Presenter, Woman # 1
The American President Barak Obama received in the Norwegian capital of Oslo, the Nobel Prize award for peace in a ceremony at Oslo’s City Hall. In a speech Obama gave after he received the award, he said that the world can’t ignore the nuclear armament in the Middle East and Asia and that Iran and North Korea can’t be allowed to meddle with the international system. Obama urged the international community to take strict measures with countries that break international rules.

Guest, Obama # 1
It is also incumbent upon all of us to insist that nations like Iran and North Korea do not game the system. Those who claim to respect international law cannot avert their eyes when those laws are flouted. Those who care for their own security cannot ignore the danger of an arms race in the Middle East or East Asia.

Presenter, Woman # 1
The 27 EU foreign ministers who went to Brussels for a General Affairs council meeting announced that they are extremely concerned because Iran continues to develop its nuclear program, ignoring all international calls for cooperation. The council in its first meeting said that Iran did not exert any effort to rebuild confidence with the international community pertaining to the peacefulness of its nuclear program. The council called on Iran once again to fully implement international resolutions, as well as the resolutions of the International Atomic Energy Agency specifically the resolution that was issued on November 27, 2009. The council also expressed concerns that Iran did respond to the International Atomic Energy Agency and previous offers.

Guest, Female #1
I don’t believe that president Obama deserves the Nobel Peace Prize because he has not proven himself worthy of it, as he failed in the most important regions of the world.

Guest, Male #2
I don’t believe that Obama deserves this award. Despite his good intentions, Obama has not achieved any practical results on the ground.

Guest, Male #3
Obama is not worthy of this award. A prize like this is usually given to a person who supports peace and seeks to make the world a more peaceful place to live in. As far as the issue of Palestinian human rights is concerned, Obama has exercised his NATO power against the Goldstone report.

Guest, Female #2
I’m very much against him getting the award. He didn’t work toward achieving peace. In fact, he helped turn things to the worse in many countries, especially in our region, in countries such as Iran and Afghanistan. Obama has not taken tangible steps regarding the peace process between the Palestinians and the Israelis. I think he doesn’t fully understand world’s affairs.

Guest, Male #4
No, he doesn’t deserve the award. All presidents in the world are full of talk and no action.

Guest, Male #5
I don’t think that Obama deserves the prize because has not so far achieved anything practical on the ground. Therefore, he is not worthy of this award.

Terrorist and Tanzim leader Marwan Barghouti says that a deal for the release of abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit is on the verge of completion, and that his release would serve the national interest of the Palestinian people, but it is still unclear if Israel will free him. The trial of Yaakov Teitel opened today; he was arrested 2 months ago and faces 14 charges, including two counts of murder and three of attempted murder.

Presenter, Woman # 1
Before we present you with the news, let us stop with the news reporters that received the largest number of visits. As you see on our web site BBCarabic.com, the most visited topic is “Obama receives the Nobel peace award”, as well as, “Israel Builds an 18 meter high wall along Gaza”. Hamas denied that it knows anything about this wall. Egypt did not confirm that it is building it, but it did not deny it. Let us watch the following report so we can learn more about this subject.

Reporter, Man # 1
The project is designed by Americans and executed by Egyptians. It is a huge metal wall that is being build along the Gaza border. The Egyptian government started building this wall in order to eliminate smuggling through tunnels across its lands. According to the Israeli Haaretz newspaper, the project which is secretive in nature aims at changing the way Egypt is dealing with the smuggling of weapons into Gaza. Haaretz also reported that American security experts came to the area to help Egyptians find the tunnels by using underground detectors. When the wall is completed it will extend 10 kilometers in length and it will be 19 meters deep under ground. The Egyptian government however has not confirmed this yet. This wall is not expected to stop all the smuggling, but it will close down all the tunnels that are close to the land surface which tend to be used to smuggle goods.

Presenter, Woman # 1
Joining is from Rafah city in Gaza, our correspondent Shuhdi Al Kashif. Shuhdi, you are in the area where the wall is being built. Can you tell us more?

Correspondent, Man # 2
Yes, of course. We are near Slah Al Dean Gate which is south of the city of Rafah in the southern part of Gaza. It is along the border between Egypt and Gaza which is an open area, of course. This wall that we see is the separation wall between Egypt and Gaza. It was build last winter, in the beginning of 2008 after the previous wall which was much higher was blown up by armed Palestinians so the Palestinians can enter Egypt. We can also see massive digging equipment inside the Egyptian side about 50 meters away from the separation wall. This is some of the digging equipment that can bee seen in the area; it can reach 30 meters deep. This is what the people in Rafah told us. They reiterated that a large number of tunnels were completely destroyed because they were penetrated by digging equipments. We can see other large equipments in the area. We must say that we are at the Salah Al Dean Gate area. There is also digging equipments about 1.5 kilometers away from this area in Al Brahma. Also about one kilometer away from here to the east, in Al Salam neighborhood there is other digging equipments. We can see the equipments from afar. Therefore, we can confirm that the digging is going on in the Egyptians side of the border. When did the project start?

Correspondent, Man # 2
The residents in the area confirm that they started hearing these equipments digging about 8 days ago. The digging starts about 5 or 6 AM and it continues for 12 hours. A few moments ago this large digging equipment was being operated. Also foreigners who are believed to be American nationals were in the area for weeks to survey the area. We have eyewitnesses that we can talk to if we have time. Abu Al A’bed is one of the residents here. Abu al-A’bed, do you hear digging in this area in the morning or at night?

Guest, Man # 3
May God bless Prophet Muhammad. The equipment starts digging since the early hours of the morning when I perform my morning prayers. We heard that they want to build a wall extending from the sea to Karam Abu Salem checkpoint.This wall will suffocate Gaza even more.

Correspondent, Man # 2
Do you feel that this wall will affect the people in Rafah as an example?

Guest, Man # 3
Of course the tunnels that are close to the surface are used to smuggle milk and food into Gaza. We are forced to do that because the Israeli checkpoint at Karam Abu Salem, closes often. We are calling on President Mubarak to bring the food directly to us so the Egyptians can benefit from trading and let the people of Gaza live, instead of sending the food containers to Karam Abu Salem checkpoint. He says that we are Palestinians, so why is he building a wall between us. Why doesn’t he take down the wall instead? We have been getting food through the tunnels and now he wants to close them down.

Correspondent , Man # 2
I have one last question for you. Do you hear digging in the Palestinian side of the border in Rafah.

Guest, Man # 3
Of course we hear digging every morning since the early hours in the morning. The people say that they want to destroy all the tunnels; they want to suffocate Gaza even more. They want us to surrender.

Presenter, Male #1
Strawberry farmers in the Gaza Strip are bracing for financial losses due to plummeting prices, which are expected to hit their lowest level this year. According to the farmers, it takes a lot of money and effort to grow strawberries in the Gaza Strip. The farmers complained about the ongoing ban on the export of strawberries to foreign markets due to the Zionist’s siege on the Gaza Strip.

Reporter, Male #2
Strawberries are one of the most important export products of Palestine. Since the siege on the Gaza Strip and the closure of commercial border crossings with the occupation authority, Palestinian farmers started to see their business dropping significantly. Around this time each year, farmers in the Gaza Strip begin to harvest their crop and export it to foreign markets. This year, however, Gaza farmers have no choice but to sell their crop in the local market, at very low prices. The price of strawberries is 4 Israeli Shekels per kilogram at the local market as opposed to 30 Shekels when sold at the European market. This, along with the siege, have cost Palestinian farmers major financial losses.

Guest, Male #3
Each dunam of strawberries costs nearly 8,000 Shekels. When I sell a ton of strawberries at 2,500 to 3,000 Shekels, I will incur a loss of 5,000 Shekels. Each dunam will result in a loss of 5,000 Shekels. At these figures, I don’t generate any profit. I’ll be lucky if I break-even. The only thing that I have achieved was to incur more debts. I might as well sit at home and quit farming.

Reporter, Male #2
Many Gaza farmers are expressing fear that they will not be able to grow strawberries next year due to the high cost and risk associated with the product. Not to mention the Israeli siege, which is forcing them to sell their crop locally at very low prices. The problem is further compounded by the ongoing Israeli campaign, which includes the uprooting and bulldozing of Palestinian land. The Israeli occupation forces have bulldozed thousands of dunams of strawberries in Gaza.

Guest, Male #4
We have been growing strawberries for nearly 4 years. We used to export the crop to the international market. Now, we have no choice but to sell it at the local market below market value. We used to sell the crop in Israel at 40 shekels per kilogram. Now, we sell each kilogram at 3 Shekels in the Gaza market. Given this, we will not be able to grow any strawberries next year.

Guest, Male #5
Any product is useless when you don’t have the market for it. We used to export the crop outside the country, and some to the West Bank and the local market inside Israel. Now, we are forced to sell it at 2 or 3 Shekels per kilogram.

Reporter, Male #2
Fear has become the common denominator for Gaza farmers and residents, as both are facing bitter living conditions due to the Israeli siege and the closure of border crossings. Meanwhile, the international community continues to ignore this Palestinian issue and its implications. Despite the abundant production of strawberries this year, the losses incurred by the Gaza farmers are bigger. The occupation authority is seeking to prevent the farmers from planting their land and exporting their products. All these factors may force Gaza farmers to stop growing strawberries in the next years. Shadi Shamiya, al-Aqsa Channel, from the town of Beit Lahya in the northern Gaza Strip.

Presenter, Male #1
During a rally marking the International Day of Disabled Persons, several Palestinians with special needs have called for the lifting of the unjust Zionist’s siege imposed on the Gaza Strip. The anniversary comes as the Zionists continue carrying out their aggressive campaign, which fueled the problem of disabled Palestinians. According to a report by Human Rights Watch, the highest percentage of people with disabilities was recorded in the Palestinian territories, measuring at 3.5% of the total population.

Presenter, Female #1
The Jordanian Monarch, King Abdullah II, has accepted the resignation of the government of Nader Dahabi. This news comes after Jordan has indefinitely postponed the country’s legislative elections. The Jordanian Monarch has appointed Samir Rifai to head the new government. The designation came with a royal decree, urging the new prime minister to move forward with economic reforms. Salwa Sawalika reports from Jordan.

Reporter, Female #2
After dissolving the parliament and the postponement of the legislative elections, the Jordanian government got the ax. Jordan’s Prime Minister, Nader Dahabi, submitted his government’s resignation to the Jordanian Monarch, with the latter accepting it, and immediately appointing Samir Rifai to head the new cabinet. The resignation of Dahabi’s government was highly expected among the Jordanian public. The decision was prompted by the government’s failure to implement economic reforms launched two years ago.

Reporter, Female #2
The acting prime minister has several tasks to do, among them are: holding transparent parliamentary elections, working with members of his cabinet to help deal with poverty, unemployment, and corruption due to the global financial crisis. Political observers voiced their confidence in Rifai’s ability to deal with the challenges facing Jordan.

Guest, Male #2
We have confidence in the new government and the Prime Minister. We hope that the government will devote itself for the service of the country. We also hope that this government will be able to correct all the negative implications facing the Jordanian public. The government must continue moving forward with the development process.

Reporter, Female #2
The Jordanian kingdom is witnessing major political maneuvers, aimed at pumping fresh blood in the main chambers of the Jordanian state and its command centers, which is necessary to help deal with any foreseeable shortcoming. After the formation of the government, the Jordanian public is now waiting for the announcement of the new cabinet members. Having said that, the Jordanian citizens are more concerned about the ability of the government in meeting their needs and helping resolve their economic problems. Salwa Sawaleka, Dubai TV, Amman.

Presenter, Female #1
After presiding over a parliamentary session, the Pakistani Prime Minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, unveiled measures aim to reduce the level of security deterioration in the region of Baluchistan.

Presenter, Male #1
The measures include: a pardon of dozens of wanted suspects, the withdrawal of the army from several areas in the region, and the lifting of several military roadblocks.

Guest, Male #2
A semi-military force will replace the army in the region of Baluchistan. By the order of the Prime Minister, the army has completed its withdrawal from the area of Kulo, and it was replaced by a semi-military force. The Ministry of Interior has issued a statement on the matter. We will do the same very soon in the area of Siwa’. We are planning to build three bases for the semi-military forces, and we will employ youth form Baluchistan in all institutions.

Presenter, Male #2
Meanwhile, several tribal leaders called on the Pakistani government and the Taliban to end military confrontations and resort to dialogue. During a meeting that was organized by the Islamic Group of Peshawar, the tribal leaders called for an end to the US raids in the tribal regions.

Presenter, Female #1
Retired generals, politicians, and clergymen held a meeting in Islamabad to urge the Pakistani government to precondition its cooperation with the US.

Presenter, Male #1
Our al-Jazeera correspondent, Ahmad Barakat, has the details in the fowling report from Islamabad.

Reporter, Male #3
In searching for ways to end the raging war in the tribal areas and its implications on Pakistani cities, the Pakistani Isalmic Group held a broad meeting for the tribal leaders in the city of Peshawar. The participants called for replacing the war with dialogue. They also called for the immediate cessation of military operations, and ending US drone raids. The tribal leaders also called for the implementation of Isalmic Sharia law in Pakistan, as it is the only way to achieve unity in the country.

Guest, Man # 4
The American plan for Afghanistan in effect is intended for Pakistan tribal area. Therefore we must be ready. We must start the Jihad, any way we are religiously obligated to do so.

Reporter, Man # 3
This civic movement coincides with another movement led by retired generals, former politicians and party leaders. They warned about dreadful consequences if the situation continues the way it is. They urged the government and the armed fighters to put their differences aside for the sake of the country. Some believe that the crisis in Pakistan is caused by the poor governing system.

Guest, Man # 5
Our nation is lost, one time it adopts a republican system and other times adopts a different system. Our nation must go back to the Quran and the Suna of the Prophet Muhammad. Regrettably our leaders who take office often trick people; they govern against the willpower of our nation.

Reporter, Man # 3
Political observers believe that the armed attacks which recently have increased in numbers and intensity put a great deal of pressure on the Pakistani people and government. Now finding a solution to end the conflict between the government and the Taliban a major demand. The statements of the Pakistani defense minister that the US is using two military bases in Pakistan without an agreement with the government, as they are based on previous arrangement with the former president Pervez Musharaf, have Provoked the anger of the opposition. The opposition believes that the Pakistani- American cooperation is a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty.

Iraq's prime minister made a rare visit to parliament days after a series of blasts killed 130 people and injured 100's more in Baghdad. He blamed political disputes for putting the country's security at risk and called on lawmakers to depoliticize security forces. Prime Minister Maliki said that the rival political factions' failure to reach a consensus on the appointment of a new intelligence chief was impeding the intelligence services.