tunisia's prime minister faces the toughest challenge yet to his government. he has been in power for almost a year but his authority has been challenged by this week's unrest which has seen angry protests across the country. some of these protests turned into looting and attacks on security forces and government buildings. >> translator: many enemies do not wish to see true-tunisia people and trying to disturb the history and the transition period tunisia has seen and the transition is inevitable and the transition is irreversible. >> reporter: the opposition blames the government for the unrest saying it has failed to implement genuine reforms. on the streets people remain divided over how to solve tunisia's discontent. >> translator: i'm totally against imposing a curfew. there are people who work at night. by imposing a curfew you compromise their future and want this government to go. >> translator: we have heard many promises in the past. now it's time for major decisions, the government must take concrete steps to find jobs for the people. i do not know

we support tunisia. so i think the key issue is to help countries in the region to strengthen their capabilities to fight isil and to defend themselves. >> reporter: do you genuinely believe isil can be defeated? we hear various leaders say, yes, it can. it is a different sort of enemy. do you think it can honestly be defeated in the way that so many want? >> it can be defeated. it will take time, and we have to pursue that goal in many different ways, but we have seen some progress already. they are losing ground in iraq and we see that so many people are mobilizing against the message from isil, not only the military -- with military means, but i think we also understand that this is about battle about values. we will never respect or accept that kind of values. they are -- they are as they are pursuing, we have to stand up for open democratic societies, and that is also an important part of the fight against isil. >>> the leader of spain's anti-austerity party has met the king and says he is ready to

or tunisia people successful. they feel underminded by the democratic process. they are doing all they can to disturb the harmony of our democracy and the historic transition period tunisia has seen. transition is inevitable and irreversible. >> reporter: opposition blames government for the unrest saying it has failed to implement genuine reforms. on the streets people remain divided over how to solve tunisia's simildiscontent. >> translator: against a curfew and there are people who work at night and imposing a curfew you compromise the future and want this government to go. >> translator: we have heard many promises in the past and now it's time for mayor decisions, the government must take steps to find jobs for the people, i don't know how but that is their job. >> reporter: calls for a government shuffle or new elections have been dismissed by commentators as a risky step. elections were last held in october 2014, many fear a new vote could lead to more instability. for the time being life in tunisia would b

you see the idea for tunisia would be basically the following. they say bolivia can absorb about half a million tun easeian workers. this is number 1. no. 2, riding the wave of an economic growth of 5% to be able to generate money to offer job opportunities for many tun easians. this is something that is going to take at least 5 to 10 years. tun easians have to be patient. >> okay, hashem, thank you for that update. >> an attack, at least four months. >> we haven't heard any details. details. identity. taken to a school. people are completely unfamiliar with this. it's no exaggeration to say the country is a little shocked at this today. >> daniel, thank you for that update from toronto. still ahead on the al jazeera newshour: >> it's not a school you would want your children to be educated in. >> why teachers in the u.s. city of detroit are calling in sick to get better schools, plus: >> i am hara matasa inside africa. i will show you how this concept saves lives. >> in sport, play was suspensed as a leading coach collapses in the stands. first,

tell me about your assessment of the conditions in tunisia today. we've seen a lot of very angry people, we've seen some clashes, moderate clashes with law enforcements. what is the situation, would you say, right now? >> i think that what has been going on in tunisia since 2014 when the current government has been trying to - has pledged to help tunisians to find jobs. since election, little of those pledges have been fulfilled. some of the promises of the 2011 revolution in tunisia, that these young people were promised more jobs and opportunities, but also a better life. the situation has come out of control especially with what's going on. then the ruling party, fighting between two camps, the former secretary general and a camp that is supporting the president. that added fuel to the anger of young protesters >>> how angry would you say people are and does this movement that we see moving to different parts of the country, how can that be sustained, will it be sustained is what i more want to find out. will this continue? >> i think it will con

tunisia is at a turning point. the people and their democrats and outside backers that have been championing them, they need to get serious. we need a plan for tunisia and there needs to be a root and brands change >>> thank you for that. there's a number of layers in tunisia and certainly to these protests that we now see. thank you very much for giving us your perspective on this. there is more to come for you on the al jazeera area. we are going to be live on the streets of haiti. also a look at who is making the news and who is bidding to one at the sundance festival. also later on issues about the doping scandals. at least 45 people including 17 children have died trying to cross the sea to greece. greek and turkish ships have been involved in a search and rescue mission to find survivors. the boats the refugees are were travelling on capsized close to two greek islands. meanwhile, how to stem that flow of refugees has been the subject of a meeting. germany's government is under huge pressure to limit numbers

first, tunisia is waking up after a night-time nation-wide curfew. it was announced on friday night after the worst unrest since the uprising five years ago that toppled the former leader. the prime minister is expected to chair an emergency cabinet meeting on saturday. there has now been four days of violent protests over unemployment, many young men throwing stones have clashed with police in several towns and the police have responded with tear gas. the president says tunisia is under attack and warns that i.s.i.l. in neighboring libya could take advantage of the unrest. our correspondent reports from the south of the country where the protests began. >> reporter: they expected their lives to be better by now and blamed the government for the fact they're not. it has been five years since protests forced the president to leave tunisia after 23 years in power, starting what became known as the arab spring. tunisia still has some of the same problems that created the revolution, issues like unemployment and poverty. the president has urged the count

for the time being life in tunisia would be punctuated by a curfew that starts at 8:00 p.m. each evening and then ends by dawn. a few months ago a state of emergency was implemented following an attack that took the lives of 38 holiday makers in the resort. so the security forces have extensive powers in curbing unrest and tackling the rise of armed groups. the state of emergency also puts restrictions on public gatherings. >> by imposing government nationwide they hope to contain a violence. but for many tunisians trust in their political leaders seems to be wearing thin. hashem ahelbarra. tunis. >> now more than 60 million people in the u.s. are dealing with a blizzard that swept across the east coast. ten people have died in weather-related incidents, and authorities are warning against venturing into life-threatening conditions. tom ackerman has this update. >> from georgia and the carolinas to massachusetts, the fast-moving blanket of snow has kept outdoor activity to a minimum. wins as high as 90 kilometers an hour persuaded motorists to stay off the roads, but many of

. >> tunisia's prime minister has held tan emergency cabinet meeting regarding the wave of unemployed. he cut short a visit following four days of violence. a nightly curfew has been placed across the country. until tunis with more. >> reporter: this is quite a delicate situation for tunisia because the curfew comes into effect. there is an emergency law that has been implemented a few months ago against the backdrop of the deadly attacks targeting western tourists in tunisia. so people are pretty much concerned about the emergency law saying this is something that undermines democracy in tunisia. for the government, this is quite instrumental. it's the only way to stem the rise of violence that has been threatening to spin out of control. listen to what habib is saying, the prime minister of tunisia had to say. >> people should understand that we can reach a solution, yet this requires a great amount of patience and positiveness. as i said, many dark ideologies are taking advantage of the peaceful demonstwaingsz and the enthusiasm of many youth. many enemies do not wish that tun easi

molly: a national curfew has been imposed in tunisia. the emergency measure is in response to ongoing social unrest. with mounting anger over the high unemployment rate there, protests that began days ago have spread to other towns, including the capital. tunisia's largest and menstruation since the 2011 uprising, for many tunisians that revolution has not delivered on its economic promises, with young people in particular complaining about a lack of jobs. the tunisian prime minister is in the french capital and sat down with our correspondent to discuss tunisia's evolution in the face of ongoing challenges. >> things are completely different. .unisia has completely changed tunisia has overcome a dictator. it has become a young democracy. i must stress, a young democracy. what is happening today is also a problem with freedom. the problem is with creating employment avenues, and that is not an easy job. that requires assistance and enormous effort. that was the tunisian prime minister speaking with "france 24" earlier in the day. that's

coming up, protests spread over rising unemployment in tunisia. >>> state of emergency in seven u.s. states in a few blizzard hits the country's east coast. >>> and it's all about a document at sundance film festival. more and more people are flocking to see factual films. hello, the u.s. is making a renewed diplomatic push to find a resolution to end the war in syria. secretary of state john kerry is in saudi arabia meeting leaders from the golf to try to ease concerns about warming u.s. iranian ties. kerry said he's confident the talks scheduled for next week will go ahead. did he fought confirm the exact day they'll start. >> one of the things we did today, which i think is really important, is we set up a clarity for how to proceed forward in the initial steps of the negotiations on syria. and we are confident that with good initiative in the next day or so those talks can get going, and the u.n. representative special envoy will be able to continue in an appropriate manner for proximity talks that will be the first meeting in geneva to begin to lay down the process to try very h

>>> tunisia declares a nationwide curfew after days of protest against the government. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also coming up, the eu looks at extending border controls. >>> 22 killed in an attack in mogadishu. al shabab claims responsibility. >>> inside tunisia prisons, many say the jails are a breeding ground for radicalization. >> a nationwide curfew has been declared in tunisia as authorities struggle to deal with protests across several towns and cities over a lack of jobs. the demonstrations have spread to tunis in the world unrest since the 2010 uprising that ousted the former president. the death of one youth has triggered the violence. >> a family mourning its son, he was prust rated over lack of job opportunities. he climbed an electricity pole and threatened to commit suicide. he was heck cute and his death sparked anger nationwide. a younger generation feels increasingly let down by its government. >> my son died, the government is responsible if that it breaks my heart. those responsible for his death should be held accountable. they dest

the president says tunisia is under attack and warns that i.s.i.l. fighters in neighbors libya could take advantage of the unrest. our correspondent reports from where the protest began. >> reporter: they expected their lives to be better by now and blame the government for the fact they're not. it has been five years since protests forced the president to leave tunisia, after 23 years in power, starting what became known as the arab spring. tunisia still has some of the same problems that created the revolution, issues like unemployment and poverty. the president has urged the country to respect the nationwide curfew that has been put in place following a wave of protests across the country. in an address to the nation he acknowledged the high unemployment rate as a factor for the protest, but he also said foreign groups were deliberately destabilizing tunisia. >> translation: we have more than 700,000 unemployed, among them 300,000 youth who have qualifications and cannot find a job. they are being targeted by outside forces, i.s.i.l. and others >>

also coming up, tunisia's prime minister calls for calm after days of protests. his challenge now to find a solution to growing discontent. new york implements a travel ban as a monster blizzard hits the u.s. plus. >> reporter: it's singapore art week. i'm on the island state. later on al jazeera i will be telling you why not every piece of art is a papting on a wall-- painting on a wall, but it's being displaced in all shapes and sizes across the city >>> the u.s. is making a renewed diplomatic push to find a resolution to end the war in syria. secretary of state john kerry is in saudi arabia meeting leaders from the gulf to try to ease their concerns about warming relations with iran. kerry says he is confident peace talks on syria shelled scheduled for next week will go ahead. >> one of the things that we did today which i think i think is is very important is to set up a clarity on how to proceed forward on the initial steps on the negotiations on syria, and we are confident that with good initiative in the next day or so those talks can get going and that th

>>> tunisia holds an emergency cabinet meeting following days of protests >>> i'm nick clarke in doha. more claims that russia's air strikes in syria are killing and injuring civilians. >> the country's heart is breaking for the people of la loche and saskatchewan today >>> canada's prime minister tries to comfort his nation after a rare mass shooting. an island of art. meet singapore's emerging talent displaying their work inside shipping containers >>> tunisia's leaders are meeting trying to resolve the issue of high unemployment that has been fuelling protests across the country. a conference is expected later on saturday and we will bring you details on that. a curfew was imposed on friday and the government is saying i.s.i.l. may try to be takeing this situation. >> reporter: they blame the government by the fact that they're not. it has been five years since four years that forced the president out of the country after 23 years in power starting what became known as the arab spring. tunisia still has some of the same problems that created the revolution, issues like unemployment

also to come in the program tunisia's prime minister holds an emergency cabinets meeting as protests spread over growing unemployment. the grim fallout of zika the mosquito-born virus. >> reporter: i'm in south africa i'm going to show you what a love bank is and how the concept is helping save lives >>> first, there seems to be a diplomatic push by the u.s. right now to find an end resolution to the war in syria. vice president joe biden is in turkey meeting the prime minister there and secretary of state, john kerry is in riyadh and he has been meeting g.c.c. foreign ministers. he said he is confident that scheduled talks will go ahead although there is more work to do. >> reporter: we want to keep the process moving and put to full test the readiness and willingness of people to live up to the two communications and u.n. resolution and begin the process of bringing the transition council, transition governing process of syria into a reality >>> the saudi foreign minister shared some of that optimism that a deal could be reached in syria, but jabir did raise concerns over continuin

a report from northwestern tunisia. this is how amed starts his day: he collects milk from nearby farms and urges his workers to hurry up. after relentless job hunts, amed, who graduated with a master's degree in management abandoned hopes of working for a government-owned company. with just about enough to start his business, he has become a cheese maker. >> this is a dream come true. i was born in a family of farmers, top browsers. i said if milk i can make cheese and if it works, i will expand. his family is around to support him. this is the launch day. as soon as work is over these were active during the 2010 proceed democracy uprising. now, they say, they want to help build a new tunisia our goal is to lead the country in the future. we want democracy. we want to see young tun easeians at the highest echelons. they are all active in a local young leaders counsel. ngos that are growing fast in tunisia and whose influence is spreading. we are training young people to start their own businesses instead of waiting for

he mentions the need of tunisia to have further financing to come in, and it is hoped that after the situation has been brought under control, that the foreign money will be given. so he is clearly trying to attach three different messages here. >> is there anything that -- any tangible action the government can take to improvement the situation in the country? because clearly, when you look at the countries that saw unrest, that have seen unrest since 2011, tunisia has been hailed very much as the success story. there has certainly been political process, but it has not been accompanied by economic change. unemployment is still a problem in the country, especially for young people. >> certainly the prime minister who is visiting in paris has succeeded in finally getting the french agreement to fund projects over the next five years at the tune of a billion euro, and this is very good news, and i imagine the focus of the government will be to try to build up further support in the economic sector so that it can start translating this more into economic growth, and if nothing else, th

it has been five years since tunisia's prime minister fled from the country. since then the country has become a model of . >> reporter: this woman moved to tunisia a few weeks before the start of the uprising. since then the political landscape has changed so dramatically the world bank where sympathy works has had to shift strategy. sympathy has-- sympathy works. she-- she works. she has been advising the government on making the country attractive for investors. >> translation: it took more time than expected. when the revolution happened in 2011 the expectations was so high that tunisia would change overnight. that has not been the case and we cannot fault the tunisians for that because this transition and the way forward has been managed in the consensus building manner. >> reporter: now the political impasse has been overcome, the government aimed for an economic growth rate of 7%, but growth is expected to shrink to less than 1% this year following a series of attacks targeting tourists and growing instability. tunisians who had hopes the uprising would

overnight curfews remain in place in tunisia after days of unrest. the worst seen since the 2011 revolution. many have taken to the streets angry at the continuing rate of high unemployment. while many are frustrated others are taking a different approach. a report from north-western tunisia. >> reporter: this is how this man starts his day. he collects milk from nearby farms and urges his workers to hurry up. after a relentless job hunt, he who graduated with a masters degree in management abandoned hopes of working for a government mf owned company. but he recently received funding and training in entrepreneurship from an international aid agency. with just about enough to start his business, he has become a cheese maker. >> translation: this is a dream come true. i was born in a family of farmers. this area is the top producer of milk here. one day i said to myself with milk i can start making cheese and if it works i will expand. >> reporter: his family is around to support him. this is the launch day. but as soon as work is finished, he joins th

anger rises over a shortage of jobs in tunisia. desperate lives of syrian refugees struggling to make a living in turkey >>> doubts are emerging over talks planned for monday continue. there is disagreement over which opposition groups should attend. >> translation: we don't have any thoughts on moving the start of talks from january to february. this is the position of both russia and the u.s. we are confident in the coming days these talks will begin >>> syria's opposition coordinator has accused russia of trying to disrupt the negotiations. >> translation: there must be a clear agenda for negotiations to work towards a political transition and not to chat and waste time while people dpi under shelling and hunger. this is unacceptable >>> the u.s. democrats for the senate have blocked a bill that would have made it harder for syrian and iraqi refugees to enter the company. last september the president promised the united states would accept 10,000 syrians within a year. >> reporter: the legislation if it had passed in the u.s. se

. >>> tunisia's p.m. says the security situation in the country is under role after a week of nationwide protests. after an emergency cabinet meeting, they promised new thinking on tackling unemployment, which is running around 30%, especially among young people, the protests triggered by the death of a young man. he was electrocuted when he climbed a tower, losing out on a government job. some tunisians are fed up at the lack of opportunity, and created jobs by starting small businesses. they thing if success. they could inspire others. we have this report from bay rain in north western tunisia. >> reporter: this is how amen starts his day. he collects milk from near farms and urges his workers to hurry up. after relentless job hunt, amen, who graduated with a masters degree in management abandoned hope for working for a government-owned company. he recently received funding and training in entrepreneurship from an international aid agency. with just about enough to start his business, he became a cheese

when i visited tunisia, i visited on a number of occasions. i spoke to a number of people from civil society, labour unions. we have done, you know, expended coverage of that. what i sensed. it's not easy for a tunisian economy, with no national matters to pick up. after decades of dictatorship. the strength and talent of the people. there is the labour force, the collective intelligence of the society. >> but there are no natural resources. there is no surplus production, and there is no investments from na side of the world. so what is happening now, tunisians, or the tunisian government is trying to cut public expenditures to please european and other investors, that will not bode well for tunisians who need to see there's improvement on their own lives. i hate to say it. the west that pretends it supports democracy has not invested in a real way in tunisia, it's mutting i.m.f. -- putting i.m.f. to cut public expenditure. i'm not sure that both well for the evolution or the success of civil society. >> we'll have to leave it there. great to

tunisia's prime minister blames the unrest on unemployment. he accepted one billion euros of french economic aid. >> currently the situation is under control. other measures will be taken in the framework of a development program, as i discussed with president hollande, over the next five years. but five years looks like -- >> but five years looks like a long time. it has been five years since the suicide of another man, whose death sparked what led to the arab revolutions. those were largely sparked by unemployment. i've years on in tunisia, it is still a huge problem. >> we are a family of eight people. my sister is the breadwinner. she works as a straight cleaner despite having a university -- as a street cleaner despite having university degree. reporter: unemployment in tunisia is around 15%. the use rate is much higher, 40%. weak prospects for many young tunisians. sarah: the riots this week have been the worst since the revolution five years ago. france has promised a billion euros of economic support. do people expect that will be enou

tunisia's president says there are malicious hands involved in high unemployment. beji caid essebsi says tighter from i.s.i.l. could take advantage of the unrest. >>> shooting in saskatchewan, at an aboriginal school. >>> and a huge blizzard is hitting the united states, thousands of people have been told to stay indoors until it passes. >>> while though is hitting the u.s. the coast of chile is being pounded by towering five meter waves. swing has been banned from at least 100 beaches, with the tourist areas being badly affected. tourists have been twoornd stay away in the morning and evenings quhm the higevenings, when the e comes in. >>> targets include two villages in the dar deir ez zor area. , now russia has also been targeting areas thought controlled by i.s.i.l. activists say at least eight civilians have been killed near the town of samada they're the turkish border. victoria gatenby has more. >>> pictures on the ground tell a different story. this is samada in northwest syria. the town is not an i.s.i.l. stronghold. the group is mainly in eastern syria. i

he mentions the need of tunisia to have further financing to come in, and it is hoped that after the situation has been brought under control, that the foreign money will be given. so he is clearly trying to here. >> is there anything that -- any tangible action the government can take to improvement the situation in the country? because clearly, when you look at the countries that saw unrest, that have seen unrest since 2011, tunisia has been hailed very much as the success story. there has certainly been political process, but it has not been accompanied by economic change. unemployment is still a problem in the country, especially for young people. >> certainly the prime minister who is visiting in paris has succeeded in finally getting the french agreement to fund projects over the next five years at the tune of a billion euro, and this is very good news, and i imagine the focus of the government will be to try to build up further support in the economic sector so that it can start translating this more into economic growth, and if nothing else, this uprising is perhaps helping t

young when tunisia took independence. it was a time of building a country from scratch. i look at people on the street and they seem far less ambitious than they were 60 years ago. >> reporter: security is t.tigh police have been deployed in large numbers to secure the main streets. there are concerns over possible attacks by isil or other armed groups affiliated with al-qaeda. dozens of people, mostly british tourists were killed last year, when a gunman attacked a pop beach resort near sousse. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera, tunis. >>> up to 2,000 refugees and migrants close to the french port of calais are waiting to see whether they will be evicted from their tents. aid workers say the french authorities are preparing to dismantle a third of the camp known as the jungle. thousands of people have headed to the camp, which is close to the tunnel linking france and the u.k. >>> on saturday taiwan will go to the polls to elect a new legislature and president. adrian brown looks at how this election could have an historic im

massacre in uganda, while a tortured community waits to see if he's held responsible >>> >>> anger in tunisia over a shortage of jobs, pitting protesters against the police. >>> pregnant women treated in chairs in hospitals as a heath crisis worsens in brazil. >>> first, the result of a british inquiry into the radioactive poisoning of a former russian spy alexander litvinenko have been released. within the last hour or so the judge said the russian president himself, vladimir putin, probably approved the killing of alexander litvinenko. the judge also said that two russian men, andrei lugovoy, and dmitri kovtun killed the former spy on t orders of russia. the chairman of the inquire your, sir robert owen made this title. >> i am sure that mr andrei lugovoy and mr dmitri kovtun placed the plutonium 210 into the teapot at the bar, and did so within the intention of poisoning mr alexander litvinenko. i am also sure that the two men made the earlier attempt to poison mr alexander litvinenko, also using paul ownium -- pull ownium 210 at a meeting on 16 october 2006. i am sure that mr andrei lugov

tunisia's president appeared the warning that i.s.i.l. may try exploit it. triggered by the death of an unemployed man a week ago, electrocuted during a demonstration calling for more jobs. it is happened in casare rvetioreen.hashem ahelbarra repm there. >> reporter: they expected their lives to be better by now and blame the government for the fact they are not. it is five years since forced to leave tunisia after 23 years in power starting what became known as the arab spring but tunisia still has some of the same problems that created the revolution. issues like unemployment and poverty. president bajir has urged the nation to accept a curfew put in place, in an address to the nation he acknowledged the high unemployment rate as a factor for the protests. but he also said, foreign groups were deliberately destabilizing tunisia. >> translator: we have more than 700,000 unemployed, among them 300,000 youth who have qualifications and cannot find a job and they are being targeted by outside forces, i.s.i.l. and others. >> reporter: the protests started after

in north africa, a policeman has been killed in tunisia. in people protesting widespread unemployment. there is growing frustration that the revolution that sparked the arab spring has brought no tangible economic benefits. today's protests were sparked after a young man died caught after climbing a transmission tower in protest of being turned down for a government job. >> tunisia's youth are back on the streets. they are frustrated and angry. crowds gathered outside the building with a message to the authorities. give us jobs, they chanted. or there will be another revolution. we are defending our right to work the only way the government will hear us. we have asked for years but they have not responded. five years after the country experienced a massive uprising, the reality for many is that the revolution has brought little change. we are a family of eight people. she works as a street cleaner despite having a university degree. sometimes i wonder why bother waking up? every morning, it's the same useless life. high living costs and the

. ♪ >>> tunisia declares a nationwide curfew after protests result over unemployment. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm felicity barr and you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up germany's chancellor urges turkey to help diffuse the refugee crisis. >>> we're live on the east coast of the united states as the nation brace itself for a huge blizzard. >>> hello, tunisia's government has imposed a nation-wide curfew after protests over unemployment spread to towns and cities across the country. it is the worst unrest since the 2010 uprising that lead to the arab spring. hashem ahelbarra reports. >> reporter: a family mourning its son. he was frustrated over lack of job opportunities. he climbed an electricity pole and threatened to commit suicide. he was electrocuted. his death sparked anger nationwide, and he has become the symbol of a younger generation that feels increasingly let down by its government. >> translator: my son died. the government is responsible. it breaks my heart. those responsible for his death should be held accountable. they destroyed a whole family. >> repor

this area is the top producer of milk in tunisia. one day i said to myself with milk i can start making cheese and if it works i will expand. >> reporter: his family is around to support him. this is the launch day. as soon as work is finished, he joins those who helped him start his business. these are activists from the nearby city of beja. they were active during the 2010 pro-democracy uprising. now they say they want to help build a new tunisia. >> translation: our goal is to be able to lead the country in the future. we have democracy, but we want to see young tunisians in the hirer jobs. >> reporter: they're all active in the local young leaders council. ngos that are growing fast in tunisia and whose influence is spreading. >> translation: we are training young people to start their own businesses so that we develop poor areas instead of waiting for the government to help us we chose action. we are not going to sfend the rest of our lives waiting for promise. >> reporter: a long way lies ahead for these young activists. but th

france has promised $1 billion to help tunisia create jobs. the prime minister said the situation was being brought under control. >> translator: the situation is calming down. it's an economic problem, and people are demanding jobs. we have a program to try to resolve this problem. that's one of the main goals of this government. we don't have a magic wand. we can't solve all of the problems at once. the situation now is under control. ♪ >>> at least 42 people including at least 17 children have died trying to cross the aegean sea to greece. dozens managed to survive and were taken ashore, but rescue teaming were searching for others who still may be at sea. there have been more rivals on the greek island of lesvos. greece has become a major gateway for people fleeing war and poverty as they try to make their way to europe. >>> and the refugee crisis is on the high agenda at the world economic forum. >> translator: we will have to face the refugee crisis for a long time. we won't be able to solve the problem of syria in a few days. we'll ha

. >>> tunisia's president urges the country to respect a curfew put in place following a wave of protests over unemployment. you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up, in the u.s. where the southern and eastern states get ready for what could be a monster white out. haiti postponed its presidential run off vote for the second time over security concerns. oscar organisers bow to pressure pledging to double membership of women and ethnic minorities >>> we begin in tunisia where the president has urged the country to respect a nation-wide curfew that has been put in place following a wave of protests. the unrest started after the death of a 28-year-old on saturday. he was electrcuted after climbing a transition tower in protest after missing out on a job. the prime minister has cut short a trip to you're to deal with the unrest. he says the situation is under control and that the government has started to implement a job creation program. the unemployment rate is 15% but it is as high as 30% among young people. the president addressed the nation just a few hours ago. he ack

this area is the top producer of milk in tunisia. one day i said with milk, i can start making cheese. if it works, i will ex up and down. >> amed's family is around to support him. this is the launch day. as soon as work is finished, amed joins those who help him start his business. these are act visits from the nearby city of bazar. they were active during the 2010 pro-democracy uprising we have democracy and we want to see young tun easyaz. we are planning to organization ourselves for next elections. >> they are all active in a local young leaders' council. we are training young people to develop instead of waiting for the government help us, we chose action. we are not going to spend the rest of our lives waiting for promises. a along wait remains ahead. but they remain determined to offer hope for those with lack of opportunities in tunisia. >> tun easeians expect tough years ahead amidst declining state revenues and widening budget deficits. a fruststrating five years after the former regime. al jazeera. in northwestern tunisi

tunisia has managed a smooth transition. it has a vibrant parliament, free media and for millions of tunisians poverty and instability remain the biggest threat to the future of the country that started the arab spring. al jazeera, tunis. >> the pakistani taliban and the group linked to it said that they carried out a suicide-bomb attack outside of a polio vaccination center that killed 15 people, and there have been warnings of more attacks to come. it is part of an effort to reach 2.5 children under five and to irradicate the disease that still plagues pakistan. >> they were on their way to a polio vaccination center when they were attacked. they are frequent target it's of those who say that the polio campaign is a cover for western spies and that the vaccination is a way of sterilizing the children. >> they promote their own agenda. wreaking havoc in the country. >> polio used to be a global problem. 350,000 cases were reported in 1988. from 125 countries then the "world health organization" said that the disease is now

. >>> anger rises in tunisia over a shortage of jobs pitting protestors against police. >>> pregnant woman are treated in chairs in hospitals as the health crisis worsens in brazil. >>> the murder of a former russian spy was probably carried out on orders from penalty vladimir putin. that's the verdict of the british inquiry into the death of alexander litvinenko. the u.k. government saying it will freeze the assets of the two russian accused of the murder. we have more on the story. >> the long awaited inquiry led investigators right to the very doors of the kremlin. the damns findings say the russian president vladimir putin himself probably approved of alexander litvinenko's murder because of a long standing feud. the killing was called a state sponsored assassination. >> i have concluded that there is a strong probability that when mr. lugovoy poisoned mr. i go litvinenko, he does so under the s.s.b. >> these former russian agents were responsible for poisoning alexander litvinenko with plutonium 210 in tea at this hotel. they say this was the second murder attempt. both call the

tunisia prime minister calling for calm in the area. a blizzard paralyses the states. >> reporter: i'm with sport. play was suspended on the main arena when a coach collapsed >>> the u.s. is making a renewed push to end the war that syria. john kerry is in saudi arabia meeting leaders from the gulf to try to ease concerns about warring ties with iran. he is confident that the talks will go ahead, but didn't confirm the exact day they will start. >> one of the things we did today, which i think is really important is we set up a clarity for how to proceed forward in the initial steps of the negotiations on syria. we are confident that with good initiative in the next day or so those talks can get going and that the u.n. representative special envoy will be convening people in an appropriate manner for the proximity talks that will be the first meeting in geneva to begin to lay down the process to try very hard to implement the geneva communication and have a transition that takes place according to the u.n. resolutions as well as the vie

. >>> tunisia declares a nation-wide curfew after days of protests against the government. >>> at least 22 people are killed in an attack in mogadishu, al-shabab claims responsibility. >>> european union leaders are expected to meet on monday, they are discussing bringing back border controls to control the flow of refugees. right now angela merkel and the turkish prime minister are addressing the media after their meeting in berlin. let's listen in. >> translator: people endanger their lives, and people earn money when they really do not have the best of these human beings in their minds, and that's why we have to make sure that this illegal immigration has to be changed into legal immigration. turkey has taken the first steps and we will certainly work very intensively together until the 18th of february. turkey will receive our support where it is necessary. that what we have agreed. we will have a very intense exchange here. of course that also means that we will have to share the burden, number 1 on a financial level, but also with legal contingents that will make it possible for p

we have seen some rallies in support for the people in tunisia, and also in other cities. people have said that they took to the streets in 2010 hoping for democracy and better life. they are seeing some sense of democratic reforms, but their living conditions have not changed. this is why they are taking to the streets, and they say they will continue their fight until their demands are met. >>> an al jazeera news team have gone missing in ta'izz has they covered events in that besieged city. they were last seen on monday evening. they are believed to have been kidnapped. al jazeera is calling for their immediate release. >>> still to come on the program, how hundreds and thousands of syrians who fled to lebanon are struggling to make a living. >>> and cracking down on slackers. italy's prime minister unveils new rules to sack public sector her kers within two days. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being o

live in tunisia where anger is rising over a lack of jobs. pregnant women are treated in chairs in hospitals as a health crisis worsens in brazil. >>> first, there are doubts over the talks to end the conflict in syria which are due on monday. there is disagreement over who will attend the meeting as lav love and kerry discuss the upcoming talks. >> translation: we don't have any thoughts about moving the talks from january to february. this is the position of both russia and the united states. we are confident that in the coming days in january these talks will begin >>> the syrian opposition coordinator has accused russia of trying to disrupt the negotiations. >> translation: there must be a clear agenda for negotiations to work towards a political transition and not to chat and waste time while syrian people are dying from shelling an hunger >>> meanwhile, democrats in the u.s. senate have blocked a bill that would have made it harder for syrian and iraqi refugees to enter the country. president obama promised the u.s. would accept 10,000

we have seen some rallies in support for the people in tunisia and also in gufsa. people have said they took to the streets in 2010 hoping for democracy and better life. they are seeing some sense of democratic reforms but their living conditions have not changed. this is why they have taken to the streets and we say they will continue their fight until their demands are met. >>> stay with us if you can after this break, you will hear from the u.n. special envoy to syria telling al jazeera about the conflict and subsequent migrant crisis in europe. plus the dangerous mosquito-borne virus that is rapidly spreading through latin america. ♪ you are watching al jazeera with me david foster and normally at this point we do a short recap and on the main stories but i'm going to give you more detail about this battle going on in somalia's capitol ouagadougou, according to the government a short while ago yes there was a fight, a gun fight and explosives had been used at a beach side restaurant, lido beach, two restaurants there, one where resent graduates were having a

tunisia took independence. and we were passionate and ambitious, and i look at people on the street, they seem far less ambition than they were 60 years ago. >> security is tight in h the capitol. police have been deployed in large numbers to deploy the main streets. there are concerns over possible attacks by isil, or other armed groups affiliated with al quaida, dozens of people mostly british tourists were killed last year when a gunman attack add popular beach resort. al jazeera. aid workers say the french authorities are preparing to dismantle a third of the camp. jackie roland reports. >> a sense of urgency has spread through the waves of the jungle. volunteers are helping-joes to move their homes. people have heard that the local authorities want to tear away hundreds of tents and clear away the land used by the camp. >> the residents of the camp, yeah, it is very up in the air, there is no idea, we always want to move as fast as we can so we aren't wasting time. >>hese refugees are among those effected.

. >> tunisia's prime minister faces the toughest challenge yet to his government. highways been in power for almost a year, but his authority has been challenged by the week's unrest, which has seen angry protests across the country. some of these protests turned into looting and attacks on security forces and government buildings. >> they are doing all they can to disturb the situation. >> the opposition blame the government for the arrest and saying they have failed to implement genuine reforms. on the streets people remain divided over how to solve tunisia's simmering discontent. >> i'm totally against imposing a curfew. by imposing a curfew you compromise your government. >> we have heard many promises in the past. the government must take con fleet steps to find jobs for the people. i do not know how, but that is their job. >> calls have been dismissed. elections were last held in october. many fear a new vote could lead to more instability. for the time being life in tunisia would be punctuated by a curfew that started at 8:00 p.m. each evening and ends by da

young when tunisia took independence. we were passionate and ambitious. when i look on people on the street, they really seem far less ambitious than they were 60 years ago. >> reporter: security is tight in the capitol. police have been deployed in large numbers to secure the main streets. there are concerns over possible attacks by isil or other armed groups affiliated with al-qaeda. dozens of people, mostly british tourists were killed last year, when a gunman attacked a popular beach resort near sousse. >>> a march calling for the return of hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by boko haram has taken place in nigeria's capitol, abuja. close to two years after the mass abduction, most of the girls have not come home. last month nigeria's president says he is willing to negotiate with the armed group for the release of the girls. >> reporter: this is one of many, many demonstrations that has taken place over the last 21 months in abuja since the girls were kidnapped by boko haram. the parents and their supporters were rece

i was born in a family of farmers, it is the top producer of the milk in tunisia. one day i said to myself with milk i can start making cheese. if it works i can expand. amen's family around to support him. this is the launch day. as soon as work is finished amen joins those that helped him start his business. these are activists from the nearby city of persia. they were active during the pro-democracy uprising. now they say they want to help build a new tunisia. >> our goal is to lead the country. we have democracy, we want to see the young in the higher echelons of government. we want to organise ourselves. >> reporter: they are active in a young council, n.g.o.s that are growing fast and whose influence is spreading. >> we are training the young to start businesses, so we develop poor areas. instead of waiting for the government, we chose action. we are not going to spend the rest of our lives waiting for action. >> reporter: a long way lies ahead. they are determined to offer hope to those frustrated over the lack of opportunities in tunisia. >> tunisians expec

the presidential council which has been agreed in december is based in tunisia. it should be moving to libya and they know that they can't because of the divide >>> we heard martin cobbler say there the political process must be faster than the expansion of armed groups like i.s.i.l. this is becoming a real issue now for libya, the expansion of i.s.i.l., which is basically setting up a rare base there in libya. >> this is why the americans and the europeans are not putting more pressure on the two parties to come up with an agreement as soon as possible. i.s.i.l. has managed to expand in the coastal area that stretches east to not from another area. they're talking about a coastal area of 170 kilometers not far from european shores. they can use that as a platform to launch attacks against europe. why a national unity government because it is the only one to has the authority to form a national army and span the militias to be able to take on i.s.i.l. the biggest concern if the divide continues, i.s.i.l. is going to be the one to take advantage of the situation a