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[01 Mar 2013] Activists stage sit in to voice solidarity with Palestinian hunger striking inmates - English

[14 April 2013] israeli settlers attack 58-year-old Palestinian man - English

Kenyan MP\\\\\\\'s have tabled a motion in the parliament to disband Kenya\\\'s salaries and remuneration commission (SRC) which reduced their salaries, from what their predecessors were earning in the previous government. This after protesters staged demonstrations outside the parliament earlier in the week against the high payments of lawmakers.

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, there are more than 38 thousand people with disabilities in the Gaza Strip; or 2.4% of the total population in the Gaza Strip are with disabilities. Due to the Israeli blockade imposed on the coastal enclave, disabled people in Gaza suffer two main problems; obtaining a medical permit for treatment outside Gaza, and getting access to required medications not available in the hospitals of the blockaded Gaza. Yasmeen a child of 11, suffered from cancer when she was 9. After a brain tumor, she lost control over her legs and arms. She is home-schooled and refuses to give up on living her life. Halla Alsafadi, Press TV, Gaza

The Canadian government has been spying on its people by monitoring their telephone records and Internet data, Press TV reports. Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail reported on June 10 that Defense Minister Peter MacKay had approved a \"metadata\" surveillance program in 2011 that tracks online activity and phone calls in search of suspicious activities. However, in response to a question whether the Ottawa government was monitoring the phone and email records of the Canadian people, MacKay claimed that the \"program is specifically prohibited from looking at the information of Canadians.\" \"This program is very much directed at activities outside the country, foreign threats in fact,\" he added. The program, introduced by the former Liberal government in 2005, was put on hold on account of concerns that it could lead to warrantless surveillance of Canadians. But according to the daily, the program was quietly reinstated in 2011, after MacKay signed a ministerial directive, which is not subject to parliamentary scrutiny.

The polling stations for the Iranian presidential election opened in England to give Iranians living outside their home country the chance to cast their vote. Many Iranians live in England and despite Friday being a working day here, many came to the Iranian Embassy in London to vote.

The polling stations for the Iranian presidential election opened in Germany to give Iranians living outside their home country the chance to cast their vote. More than 100,000 Iranians live in Germany and despite Friday being a working day here, many came to the Iranian Embassy in Berlin to vote. Polling stations were set up in Berlin, the consulates in Hamburg, Munich and Frankfurt as well as in Bonn, the former German capital. Eligible voters taking part in the election chose one of the six candidates to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. And although they might be far away from their hometown, they feel the responsibility to take part in this key event. The polling station in the Iranian Embassy in Berlin remains open for the day allowing Iranians to freely cast their vote and contribute to electing the candidate of their choice. Many Iranians living in Germany have used their right to vote in Iran\'s presidential election in the five polling stations set up all over the country and now they curiously await the result.

The polling stations for the Iranian presidential election opened in Beirut to give Iranians living outside their home country the chance to cast their vote. Many Iranians live in Lebanon and many came to the Iranian Embassy in Beirut to vote.

Iranians vote en masse with the state of the economy, and the question of foreign policy being major factors in determining their pick for the next president of the Islamic Republic. On this edition of the show we ask how the high voter turnout is being seen by the outside world.

The Aisha Mosque and Islamic Centre has been a staple of the Caldmore area in Walsall for over four decades but over the past 72 hours this community landmark has been the subject of a high-profile police operation after the discovery of a home-made explosive outside the building. West Midlands police say they are treating the attack against the mosque \'very seriously.\'

Another suicide attack rocks the Bab Sharqi neighborhood in old Damascus, killing and critically injuring a number of civilians. Police say a man smuggled the explosive device in a plastic bag and detonated it in the middle of an ancient market. Insurgents have confirmed the number of dead, but claim the attack was caused by a mortar bomb. This while some unconfirmed reports say the bomber was wearing a suicide belt and blew himself up outside the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox church. A number of shops were also damaged in the blast, but the number of fatalities is likely to rise.

While a 94-year old Nelson Mandela lay critical in his hospital bed. British National Party leader Nick Griffin\'s comments on twitter, calling Mandela a murdering old terrorist caused an outcry across the country. Today Nelson Mandela is hailed a hero in Britain, where a statue of him stands tall outside parliament. But that has not always been the case. And Nick Griffin\'s comments reflect exactly the opinion Britain had towards Mandela at the height of the South African struggle against apartheid.

If one protest message reverberated in Buenos Aires City this week, it was clearly Argentineans outrage and anti-imperialist clamor. The decision by France and Portugal to reject air permits to Bolivian President Evo Morales forcing his plane to land in Austria on suspicions it was carrying former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, took anti-US demonstrators to the streets. Rallying outside the embassy of Bolivia in the Argentine capital city, they called to support the current process of Latin American integration.

Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Egypt yet again on Sunday in both Pro and Anti Morsi rallies. Anti- Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood protests moved in several marches across Cairo converging in both Tahrir Square and outside the Presidential Palace while Pro-Morsi Supporters continued their sit-in by Raba\\\'a Mosque and Near Cairo University. Anti-Morsi supporters said they are coming out to stand by what they call the revolution of June 30th and to show the world that the actions of the military regarding ousting Morsi were a response to the demands of the people and not a coup. Karim Gamal el-Deen, Press TV, Cairo

Torrential rains, floods and landslides have left more than two hundred people dead or missing in western China. The Himalaya Mountains in Sichuan province was the hardest hit by flooding in 50 years. The downpour triggered a landslide in a hillside resort outside the city. More than 100,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Sichuan. Thousands of homes have been destroyed and transportation brought to a virtual standstill in hard-hit areas. The Ministry of Civil Affairs says more than two million people have been affected by flooding this week. Also, casualties have been recorded in the northern provinces of Shaanxi and Ningxia, and even in the central provinces of Henan and Hubei.

Gunmen have assassinated a prominent pro-Syria figure in southern Lebanon, Syrian official SANA news agency says. On Wednesday, the state-run news agency said Mohammed Darrar Jammo, the head of the political and international relations division of the International Organization for Arab Immigrants, was killed outside his home in the southern Lebanese coastal town of Sarafand. On April 29, Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader al-Halqi survived an assassination attempt after bomb attacks targeted his vehicle in downtown Damascus. The bombs were detonated in the al-Mazzeh neighborhood of the capital as Halqi\'s vehicle was passing through the area. Three bodyguards of the Syrian prime minister and the driver of the vehicle were killed in the blasts.

Press TV has conducted an interview with Rodney Shakespeare, professor of Binary Economics, about thousands of Spaniards gathering outside the headquarters of the ruling Popular Party to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

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Video from the 2013 Al Quds Day rally outside the US Embassy in London.

Video from the 2013 Al Quds Day rally outside the US Embassy in London.

Video from the 2013 Al Quds Day rally outside the US Embassy in London.

Video from the 2013 Al Quds Day rally outside the US Embassy in London.

Video from the 2013 Al Quds Day rally outside the US Embassy in London.

Video from the 2013 Al Quds Day rally outside the US Embassy in London.

Video from the 2013 Al Quds Day rally outside the US Embassy in London.

Video from the 2013 Al Quds Day rally outside the US Embassy in London.

[14 August 2013] Palestinian protesters in Ramallah demand release of all prisoners - English

A Bahraini opposition group says the British government has a negative attitude to the revolution in the Persian Gulf state and rather supports the suppressive al-Khalifa regime in the country. Bahrain National Democratic Society’s Secretary General Fazel Abbas told Al-Alam news channel that London’s position is clear from comments by the British ambassador to Bahrain and the change in the al-Khalifa approach to protesters after the Bahraini ruler’s meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron “raise questions about Britain’s role in Bahrain”. “We are extremely displeased with the British government’s stance,” Abbas added. Last week, Cameron hosted talks with Bahraini ruler King Hamad al-Khalifa in London but no details of the meeting were made public except a brief statement by the British PM’s office. “Cameron reiterated Britain’s support for ongoing political reform in Bahrain. The Prime Minister also encouraged His Majesty to continue to demonstrate substantive progress in all areas,” the statement said. Ahead of his visit to London, the Bahraini dictator amended a law on public gatherings to “ban organizing protests, rallies, gatherings or sit-ins in Manama, with the exception of sit-ins outside (offices of) international organizations\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\". Ahead of Hamad’s visit on Tuesday, human rights group Amnesty International warned Cameron that Bahrain is displaying “a façade of supposed reform” though the reality is that “critics and dissenting voices are just locked up and silenced”. Fazel said the Bahraini opposition groups will surely continue peaceful protests, especially the Tamarod demonstration planned for August 14, despite the regime being fully geared up to suppress public rallies in the coming days.