Southern Sudan will become the world’s newest country on July 9, and with it comes the daunting task of state building. Much of the South was destroyed during the civil war so officials are having to start from scratch. As Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Juba, creating jobs is one of the many challenges faced by South Sudan.
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Whilst all eyes are on Libya, protests continue in the Gulf state of Bahrain. Sir David Frost talks to Bahrain’s foreign minister, Khalid Al Khalifa. Plus Palestinian doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish. Three of his daughters were killed in the 2009 Israeli incursion into Gaza. He has written a personal memoir called ‘I Shall Not Hate’. Sir David also talks to TV producer Mark Henderson who recently returned to Colombia to meet one of the men that held him hostage for 102 days.
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We look at Libya’s role in the global economy as oil prices continue to rise and visit the London School of Economics where Muammar Gaddafi’s son once studied and submitted a 400-page report on civil society and human rights. And, as the unrest spreads governments stuggle to get their people out; we look at Turkey’s relationship with Libya.
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A filmmaker on a mission for justice is out to shed some light on the murders of American civil rights activists in the 1960s. With witnesses getting older and evidence gathering dust, time is ticking on these so-called cold case files. But as Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds explains, a new series hopes to help authorities solve crimes long forgotten to all, but some.
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The media’s role in the historic Arab uprisings has so far been celebrated and feared, with the collaboration between new media and satellite TV too powerful for dictators to withstand. But that has all changed in Libya. Muammar Gaddafi appears to have learnt some media lessons from the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia and quickly responded to protests in his country by shutting out foreign journalists, jamming TV transmissions and cutting off the internet and phone networks. The absence of professional journalists has meant that the job has been left to citizen journalists and the world has been able to follow the story through the often horrific and violent videos that have been leaked out of the country. This week we look at new media’s role in shedding light on an otherwise information black hole.
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In Libya people are waking up to a twelfth day of turmoil. But longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi and his son Saif al-Islam say they are going nowhere. Despite growing support for anti-government demonstrators, both at home and abroad, there’s been a call for “concrete action” by Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general. And its most powerful body votes on fresh sanctions against Gaddafi and his entourage. This after the Libyan leader joined his supporters in the capital – again vowing not to step down from office – and to fight to the end. And these are the implications – protesters fired upon in Tripoli, where another crackdown began after Friday prayers. We’ll hear from someone who was there. But just 50km away in the town of Zawiya there is a different picture. Amateur video appears to show more soldiers switching sides. Al Jazeera’s Tarek Bazley reports.
Continue reading …Al Jazeera has obtained pictures which appear to show police firing at protesters in the Iraqi city of Fallujah. At least 12 people are reported to have been killed as a series of anti-government rallies were held across the country. Al Jazeera’s Jane Araff reports from the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
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The cricket world cup is under way and is being hosted by India, Sir Lanka and Bangladesh. But even though it is a heavy hitter, Pakistan will not be co-hosting any of the games, as was originally planned. Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi reports from Lahore, Pakistan.
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