minister and support someone else. otherwise they'll say it's a coup. if he runs for the presidency, we expect trouble. >> abdul fatah al-sisi says he's running for president because it's the will of the people. egypt is a deeply decided society. pallarized between those that want to return to democracy, and those that think stability should be a priority. >> three al jazeera journalists have been held in a cairo prison for 85 days. they are due to make their fourth appearance in court on monday. mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and mohammed badr are accused of having links to a terror organization. abdullah al-shami from al jazeera's arabic channel has been in custody for six months. al jazeera rejects charges and continuing to demand the release of its staff. >> osama bin laden's son-in-law intend to ap

he left egypt after failing to qualify for the world cup. this picture sees the return of 41-year-old goalkeeper. >> translation: we know that they are have very strong team. we know that they top the team in the world cup qualification and we have great respect for them. >> 99 days until the world cup coaches will be using wednesday's matches and to get a clear idea of the players they want to take to brazil. there are opportunities for new faces with the world champions spain. >> less than a year after playing two friendlies, diego costa is set to make a debut. the atletico madrid scorer scored 21 goals. >> translation: as happened with a new player, i have not noticed any difference. he has adapted himself to the group. let's heap he can play, debut. let's look forward to the world cup and hope he's in good condition then. the netherlands have fitness concerns, ahead of their match in france and paris. >> through that we use the occasion to test a few players. what is sure is they won't be the team for the world cup. there's a few issues,

protests in egypt as the country's top military plan announces he'll run for president. more objects spotted in the search for the missing malaysian airline. >> and i'll have the latest sport, as the corruption investigation forces one of the most powerful men in world cricket to step down as india's cricket boss. ♪ >> we begin this hour with news that ukraine's interim president has accused ultra nationalist groups of trying to destabilize the country. a group called the right sector, blocked the parliament building in kiev on thursday night. they blame the interior minister for the killing of one of their leaders. >> translator: this is the root which leads to catastrophe for the country. this is a route supporting the aggressor who is concentrating their armed forces on your land. >> let's get the latest from jennifer glasse who joins us from sevastopol the far right movement was far of what helped topple the yanukovych government and now seems to be part of a crackdown. how much of a threat are they? >> it is really a concern because it has certainly been used as t

as if punishment for protesters in egypt. al jazerra. >>> gunmen in yemen have kidnapped two westerners in the capital. it's thought at least one them works for the united nations. they were captured in the relatively secure district close to where several embassies are located. >>> still ahead on the al jazerra news hour a frantic search for survivors in the u.s. after a land side buries dozen of riverside homes. plus no more tweeting in turkey. a ban on twitter. coming up later on the world 20/20 as the west i west i und is looks for their first win. >>> a bomb in kabul which is on high alert ahead of presidential elections in april. the taliban has claimed responsibility for that attack. bernard smith reports. >> reporter: on the outskirts of kabul, the sound of gunfire reverberates around an office of the election commission. the taliban is stepping up attempts to disrupt the afghanistan presidential election on april 5th. the assault followed a common taliban pack tick. a suicide bomb in a car detonated outside the elect

and that was not matched when it came to egypt. the [ inaudible ] qatar emphasized the need to [ inaudible ]. >> translator: we all condemn terrorism and we all agree on that. terrorism has only one conception, the targeting and killing of civilians, the hating of civil institutions. dear brothers and sisters, we cannot accuse a lot of sects of being terrorists. >> reporter: but kuwait and saudi arabia were outspoken in their support of the military backed government in egypt. >> translator: we congratulate our brothers in egypt who has been achieved according to the road map. and this will help promote peace and security. >> reporter: the summit's opening session has shown signs of division even though every single speaker has stressed the need for arabs to bury their differences, but special efforts are made, but little is expected to come out of the summit except brood terms on all of the major issues. >>> live now to kuwait city, and james bayes who is there. james the arab league's record for getting things done is hardly exem

in egypt. it apparently shows young women taken into custody. here teenage boys are led away by plain-clothed officers. they are among many transferred from a juvenile detention center to toura prison in cairo. the families tried to stop the transfer. >> translation: there were no more than 25 of us. we asked them not to transfer our children. they responded with water cannon and bird shot. even though we are old women. >> those held in alexandria are aged between 12 and is an and have been staging a hunger strike at the protest of transfers. the families accused prison authorities of beating the youngsters and restricting access to them. >> translation: visitors to criminals get a long time. we are allowed only two minutes and we were subjected to strict body samples. when i put food in front of my child... ..he told me he was not going to eat. >> human rights groups say many children are illegally being held alongside adults and are mistreated. government supporters defend the justice system.

a lot of people in egypt. dr graham benerman appreciate you joining us. >> turning to venezuela, where president nicolas maduro is using every branch of his government to crackdown on the potential. the supreme court wednesday sentenced the mayor, the si where the protest began to a year in gaol for failing to remove barricades put up by activists. he went on television to announce the arrest of three generals he said were plotting a coup, and that was followed by a vow of support for the president by the military. and a seat and immunity from prosecution occurred to an opposition. the person was blunt about what she was up against. >> can you fight this measure from within the congress itself? >> it's important to understand what is going on in venezuela. there's no independence of power whatsoever. no respect for the rule of law. speech. >> joining us now from san diego california is ambassador charles chapero serving as ambassador for venezuela in 2002 to 2004. good of you to join us. you wrote since chavez

egypt's defence minister announcing he'll run in the presidential race, the effect that could have on the political violence. and a turkish court handing down a decision on whether to restore twitter. the role that ruling will play in the country's upcoming election. >> a live look at frankfurt airport in germany - one of several facing a strike over most over public sector pay. negotiations are not drew to assume next week. and around 600 flights have been cancelled on their largest airport because of the strike. >> two firefighters are dead after a fire broke out in boston. it happened in the basement of a brown stone. more than 150 firefighters were called it put out the blaze. the most segregated schools in the nation are in new york state. a report by the civil rights country says black and latino students are in schools with no white classmates. >> the study says segregated school districts are to blame for the lack of diversity. president obama helped strategy meetings on ukraine with leaders from n.a.t.o. and the european union. the two pledged to intensify cooperation with uk

of the government. >> egypt's president swore into a knew government. the prime minister was the first to take the oath. he used to be the housing minister. however, many egyptians are waiting to see what field marshal abdul fatah al-sisi will do. there was speculation he would resign as defence minister and run for president. turns out he is staying on as minister of defence and leader of the armed forces - for now at

we have breaking news coming to us from egypt. the army chief and defense minister al sisi has tendered his resignation, the website sourcing a military source as the supreme council has entered the name for al sisi's replacement. saying that the president has promoted him. if al sisi is formerly accepted, it will lay the way for him to run for president in elections. the army deposed mohamed morsi last year after mass protest against his rule. >>> the other headlines now, the u.s. president said the ukraine crisis has highlighted the need for europe to increase it's spending on defense, speaking at a meeting in brussels. barack obama said some n.a.t.o. members aren't pulling their weight. >>> osama bin laden's son-in-law has been convicted and condemned to life in prison for his part in terrorism. >>> the military has deployed to some areas in case of trouble. the first time in 20 years that teachers unions, students, and farm workers are all gathering to protest against the government, against the specifically the president who

happening in egypt and definitely it's another blow to democracy and human rights in egypt. well last summer when the country's leader mohamed morsy was overthrown the new authorities began tightening the screws on the muslim brotherhood the military met with fierce resistance and escalated the crackdown with more than six hundred lives lost in raids on august the fourteenth the next month the muslim brotherhood was banned and public protest severely restricted the group was declared a terrorist organization and a constitutional referendum was held across the country however the brotherhood condemned the vote as illegitimate the start of this year also saw deadly unrest but the army has retained its grip on power in this artes and to see a choice in the reports the undemocratic nature of the case doesn't seem to worry western powers. uprisings abroad getting equated with the promise of a better future the actions of ordinary citizens spark movements for change because they speak to a longing for freedom and hailed as true democracy the democratic movement that swept across t

egypt is in man ways the most conservative muslim society in the middle east. so you asked, as pew did, should the country be governed, 70% say yes, higher than most arab countries. i look at that and say what has happened to that 51% of the country that voted for morsi, believes in this state. other polling data suggests, they are in jail or oppressed. how do young liberals -- young people feel about that? they now have an army regime in place that is suppressing freedom of speech, that is oppressing a large part of the population that voted for the muslim procedure. >> they saw as they went through muslim brokered, suppression of freedom of speech and attack on human rights. >> despair that both sides seem -- you're caught between a rock and a hard place. >> we're stuck between this binary, do we need a religious leadership coming to clean and purify or is it a military man that uses strength, look to the pharaoh we've had for 5,000 years. i think what this revolution was about was creating a space for the alternative. i think we're still going along that str

the interim prime minister says egypt can expect a new president by june. charles strat ford, al jazeera. >>> the already massive search area for the missing malaysian airline jet has been expanded again. now 57 ships and 48 aircraft are involved in the search which already covers the south china sea. now the search areas are now being expanded further into the indian ocean and the south china sea. now a week of waiting is taking its toll on the missing passenger's families, some have been talking to al jazeera in the malaysian capitol. >> reporter: lack of information is too distressing. [ sobbing ] >> reporter: seven days and still no clear direction of where the search for the missing airline flight is heading. the atmosphere is tense as relatives meet officials from the airlines in beijing. but they don't find the answers they are hoping for. >> translator: we have been stuck here too long. every day is a foreture. i don't know how many more days we'll have to wait. i just want accurate information as soon as possible. >> reporter: here families have be

bradley left egypt as they failed to qualify for the world cup. the picture also sees the return of the 41-year-old goalkeeper. >>> with less than three months until the world cup, coaches will be using wednesday's matches to get a clearer idea of the players they want to take to brazil. and as richard reports, there are opportunities for new faces with the world champions, spain. >> reporter: less than a year after [ inaudible ] this man is set to make his international debut with spain. he has scored 21 times this season. >> translator: as it is has always happened with any new player, i have not noticed any difference with diego than any other player. let's just hope he with play, he can debut. >>> the netherlandses also has concerns about stwo of their players. >> translator: it is due we will use this occasion to test a few players. it won't be the team for the world cup. we have a few players who are injured and a few who are ill, including van percy. >> reporter: germany have brought up four new faces to play chile, but it's one of their ve

impact on the future of egypt specially and i'm sure. a lot more violence which the country definitely doesn't need right now. military launched a crackdown on the muslim brotherhood of course in mid two thousand and thirteen can you give us a short break down of what that crackdown consisted of well basically after the. after millions and millions of people walked out to the streets to commission has sisi the field-marshal of egypt to basically oust morsi the former egyptian president come july third that's exactly what he did he ousted the president and he basically cracked down on the muslim brotherhood he. a lot a lot of the sit ins were organized a lot of the protests were were organized but he a lot of people described what he used as an iron fist against the muslim brotherhood and then later on he announced or you know the legal system in egypt announced the muslim brotherhood as a terrorist organization and egypt's scheduled to begin the presidential election process soon can you speak to whether or not you likely to see a clean

what are are the stakes, first in egypt itself? >> well, the problem is -- well, there are many problems, but the main problem is this is causing problems not by journalists, not only journalists in egypt but foreign correspondents as well. some of these people who have attacked journalists and most to have the ones who have been physically attacked have been broadcast journalists because they are most visible, especially cameramen. the people who are attacking them are getting away with it. there's a climate of impunity which is a very big problem there. but the stakes are really, really high. most recently, two years ago, egypt wasn't even on the radar in terms of one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists. today, it is one of the most dangerous places for journalists, and one of the big problems is that we don't see a solution to this anytime soon. we're hoping there will be some sort of diplomatic solution, maybe a conversation between al-jazeera and the military government, but they're very far apart, and th

but today, he's called the "jon stewart of egypt." unlike stewart, though, he has been interrogated by the authorities. he's been labeled an infidel and a traitor. his weekly show was yanked off the air last october and, though he is back on now, he doesn't know for how long, or how seriously he should take the death threats he receives with some regularity. youssef does political satire on tv, and nobody's seen anything like it-- not in egypt, not in the rest of the arab world. we traveled to cairo last month to watch youssef as he was preparing his first show on a new network. he knows it could be cancelled any day, not because of poor ratings, but because people in power so often feel threatened by laughter. he has such a fervent following that all he has to do is say "welcome to the program" for his audience to crack up. >> bassem youssef: ( speaking in arabic ) >> simon: it's the kind of show with which americans are very familiar. >> youssef: the name of the game, "what's up!" >> simon: every week, an estimated 30 million people

the muslim brotherhood is banned now in egypt. >> a lot of egypt's prominent politicians accused military chief of planning to fix upcoming elections. the comments of the former prime minister were leaked by a pro-muslim brotherhood website. >> he has said in a news conference that he's not going to run in the election unless the people and army nominate him. that is strange. what he said is wrong, it's ignorance. he said i will do so if the army nominates him. and then we see him nominating him. it shows a lock of experience. it's a disaster and the military council reiterate the same things. i have taken myself out of the loop because the election will be a farce. of course, whether other candidates withdraw depends on the nomination. i said i will not run, but i'll get the papers ready. i know they'll fix the pallet boxes, and everything for him. this will be a comedy show. if someone didn't run for the presidency, the election process will not be fair. >> the upons to the leak has been given. here is what he said? : >> what is he? he's a powerful player in the middle east. he was comm

they get more on the phone call by egypt's interim president. >> is there anything more we know about the conversation. >> the conversation took place on thursday, between prime minister tony abbott and the interim president of egypt. during the phone conversation, tony abbott asked for assistance in securing peter greste and his release. egypt's president applied that he was doing everything he could to resolve the case and says peter greste was receiving all necessary legal support. i think what is significant about the phone conversation is not the detail, but the fact that it happened at all. up until now, tony abbott has not said anything publicly, nor do we know that a conversation along these lines has taken place. the fact that one has, potentially the timing too. tony abbott's office will not confirm the telephone conversation took place and are staking to the line of not -- sticking to the line of not discussing what the prime minister of australia says in private conversations. we have it on good authority that the conversation happens, and it was asked for and assistance w

-- and foreign policy at the cos cars, one of the films up for best documentary tells the story of egypt's revolution brilliantly. i will speak with the director of the movie "the square." but first, here's my take. in a strange act of historical coincidence it was 60 years ago this week that soviet leader nikita handed the premier over to the ukraine. everyone was part of one, big, unhappy soviet union but that hakts has created today's geopolitical crisis. russia has made its move, detached crimea from the government's control. what remains unclear what vladimir putin wants to do with it. incorporate it into russia, use it as leverage to negotiate a deal with kiev, both? in any event, washington's response should be clear and forceful. russia has violated all kinds of laws and norms, including most crucially a treaty that it signed with ukraine, guaranteeing that country's borders in return for which ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons. for washington, for americans, really for people around the world, it would be a terrible mess dent to allow issues like these to be resolved not by nego

egypt's tahrir square. when hosne mubarak was ousted and the chaos that fold -- followed. >> we need to enter that process. the army has to step aside. >> jaha nujem directed the square, the square is streaming on netflix and also in theaters around the country. the last time we spoke with you, you talked about the people you had spoke to in egypt and they told you egypt felt like it was in a dark place but despite the military takeover they were grateful what happened in treasurin tahrirsquare. >> speaking with all of them, they all feel like this is a long struggle. and what we can do with a film like this, with art, is to basically show that all egyptians should be respected, regardless of political background. i think all of our characters feel that way, and freedom of expression and social justice. >> those who call tahrir home are not going to give up. what was born in that square was a sense of dignity. for the first time egyptians felt hike they could be the authors of their future. and i think righ

. >>> he will stand in egypt's forth coming elections. he announced it in a televised address in which he resigned his military position. we were watching from cairo. >> reporter: announcing his farewell to arms, still wearing military fatigues, in this televised address to the nation, abdul fatah al seesy said he was given up his uniform after 44 years to take on a new and difficult mission. we have to be honest with ourselves, he said. our country is facing monument al challenging. our economy is weak. and millions are unemployed. his political a ssent began last july. many saw cissi as their savior. in the historic cairo district where he group, there's plenty of appetite for a stronger leader, for a new pharaoh who can bring stability. his relatives remain working in the family business. his cousin shows me the intricate arabesque work he learned as a boy. even though we are happy, he told me, we realize he's facing a big burden. the nation has gone through tough times. he has to correct that. as happy as we are, we also pity him. fie