it says he would go for a softer approach trying to reach out to the opposition and the muslim brotherhood in particular with this particular. mass try that does not seem to be the case in a war. no i i think that i agree with with maggot that the message that's being sent here is that reconciliation is not is not on the table it's not an option the government has tried very hard to bury the muslim brotherhood right so and certainly they've succeeded in that at least at least publicly they've they've arrested or killed the first several years of brotherhood leadership they've banned their their media they've banned their political party and they've carried out these these mass arrests mass death sentences on on brotherhood members and supporters obviously they broke up protests and so they shut down n.g.o.s which i don't think we should we should we should forget we should they shut down websites they shut down charitable organizations so the brotherhood is essentially buried at least from from the public from public view of the brotherhood is still popular in egypt we don't know exactly h

the role of the brotherhood the future of egypt so it's not clear that the muslim brotherhood is what it used to be that it will ever be what it used to me and i think what we're seeing for example from my interviews with them in both turkey and in london is that there is an internal reckoning of how did we get this wrong what can we do and what is our future going to be so in terms of them being a continued threat to the c.c. government that is also a misnomer there is no there is no evidence of such again the first second and third tier of the leadership is all in prison that if i'm a senior fellow from the center of global policy in washington i don't thank you for sharing your views with us. coming up on al-jazeera in this news hour a new york times report claims the trumpet ministration secretly met with venezuelan officials to discuss overthrowing president nicolas maduro. clashes in the cellar nikkei is greek protesters try to reach a venue where the prime minister alexis c.p.s. was speaking and in sports the motor g.p. world champion has a day to forget during qualifying for t

a banned muslim brotherhood group tell us is among them and how likely is it that the sentences will be enforced. well yeah there are a lot of seven hundred twenty seven hundred forty he accused we have seventy five people sentenced to. among them a whole range of very prominent muslim brothers for example the preacher suffered because he was also a little sure what i'm going to start here and say from any on this where people there were also responsible for the outside there speaking to the pressure that the head of the muslim brotherhood description had of the brother with mohammed but here i'm only forty seven nights and all of them. to hear that part of course for her gathering and that some of them also work for the medical research. now among the money could she started with the reproduction also going to change course and we have come to know several trying against the muslim brothers you. see many of them and some of them were sent to this country you know not of this one were not of the sentence were executed. now among the accused we've also seen the photogenic they know na

brotherhood supporters. and basically what happened was that security forces dispersed separatist groups camps around a square and not the squares in the entire and business crackdown lift at least one hundred people was in from the protesters that. sends a court arrested. hundreds and say see start just try to put their own trial where the seven hundred. and three people are being to trial and to day after over five years of the trial and for many people we have sussed scenes the sentences. is the trial is basically the trial is very like mean we have you considered trying to be a completely unfair one because of its nature it's a mass trial. has been lots of notes from consistencies was in the trial and so if indians are not able to present their defense according to the sums that five people actually from source insisted this were not even inside the square during that special but they were arrested before is the problem that spurs and later at it was a case so you can see you can see how serious is a pap

a banned muslim brotherhood a group tell us is among them and how likely is it that the sentences will be enforced. well yeah there are a lot of thirty nine hundred eighty seven hundred forty accused we have seventy five people sentenced to. a moment them a whole range of very prominent muslim brothers for example the preacher suffered because it was also a little sore what i'm going to start here in summary on this where people there were also responsible for their outside their speaking to the press the hope the head of the muslim brotherhood description head of the brotherhood margaret but. i'm only forty seven nights in all of them. to hear that part of course for. gathering and that some of them are also a. medicine. pre-draft you know supported reinforcement we have until now several trying against the muslim brothers you. see many of them some of them were sent to this prison no none of this one for sure none of the citizens were executed. now among the accused we've also seen the photo journalist mark zaid known as sure can tell us more about his case. when he was somebody who

to life imprisonment including the muslim brotherhood's spiritual leader mohammed by the and almost six hundred were sentenced to between five and fifteen years in prison some including the full two journalists known as shock are expected to be freed having already been held for five years shelob ellis says more. it began here in cairo as robust square in august twenty thirty protesters had staged a sisson demonstration against the military coup which deposed egypt's first democratically elected president mohamed morsy security forces moved in with the now as more than nine hundred protesters had been killed robbed of order from kill us just a con artist just to come out and now five years later president foster l.c.c. this government has decided to kill seventy five more. over its main mohammed asha one and you seen how mature women are sentenced to death. they were part of the mass trial of seven hundred thirty nine people all arrested as they protested against cc's twenty thirteen take over most were detained during the robot massacre the group was charged with murder incitement

to life imprisonment including the muslim brotherhood spiritual leader muhammad but the and almost six hundred were sentenced to between five and fifteen years in prison and some including the photojournalist known as shell are expected to be freed because they've already been held for five years charlotte bellis has more. it began here in cairo as robust square in august twenty third protesters had staged a sisson demonstration against the military coup which deposed egypt's first democratically elected president mohamed morsy security forces moved in with a now is more than nine hundred protesters had been killed. from you know us just a con artist just to come out and now five years later president foster l.c.c. this government. decided to kill seventy five more. is mine mohammed rush one and you seen mohammed solomon are sentenced to death. they were part of the mess trial of seven hundred thirty nine people all arrested as they protested against cc's twenty thirteen takeover most were detained during the robot massacre the group was charged with murder incitement to break the law

the demonstration was in support of the muslim brotherhood and came just weeks after the former president, mohamed morsi, was ousted from office. authorities say eight police officers died, but the government is still under pressure to explain the actions of the security forces. our middle east regional editor alan johnston reports. in the courtroom, a cage crowded with defendants. this was a mass trial. it involved more than 700 people. among those behind bars were senior figures in the muslim brotherhood organisation, and some of the accused were condemned to be hanged. the judges confirmed 75 death sentences, originally handed down injuly. they gave other defendants jail terms. the brotherhood's spiritual leader got life in prison. this mountain of cases was tied to an event in cairo in 2013. the security forces were sent to clear a square. it had been occupied by anti—government protesters. there was extraordinary violence. human rights groups say more than 800 demonstrators were killed in one of the worst such massacres of modern times. no police officer has been called to account

sentenced to life imprisonment including the muslim brotherhood's spiritual leader mohammed but the and almost six hundred were sentenced to between five and fifteen years in prison some including the photojournalist known as shock and are expected to be freed having already been held for five years. it began here in cairo's rybar square in august twenty third protesters had staged a sisson demonstration against the military coup which deposed egypt's first democratically elected president mohamed morsy security forces moved in with a now is more than nine hundred protesters had been killed and we have suffered from you know it's just a con artists just to come out and now five years later president fatah el-sisi this government has decided to kill seven. five more is about over the hour is mine mohammed rush one and your theme haematoma men are sentenced to death. they were part of the mass trial of seven hundred thirty nine people all arrested as they protested against cc's twenty thirteen take over most were detained during the robot massacre the group was charged with murder inc

and author of the rise and fall of the muslim brotherhood in the future of political islam he says the burdick's prove the egyptian judiciary system is a joke. well there are definite academic an analytical considerations to be made it is extremely heartbreaking to think about what all of these families are enduring said.

the demonstration in 2013 was in support of the muslim brotherhood. authorities say eight police officers died when the occupation was broken up, but pressure remains on the government to explain the actions of security forces. our middle east regional editor, alan johnston, reports. in the court room, a cage crowded with defendants. this was a mass trial. it involved more than 700 people. among those behind bars were senior figures in the muslim brotherhood organisation, and some of the accused were condemned to be hanged. the judges confirmed 75 death sentences, originally handed down in july. they gave other defendants jail terms. the brotherhood's spiritual leader got life in prison. this mountain of cases was tied to an event in cairo in 2013. the security forces were sent to clear a square. it had been occupied by anti—government protesters. there was extraordinary violence. human rights groups say more than 800 demonstrators were killed in one of the worst such massacres of modern times. no police officer has been called to account for what h

tahrir square where the twenty thirteen pro muslim brotherhood sit in took place after the military ousted president mohamed morsy security forces crushed the protest killing more than eight hundred by amnesty international estimates mahmoud a photo journalist known as short khan who was covering the protests received five years in prison but he'll walk free for time already served when his but you're going to have the sentence is unfair because she didn't commit any crime to be imprisoned five years he was a journalist doing his job every sentence wasn't based on evidence it was based on police investigations on the other hand we have proof of his innocence. feet. he said he would launch new proceedings to clear his client's name is expected to be released in the coming days. now to some of the other stories making news around the world jack ma the co-founder of chinese e-commerce giant ali baba says he'll unveil a succession strategy on monday he wants to hand the reins of his empire to a new generation of leaders but remain executive chairman told the new york times newspaper he wants t

the head of the muslim brotherhood description head of them with the brother with mom with. life since all of them accused who have taken part in courts for. deserting and some of them. seem as if they were. supposed to jeanne's course that we have to know several tries against the muslim brothers. many of them as some of the were said to this until you know none of this. none of the citizens were executed. now among the accused we've also seen the photo journalist mark zaid known as sure can tell us more about his case. when he was somebody who are two thousand and thirteen or reporting as a photojournalist from the event a very bloody you were in the summer of two thousand and thirteen you can write the musician say that more than seventy people were killed at that show crown was arrested in worse since that imprisoned me like he was five years in prison knowing stories most likely to do since read his case was also played on by many people consumer rights organizations that reported an adult portal so yeah he says we want to tear it think he's going to do this because in

brotherhood spiritual leader mohamed badie a most of them were protesters who survived a massacre at a public square in cairo palace reports. it began here in cairo's robust square in august twenty thirty protesters had staged a sisson demonstration against the military coup which deposed egypt's first democratically elected president mohamed morsy security forces moved in with the now as more than nine hundred protesters had been killed rob's have ordered from you know us just a con artist just to come out and now five years later president foster government has decided to kill seventy five more. over its main mohammed asha one and you seen how mature men are sentenced to death. they were part of the mass trial of seven hundred thirty nine people all arrested as they protested against cc's twenty thirteen take over most were detained during the robot massacre the group was charged with murder incitement to break the law illegal gathering and membership of an illegal group that group is the muslim brotherhood and now outlawed organization of former president morsi its spiritual leade

brotherhood the now. former president morsy its spiritual leader mohammed badie a is one of forty seven people who received a life seem to nearly four hundred others will spend at least ten years in prison. you consider trying to be a completely unfair one because of its nature its a master if you're prosecuting a large number of people let's say it's impossible to prove individual can the responsibility in that case one of the most well known of the detainees is photo journalist mahmoud known to show he was detained at the rubble protest as he photographed security forces moving in on the crowds he is expected to be released in the coming days after receiving a five year seem to its which is already served in pretrial detention. was that i can has nothing to do with anything he's a journalist and he has no affiliations with anyone he was holding a camera and taking pictures not a weapon or anything like that. he recruited a day that changed the lives of many egyptians five years ago a recorded voice warn

brotherhood and now. a former president morsi its spiritual leader mohammed badie a is one of forty seven people who received a life seem to nearly four hundred others will spend at least ten years in prison. you consider trying to be a completely unfair one because of its nature its a master if you're prosecuting a large number of people lives in it's impossible to prove individual can the responsibility in that case one of the most well known of the detainees is photojournalists mahmoud known to show he was detained at the rubble protest as he photographed security forces moving in on the crowds he's expected to be released in the coming days after receiving a five year seem to its which is already served in pretrial detention. was that i can has nothing to do with anything he's a journalist and he has no affiliations with anyone he was holding a camera and taking pictures not a weapon or anything like that. he recruited or dare you to change the lives of many egyptians five years ago or a recorded voic

brotherhood and now. a former president morsi its spiritual leader mohammed badie a is one of forty seven people who received a life seem to nearly four hundred others will spend at least ten years in prison you consider trying to be a completely unfair one because of its nature it's a master if you have to prosecuting a large number of people let's say it's impossible to prove individual can the responsibility in that case one of the most well known of the detainees is photojournalist mahmoud known to show he was detained at the rubble protest as he photographed security forces moving in. the kraut is expected to be released in the coming days after receiving a five year seem to us which is already served in pretrial detention. can has nothing to do with anything he's a journalist and he has no affiliations with anyone he was holding a camera and taking pictures not a weapon or anything like that. he recruited a day that changed the lives of many egyptians five years ago or a recorded voice warned protes

brotherhood spiritual leader mohammed but i.e. he received a life sentence there as minister for foreign affairs to some of the iraqi ambassador to protestors in iraq's southern city of basra attacked the iranian consulate a week of violent demonstrations are seen several major buildings in the city set on fire at least twelve people have been killed. the u.s. government has further slashed aid to the palestinians now the latest cuts twenty five million dollars will affect cancer treatment and other critical care issues of jerusalem hospitals and a gallon out from washington. well this is the third week in a row that the trumpet administration has removed or as the state department told us reprogrammed aid to palestinians in this case is twenty five million dollars to the east jerusalem hospital network that is a collection of six hospitals that provide treatment that is not available in guards or all the west bank so we're talking about things like critical care cancer care child dialysis and that twenty five million dollars real

brotherhood spiritual leader mohamed badie eight who received a life sentence the same bomi is the egypt campaigner for amnesty international he says that the trial had many inconsistences. you consider trying to be a completely unfair one because of its nature it's a master. in lawsuit that's who. was in the trial. you are not able to reasons or defense according to some of that five people actually from sources is this we're not even is that. we're doing that special because you were is the former is the spiritual leader and it was a case. where you can see you can see how. the iranian military has shelled a kurdish iranian groups position in northern iraq killing at least five faces the democratic party of iranian kurdistan confirmed the deaths ten others have been injured kurdish military sources say it's the first such attack by iranian forces since one nine hundred ninety six the strikes hit east of erbil around one hundred kilometers from iran's border one of china's most senior officials has arrived in north korea. is in pyongyang to attend a key military parade on sunday as nort

brotherhood. we'll have an update on that and the strong reaction coming online as well and how much power does a former presidents have barack obama is back in the spotlight with the midterms just two months away up until now he is rarely mentioned by name but it looks like now the gloves are coming off. and it's caused a strong reaction online from both sides of the political divide. and. what the news. streaming on. in line through you tube facebook live and of al-jazeera don't call men the war in syria is as we expected beginning to intensify and there's been an increase in the number of airstrikes in the syrian province of idlib on saturday and strikes and shelling going on for several hours in the southern areas of the province and while it is not the big offensive into it that we've been talking about it is certainly a big escalation in strikes after a recent low will thousands of people around laid across rebel held areas to show their opposition to a potential onslaught on which is home n

brotherhood sit in which ended in the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces those convicted include prominent islamist leaders photo journalist mahmoud aboud saying he'd known as shole can received five years in prison amnesty international has condemned the trial is politically motivated. un peace talks for yemen have failed the un special envoy for yemen confirmed the rebel delegation would not be coming to geneva in response the saudi backed government delegation announced it would go home the war in yemen has been raging for three years and claimed some ten thousand lives two thirds of yemenis now depend on humanitarian aid. people in sweden a preparing to vote in sunday's general election the traditional mainstream policies of facing a strong challenge from the far right anti immigration sweden democrats a main campaign issue has been how to integrate the large number of immigrants the country has taken in polls suggest no policy will win a clear majority. of germany's domestic intelligence chief is facing a barrel edge of criticism after costing doubt on whether racial

of course in egypt sentenced seventy five people to death over a twenty thirteen pro muslim brotherhood system which ended in the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces those convicted include prominent is the misleaders so journalist mahmoud abbas known as full khan received five years in prison amnesty international has condemned the trial as politically motivated. voters across russia will be going to the polls on sunday to elect the heads of twenty five regions including the capital moscow where seven million people are registered to cost ballots at the last maryla lection and twenty thirteen only one in three votes is ball that's to show up it's expected that anger over president vladimir putin's pension reforms will then turn out this year but still the kremlin backed and company is almost certain to win. the bolshoi theatre palace of high culture by the place but the people to cool off must do is keen to show off its modern face the nine hundred year old city has undergone an expensive renovation in recent years. must be why it was finally becoming a european city i

a court in egypt has confirmed the death sentences of seventy five people over twenty thirteen pro muslim brotherhood sit in which ended in the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces those convicted include prominent islamist leaders and also sentenced photojournalist mahmoud abbas and his four khan to five years in prison. thousands of people around the world have taken to the streets to call for more climate protection the protests are part of the rise to climate campaign people such as those shown here in paris called on world well the leaders to end reliance on fossil fuels and to shift to renewable energy. genin chancellor angela merkel has urged macedonians to support a deal with greece to rename the country north and macedonia during a referendum later this month she made the comments during a visit to stop you both naysayers and the e.u. say the changes necessary for macedonia to secure. people in sweden and preparing to vote in sunday's general electorate in the traditional mainstream posties of facing a strong challenge from the far right anti immigration in sweden

record in egypt has confirmed the death sentences of seventy five people over a twenty thirteen pro muslim brotherhood sit in which ended in the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces those convicted include prominent islamist leaders it also sentenced photo journalist mahmoud. known as shotgun to five years in prison. police in greece have fired tear gas at protesters ahead of a speech by prime minister alexis tsipras the demonstrators of posed a june deal to end a name dispute with neighboring macedonia and under which it would change its name to northern macedonia greece feared territorial claims on its own province named macedonia. jack ma the co-founder of chinese e-commerce giant alibaba says he'll unveil a succession strategy on monday he wants to hand the reins of his empire to a new generation of leaders but still remain executive chairman told the new york times newspaper he wants to focus more time on philanthropy in education and that's . the oscar winning director alfonso a quote on roma has won the golden lion at the seventy fifth edition of the venice film fest

court of egypt has confirmed the death sentences of seventy five people over a twenty thirteen pro muslim brotherhood sit in which ended in the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces those convicted include prominent islamist leaders the court also sentenced photo journalist mahmoud they eat known as chalk on to five years in prison. north korea has begun celebrating its seventieth birthday with a showcase of its achievements the festivities began saturday evening with a concert featuring three of the country's top musical ensembles on sunday a large her aid is to be held in the heart of gang to mark the anniversary. now oscar winning director alfonso cuarón room has won the golden lion at the seventy fifth edition of the venice film festival a black and white drama is a portrait of the indigenous maid who raise caught on in mexico city in the ninety seven the netflix release beat out twenty other entries to claim the top award at the world's oldest film festival rumor has been hailed as quote owns most personal film and his best it was also one of several entries that focu

brotherhood spiritual leader mohamed badie a who received a life sentence. turkey's president russia type out of one says that he may intervene if the syrian government backed by russia and iran carries out an all out offensive on its lid profits the rebels last stronghold in syria the u.n. has warned of a humanitarian disaster if the offensive goes ahead. an attempt to search for an end to the yemen war has come to an end before it even began the official government delegation is leaving the swiss city of geneva after waiting two days for the hooty rebel representatives to join the un brokered talks the hooty say they didn't fly to switzerland due to concerns about the safety let's get more on this from joe miller who's a columnist for out of the newspaper he joins us now live from liverpool what do you make of this the fact that these talks of collapse because essentially the who these didn't turn up. well i think if it is that difficult for the whole thesis to attend geneva then we could imagine how difficult it is to come to an agreement in geneva and if

brotherhood spiritual leader mohamed badie who received a life sentence. opposition movement in sri lanka is using the country's economic issues as a political weapon against the governing party the government is struggling to deal with a mountain of debt inherited from the previous administration as way hey reports now from colombo. it's in the small markets that macro economic changes can often be felt most prices of sri lankan food staples like coconuts have been fluctuating at the moment buyers are enjoying a slight reprieve but in the markets of the capital colombo prices have increased about seven percent from a year ago and then in the in the lead and it's very difficult the moment because things have become so expensive we find it difficult to manage because prices keep going up if you let them the government says at three point four percent general inflation is not a problem but it is trending upwards and is one of the economic issues opposition groups the seizing upon as they try to force the government outs but some experts believe by sowing pol

square in cairo which ended in the massacre of hundreds of people among the defendants is the former muslim brotherhood spiritual leader mohamed badie who received a life sentence but three other senior brotherhood officials were sentenced to death by hanging photojournalist child was handed a five year jail term after being arrested for taking pictures of the city in the same byo me is the egypt campaign of amnesty international he says that the trial had many inconsistences. you consider trying to be a completely unfair one because of its nature its a master. was in the trial. you are not able to prisons or defense according to some city five people exit from source insisted this were not even. cleared you could spare some books here is the former is the spiritual leader and it was a case. where you can see you can see how this is a paper. trail this is the news from al-jazeera still to come on the program the third cut in aid in as many weeks the trumpet ministration pulls twenty five million dollars that was meant for specialist medical care for palestinians. i'm way reporting from colo

brotherhood sit in in cairo a total of seven hundred thirty nine defendants were charged in the mass trial the court confirmed the death sentences on seventy five people while forty five more were given life terms of prison square protests lasted six weeks and then did with the killing of around nine hundred protesters by security forces. boko haram gunmen have retaken control of the town of northeast borno state some residents had only returned to the town in june encouraged by the nigerian government they fled in two thousand and fifteen after one of the deadliest encounters in the fight against boko haram protesters have been gathering in towns and cities around the world to urge leaders to take action against climate change thousands rallied in the center of paris earlier on saturday as part of an international day of protests timed to coincide with key united nations climate talks in. well that's it for the news for now i'm going to be back in just a few minutes with this week's listening post stay with us. a court has set churcher once for four years to honor. our. strike. on a

brotherhood spiritual leader mohammed badie a who received a life sentence hussein by will be is the egypt campaigner for amnesty international he says the trial had many in consistencies. you consider trying to be a completely unfair one because of its nature it's a master of. there's been a lawsuit. was in the tryouts if indians are not able to reasons or defense according to some of that five people exit from so since it's this we're not even in zero squeers you think that spears of that year is before or lose the spurs and later and it was a case. you can see you can see how this is a very problematic trial the u.s. is cutting more aid for palestinians twenty five million dollars meant for cancer treatments and other critical care in occupied east jerusalem hospitals is being slashed last week the us government ended funding for a un relief agency that helps around five million palestinian refugees one of china's wealthiest men jack ma has stepped down as chief of e-commerce giant alibaba the billionaire founder says that he wants to focus on philanthropy and education i'll be ba

brotherhood to death over a protest which killed at least 800 people five years ago. the demonstration in cairo began after the military removed the then president mohamed morsi from office. the united nations is warning of a humanitarian crisis in syria's idlib province as russian warplanes intensify airstrikes on rebel positions there. idlib is the last major rebel stronghold in northern syria. one of china's richest men, jack ma, says he's stepping down as boss of the online giant alibaba to become a philanthropist. alibaba is now the world's fifth biggest tech company. serena williams is seeking a 24th grand slam. she is facing naomi osaka who is playing herfirst majorfinal. osaka was just a toddler when williams won her first us open. at ten o'clock, ben bland will be here with a full roundup of the days news. first, our world, a tale of two swedens. music sweden. for decades, people have been coming here to try to learn the secrets of this country's multiple success stories. in openness and transparency, innovation and new technologies. in healthcare, welfare, a

the defendants were arrested in 2013 when a pro—muslim brotherhood protest was dispersed. the court also confirmed life imprisonment for 47 others, including islamic leaders and journalists. violence erupted in cairo's rabaa al—adawiya square, with hundreds killed by security forces. the labour party leadership has said there is no campaign to force out mps who are critical ofjeremy corbyn. a number of mps have faced a no—confidence vote by local party members in recent weeks, and today the labour mp chuka umunna urged the leadership to "call off the dogs", comments which the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell said were unacceptable. already, centre—left mps are being systematically targeted with motions against them in their local parties, motions brought against them for standing up for these centre—left values. my message to our leadership is clear. it is within your power to stop this, so call off the dogs. our party members are not dogs. our party members are human beings, whojoined the labour party because they wanted to create a better society. they are not dog

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brotherhood. a parting of ways european leaders talk of a future without the us what is in store for the transatlantic alliance and much much more on this edition of. finally happening wall is being built in the southern u.s. but it's not trump's racist border wall a year after hurricane harvey big oil is asking the federal government for a sixty mile long barrier of concrete and steel to protect their planetary death chemicals from extreme weather fueled by the very climate change they've denied for decades and members of congress like ted cruz are more than happy to oblige for more on this we go to our senior crude expert natalie mcginn. a leading congress is happy to oblige because this is a national economic emergency hurricane harvey's damage alone made gas prices rise by twenty eight cents a gallon nationwide but i swipe my card at the pump i expect to be asked for my zip code now this is the only message i get. comes out yeah plus this barrier would be a boost for black owned businesses. we