the government in tripoli to negotiate what does the future hold for the war torn country well ask dr mustafa. former deputy prime minister of libya. the crisis in libya is fast becoming a stalemate with the forces of field-marshal stuck at the gates of the libyan capital and neither side able to inflict a decisive defeat on the other foreign powers throw their backing behind both rival factions will the conflict between warlord and government drag on for years to come and eventually destroy any old a new state in war torn libya or can the international community put aside its differences for the sake of restoring peace and order to the beleaguered country. dr mustafa i wish i gore the former deputy prime minister of libya welcome to the show it's great to have you with us once again. thank you for having me so i have to our hasn't been able to break tripoli's to fans so far but there is no sign of retreat and has even called on the streets to battle harder during the ongoing month of ramadan he has been saying that he will not be able to take over tripoli regardless of all the foreig

i have to our hasn't been able to preach tripoli's to fans so far but there is no sign of retreat and he's even called on his troops to battle harder during the ongoing month of ramadan he has been saying that he will not be able to take over tripoli regardless of all the foreign support he enjoys what makes you think that. i mean i mean clearly the 1st 4 i mean this this attack on tripoli it is really it is a crime against the libyan people and it is done only for one reason is for mr hafta to take over the country to be to rule the country so it is done for the person of interest and of course i mean it is it has been going on now for 5 weeks and he did not move any further than when he started and because clearly there be able in tripoli they don't want to have to take over there that their city they will are defending their city they are not allowing this the square criminals to come in and the others what he could support because we know i mean he spent 4 years in benghazi fighting the small group of people there with all the support he got from all his allies so this is again th

i mean i mean clearly the 1st 4 i mean this this attack on tripoli it is really it is a crime against the libyan people and it is done only for one reason is for mr have to take over the country to be to rule the country so it is done for the person of interest and of course i mean it is it has been going on now for 5 weeks and he did not move any further than when he started and because clearly the be built in tripoli they don't want to have to take over there that their city they will are defending their city they are not allowing this the square criminals to come in and the others what he could support because we know i mean he spent 4 years in benghazi fighting the small group of people there with all the support he got from all his allies so this is again the same thing the problem is that innocent people in in tripoli in libya both from their tripoli and also from the troops who they came with have to or they are dying for no reason but for a personal interest and this is really the reality of the issue and so this war can continue for a long time but it got this what support he

tripoli. through the. checkpoints prevent civilians from coming back to their houses near the fighting areas just to keep them away from the government forces have recently advanced it near the old international airport on the southern outskirts of the capital they have also recaptured the highway connecting tripoli to the city and including. but the situation near the military camp remains tense after heavy fighting for control in the area the government forces here say that have those forces target their locations with advantage weapons including guided missiles and in many cases random rockets hit residential areas and killed civilians. many civilians including women and children have been killed by indiscriminate shelling since the battle for tripoli began on april the fourth tens of thousands have been forced from their homes. the government's fighters here say they are determined to drive out have to his forces further south despite the lack of support. for this pickup truck in the weapo

advances on the capital tripoli his forces have detained two national. activities. we will try and. venezuela's president assad's control as the opposition calls for a military revolt and more protests. standoff in sudan as the african union calls on the military council to hand power to civilians within sixty days. by the u.s. special counsel robert molo has complained about the attorney general's handling of his russia report. i'm going to go with the sports hall more promises to be a landmark day from flight takes eight hundred meter and then pick and while champion caster semenya awaits a ruling on whether had naturally high testosterone levels will prevent defendant had time. and we begin with breaking news from libya to turkish nationals and be detained by forces loyal to libyan warlord dog volk on the ultimate. were taken from the south of tripoli and accused of being spies something turkey denies on monday turkish president of egypt tell you about one called hostiles advance towards tripoli a plot against libya's people more than three hundred and forty people have been kill

and the government in tripoli to negotiate what does the future hold for the war torn country well ask dr mustafa. former deputy prime minister of libya. becoming a stalemate with the forces of field-marshal stuck at the gates of the libyan capital and neither side able to inflict a decisive defeat on the other foreign powers throw their backing behind both rival factions will the conflict between warlord and government drag on for years to come and eventually destroy any old. war torn libya or can the international community differences for the sake of restoring peace and order to the country. dr mustafa gore the former deputy prime minister of libya welcome to the show it's great to have you with us once again. thank you for having me so i have to our hasn't been able to break straight police to fans so far but there is no sign of retreat and haven't called on his troops to battle harder during the ongoing month of ramadan you've been saying that he will not be able to take over tripoli regardless of all the foreign support he enjoys what makes you think that. i mean i mean clearly t

in the libyan capital tripoli what more do we know about this specific incident. well martin. the. workers are now in. prison in. the eastern city of dar this is the infamous prison held by have to us forces and we have been hearing horrible stories from our people who were imprisoned in that prison prison in the city of apparently the nationals are a restaurant workers they were working in a restaurant in gaza have been a shared area as you know that have to his forces when they start to move around tripoli the sort of been of sheer area on the southern part of tripoli and they are the government of national called is accusing to have to his forces of committing war crimes in gaza have been achieved including attacking migrants detention center there and killing at least two migrants and one several others government of the turkish government has denied claims by have to us forces as you know martin that. have to media media outlets which is an allied to help to the forces accuse the nationals of being spies but the government to government has said that these claims are meaningle

tripoli. are both of the u.k.'s main parties have taken some big losses in local elections back to maryam the marzieh now with more from our european. yeah that's right has him some dramatic results from these elections the ruling conservatives are expected to suffer but the labor party also took a hit particularly struggling to win over breakfast supporting voters in the north of england and in barber reports thank you everybody why did you resign. under pressure like never before to resume his conservative party was braced for a bad result of the local elections but it's fared worse than many predicted that in large part can be explained by frustrations over bricks it i think there was a simple message from yesterday's elections to both us and the labor party just get it all and deliver bricks it. i dozens of people have shared photos of the spoiled ballots on social media most wrote messages demanding bricks it straight away although some ballot box protesters were bricks it labor has also struggled losing seats

government in tripoli to negotiate what does the future hold for the war torn country. former deputy prime minister of libya. the crisis in libya is fast becoming a stalemate with a force field. stuck at the gates of the libyan capital and neither side able to inflict a decisive defeat on the other foreign powers throw their backing behind both rival factions will the conflict between warlord and government drag on for years to come and eventually destroy any old a new state in war torn libya or can the international community put aside differences for the sake of restoring peace and order to the beleaguered country. dr mustafa gore the former deputy prime minister of libya welcome to the show it's great to have you with us once again. thank you for having me so i have to our hasn't been able to breach police to fam so far but there is no sign of retreat and he's even called on his troops to battle harder during the ongoing month of ramadan he you've been saying that he will not be able to take over tripoli regardless of all the foreign support he enjoys what makes you

i mean i mean clearly 1st of all i mean this this attack on tripoli it is really it is a crime against the libyan people and it is done only 41 degrees in is for mr hafter to take over the country to to rule the country so it is done for the person an interest and of course i mean it is has been going on now for 5 weeks and he did not move any further than when he started and because clearly the people in tripoli they don't want to have to take over there that their city they will are defending their city they are not allowing this the screw the criminal to come in and do a lot is what he could support because we know i mean he spent 40 years in bin ghazi fighting the smaller group of people there with all the support he got from all his allies so this is again the same thing the problem is that innocent people in in in to believe in libya both from tripoli and also from the troops who they came with have told they are dying for no reason but for the personal interest and this is really the reality of the of the issue. so this war can continue for a long time but he got this what suppo

and housing thousands some of the centers became the frontline of the war to seize tripoli at least two migrants were killed last month when have to as forces attacked the southern districts of the capital the un moved hundreds of refugees to safety with government leaders in tripoli focused on controlling the capital some refugees aren't receiving the basics they need to survive out there has been told food and water supplies are running low one center with some refugees going days without anything to eat. i. let's bring in our panel in geneva we have charlie yaxley he's a spokesman for the un refugee agency and storm all we have. is a libyan political analyst who was kidnapped in two thousand and seventeen by living gang and ended up in a government run detention facility and in brussels we have alberto knight hot he's a policy analyst at the european policy center who researches migration issues welcome to you all i'd like to begin with because in istanbul it must've been a very harrowing experience being in one of those government run detention centers can you just give us a sen

tripoli a woman jailed for the murder of north korean leader kim jong un's half brother has returned home to vietnam after being freed from prison one t. hong arrived in an oil to spending more than two years in a jail in malaysia she's one of two women put on trial for the poisoning of kim jong nam at kuala lumpur's airport two years ago wang was convicted last month on a lesser charge of causing injury after prosecutors dropped a murder charge. our so-called immersive films are always one of the highlights at new york's tribeca film festival but while we've been hearing about virtual reality in movie making for some time the technology has yet to go mainstream al-jazeera is christian salumi has more now on the festival's efforts to change that. the technology on display in the virtual arcade at the try back a film festival is cutting edge from the headsets that allowed viewers to interact with the films to the latest projectors to display them. how hungry people need a leader but storytelling has been around as long as humans themselves and this animated film called cave which take

tripoli and with the regional and international countries backing the rival factions the battle for tripoli does not seem to be ending anytime soon. tripoli. the united nations has declared a leader of a pakistan based group a global terrorist. will have his assets frozen to be subject to a travel ban he heads the jaish e mohammad group that claimed responsibility for february suicide attack in indian administered kashmir which killed forty soldiers the declaration passed after china a traditional ally of pakistan dropped its previous objections the chairperson of the un sanctions committee the common interest to develop in asia has informed us that muscle that stands designated as an individual who has been promoting terrorism globally this is part was a significant outcome because we have been at it for several years. the united nations security council committee had decided to board molineaux much. their leader of their gesture on that sanction it should be remembered more on how much food. came and go prominence after a deadly attack on indian reserve police and the indian administered

tripoli the united arab emirates is being accused of using chinese made drones for missile strikes on tripoli in support of warlord khalifa haftar some military analysts say chinese drones are cheaper than american ones and easier to obtain your own monitors have accused the gulf state of violating a weapons ban interior minister of libya's un recognized government and said they have evidence foreign planes are taking part the u.a.e. and egypt are months countries believed to be backing after. well troops in between stopping any protests following two days of post-election violence hundreds of people have been demonstrating since wednesday against exclusion of opposition candidates from last weekend's parliamentary polls nicholas haq is in. bed in economic capital. while the opposition promises it more protests in the days to come the military continues to patrol the streets of the commercial capital here to try to reassure the population after days of violent protests just days ago the military used live ammunition to try to disperse the crowd killing some of the protesters before th

has more on that from tripoli. louis or to libya as you could now used to give him a treat in force their positions in the neighborhood recently pushed out fighters loyal to the world hefted from this area in southern tripoli. through the. checkpoints prevent civilians from coming back to their houses near the fighting areas just to keep them away from the government forces have recently advancing the all the international airport on the southern outskirts of the capital. they have also recaptured the highway connecting tripoli to the city and including area but the situation near the military camp remains tense after him be fighting for control in the area the government forces here say that have that his forces target their locations with advantage weapons including guided and grad missiles and in many cases random rockets hit residential areas and killed civilians. many civilians including women and children have been killed by indiscriminate shelling since the battle for tripoli began in april the fourth tens o

tripoli. the group well set up checkpoints prevent civilians from coming back to their houses near the fighting areas just to keep them away from danger the government forces have recently advance if need be all the international airport on the southern outskirts of the capital they have also recaptured the highway connecting tripoli to the city and including area. but the situation near the military camp remains tense after heavy fighting for control in the area the government forces here say that have those forces target their locations with advantage weapons including guided missiles and in many cases random rockets hit residential areas and killed civilians. many civilians including women and children have been killed by indiscriminate shelling since the battle for tripoli began on april the fourth tens of thousands have been forced from their homes. the government's fighters here say they are determined to drive out have to his forces further south despite the lack of support. for this pi

and these drones have been used on at least 7 occasions to hit civilian targets in tripoli as well as many other occasions to hit military targets now the latest reports the jazeera did are remarkable they raise more questions than they answer of course but we see planes flying from jordan from israel from a number of other countries that are probably related to not only the provision of armored vehicles but also drone technology and and other types of weapons all of which are banned by the u.n. so both sides are sort of pots calling the kettle black and naming the other side there are some theories that the reason why u.a.e. supported have to are to attack on 8 april 4th was because of the delay turkish arms shipment so the these arms shipments are having major impact on the conflict in libya at what impacts that they have because i have to has been trying to say tripoli for weeks now is a really hot success what impact these latest developments have. well one of the other reasons that have to attract tripoli is that there was infighting among militias in tripoli and he thought he co

has more not from tripoli. forces lawyer to libya's you could not use the government three force their positions in the solar had been able hood they recently pushed out fighters loyal to the world hefted from this area in southern tripoli having enough room beat. up checkpoints prevent civilians from coming back to their houses near the fighting areas just to keep them away from danger the government forces have recently advanced it near the old international airport on the southern outskirts of the capital they have also recaptured the highway connecting tripoli to the city and including area but the situation near the military camp remains tense after he'd be fighting for control in the area the government forces here say that have those forces target their locations with advantage weapons including guided and grad missiles and in many cases random rockets hit residential areas and killed civilians. many civilians including women and children have been killed by indiscriminate shelling since the battle for t

tripoli. still ahead on al-jazeera the technology being used to have tens of millions of people in india who have had their names removed from electoral rolls plus their fight against the opioid epidemic in the u.s. and international ban on substances related to the drug sentinel comes into effect . however the weather slushie dry across a good possible the middle east over the next few days no great surprises here but after a recent spell pretty wet weather this is really good news about a few showers over towards afghanistan they're tending to clear through central air is a lousy try some wetter weather just making its way out to sea there but a cloud there just around the levant that will creep its way inland as we go through friday so we kill the possibility of a few spots of right into iraq by this stage thirty six celsius there for baghdad central parts of the walls of coniston lossie dry the odd right shower possibility in kabul struck us pakistan is dry crossed the arabian peninsula pe

tripoli. 50 days of fighting in southern tripoli has changed many aspects of people's lives the education ministry decided to close schools down until the end of the fasting month of ramadan but this school in this neighborhood near the city center is the exception it's remaining open for displaced students to catch up on missed classes. my year most of us is a 12th grade science student she was displaced along with her family from the where they will be area in southern tripoli after the fighting broke out on april 4th she has joined other students in this school tim primarily but she still has concerns. that i'm still worried about the missed curriculum the time wasted and the powerful where will sit exams if the original students of the school return hair after ramadan have no idea what happened to my old school it could have been damaged by the ongoing war there i don't know how long this will continue where under stress. 5 weeks ago a school in a neighborhood in southern tripoli was targe

and housing thousands some of the centers became the frontline of the war to seize tripoli at least two migrants were killed last month when have to as forces attacked the southern districts of the capital the un moved hundreds of refugees to safety with government leaders in tripoli focused on controlling the capital some refugees aren't receiving the basics they need to survive out there has been told food and water supplies are running low one center with some refugees going days without anything to eat. i. let's bring in our panel in geneva we have charlie yaxley he's a spokesman for the un refugee agency and storm all we have. is a libyan political analyst who was kidnapped in two thousand and seventeen by living gang and ended up in a government run detention facility and in brussels we have alberto knight hot he's a policy analyst at the european policy center who researches migration issues welcome to you all i'd like to begin with. in istanbul it must have a very harrowing experience being in one of those government run detention centers can you just give us a sense of what

tripoli. the group male set up checkpoints prevent civilians from coming back to their houses near the fighting areas just to keep them away from danger the government forces have recently advancing the all the international airport on the southern outskirts of the capital they have also recaptured the highway connecting tripoli to the city and including area. but the situation near the military camp remains tense after heavy fighting for control in the area the government forces here say that have those forces target their locations with advantage weapons including guided and grad missiles and in many cases random rockets hit residential areas and killed civilians. many civilians including women and children have been killed by indiscriminate shelling since the battle for tripoli began and april the fourth tens of thousands have been forced from their homes. the government's fighters here say they are determined to drive out have to his forces further south despite the lack of support. i thou

on the latest developments the meeting comes after the government had cut the main water supply to tripoli leaving up to 2000000 people without water for do day 2 days this is are live pictures now of the u.n. security council chamber they see delegates still gathering in there right now we will go to that as and when it begins so stay with us for. iranian president has sanna rouhani has called the u.s. administration novice politicians with naive ideas in his words it is the latest war of words between the 2 countries earlier rouhani said he favors diplomacy with washington but the current situation he says is not suitable for talks the u.s. says it is strengthening its military presence in the region over unspecified threats from iran on monday iran had announced it would quadruple its production of low enrich uranium samus ravi reports now from tehran. * in iran ramadan is usually a time of spiritual reflection charity and family but for a 2nd year in a row as iranians began a month of fasting there was escalating pressure from the united states. every day they face angry exchanges with

tracks secret cargo flights which appear to be aiding the libyan warlord trying to capture the capital tripoli. and 2 people including a schoolgirl or killed in a mass stabbing attack near the japanese capital. began in sudan where the opposition is staging a 2 day nationwide strike against the military leadership that's after negotiations with the military council hit a deadlock protest leaders are demanding a civilian led administration other hoping the strike will force a new round of talks going out to have a morgan is live for us in khartoum so him how much pressure is the strike actually really going to put on the military council. while at the moment richelle the opposition coalition is saying that it is just the beginning they're saying that they will be able to make the transitional military council feel the presence and feel the strength of their popularity off their babies if people listen to them and go on strike there's already been reports of some flights out of the international airport counseling due to most of the people being on strike as well as people on the streets you can

tripoli. button's defense secretaries being sacked after details of a national security council meeting were leaked to a newspaper by minnesota lisa mays says there's compelling evidence gavin williamson was responsible he denies revealing government plans to involve the chinese company hallway in building britain's five g. cellular network. that is in algeria have celebrated may day by demanding the removal of the ruling elite the army's chief of staff says protests need to stop it's a month since president touted as he's with a flick a quick falling mass protest to stop his bid for a fifth time the ruling national liberation front party elected a new leader on wednesday. and french riot police were busy during may day protests in paris dozens of people were injured as david schaper reports. clouds of tear gas and burning barricades marked the progress of the may day marches that filled the streets of the french capital as predicted fighting between demonstrators and riot police surged along

were taken from southern tripoli and accused of being spies a charge turkey denies on monday turkish president there's a tie of power to one described half dozen vans towards tripoli as a plot against libya's people now we've got two correspondents following the story sin and cos standing by in istanbul first let's get the latest from awkward of the war head in tripoli mahmoud discuss up bring us up to date first of all on that advance that we've been talking about by half those forces towards tripoli. well that have that of course as a continual receiving deployment overnight and this morning from two major cities south of tripoli namely the city of god and the city of the yan and it seems that they are determined to move towards the southern parts of tripoli which they have lost over the past couple of days you remember of that the government forces led by a big detachment from the city of misrata they managed to recapture that strategic locations on the highway linking tripoli city center to the inactive international airport including the strategic military camp called a year to

or retreat from his positions around tripoli? from the time being, it is the opposite we have been hearing and seeing on the ground in libya. just before the trip to europe, halifa called his troops to wipe out the enemies in tripoli. he has support from countries like the united arab emirates and egypt. again, for the moment, we have no idea whether european support him tohim -- could force change his position. >> thank you indeed. turning to other news. win againstic barcelona, liverpool are through to the champions league finals. they turned things around dramatically having lost 0-3 in the first leg. we have the report. >> never give up. that was the slogan. liverpool's star striker had to sit out the match due to injury but his teammates followed the advice to the letter. a night the fans won't forget. >> i can't believe it. >> so excited. >> i'm telling you, the best night. i didn't necessarily think we would. >> after a defeat in the first leg, reds scored an impossible come back. team,n you look at the you had a mixture o

tripoli well sudan's military chief has arrived in neighboring egypt on his 1st trip abroad since the army overthrew the former president and model bashir abdel fatah han held talks with the egyptian president the meeting has been closely watched by protest groups who reject any interference by egypt the egyptian government says the 2 agreed on the priority of supporting the free will of the sudanese people meanwhile clashes have broken out between saudi backed forces and hoofy fighters near the yemeni city of thais there are reports of loud explosions and clouds of smoke in the area local sources say a soldier was killed in the fighting. a un maritime tribunals has ruled russia must release ukrainian sailors and ships at sea as last year during a standoff in waters off the crimean peninsula the hamburg base tribunals called on russia to facilitate their release immediately urging both sides not to aggravate the disputes but russia did not attend the hearing dominick cain has more. several of her country's sailors and ships have been held by russia since last november so on saturday u

government of cut off a key water pipeline supplying the libyan capital tripoli the u.n. says it could amount to a war crime or supplies in the city and surrounding areas are now suspended and residents are relying on private water deliveries tripoli has been under siege since early april when he felt after launched a military campaign to take the city those are your headlines up next it's witness i'm back after that. counting the cost as the u.s. ratchets up the pressure on iran we look at the strait of hormuz the most valuable waterway in the world tourism industry takes a hit after these the sunday attacks and flying cars as the future just a rough. cost.

has more in that from tripoli. to libya's you could. force their positions in the neighborhood they recently pushed out fighters loyal to. their hefted from this area in southern tripoli. the. checkpoints prevent civilians from coming back to their houses near the fighting areas just to keep them away from the government forces have recently advanced into .

and housing thousands some of the centers became the frontline of the war to seize tripoli at least two migrants were killed last month when have to his forces attacked the southern districts of the capital the un moved hundreds of refugees to safety with government leaders in tripoli focused on controlling the capital some refugees aren't receiving the basics they need to survive out there has been told food and water supplies are running low one center with some refugees going days without anything to eat. i. let's bring in our panel in geneva we have charlie yaxley he's a spokesman for the un refugee agency and storm all we have. is a libyan political analyst who was kidnapped in two thousand and seventeen by living gang and ended up in a government run detention facility and in brussels we have alberto knight hot he's a policy analyst at the european policy center who researches of migration issues welcome to you all i'd like to begin with because in istanbul it most of it a very harrowing experience being in one of those government run detention centers can you just give us a s

tracks secret cargo flights that appear to be helping the libyan warlord trying to capture the capital tripoli . and we'll tell you how the violence in yemen is keeping a generation of children away from school. today nationwide strike has begun and sudan there are disruptions at the capital's airport with employees walking off the job the strike has been organized by the opposition to pressure military leaders to start a new round of talks protest leaders demanding a civilian led administration want to break the deadlock with sudan's military council which replace ousted president omar al bashir codell to the market his life for us in khartoum so this strike here but how much pressure might this actually put on the military council. well at the moment we're shows just the 1st day the 1st hours of the strike that has been called for by the opposition coalition we've already seen employees from the national airport from the international airport walking out in their jobs some flights cancelled but other flights still resuming we've also seen some bank employees civil servants coming out of thei

tripoli. the u.s. is tightening its sanctions grip on iran the trumpet ministration had been allowing eight countries to continue buying iranian oil but those exemptions are now being scrapped the latest moves were made in coordination with iran's regional arch rival saudi arabia as mike hanna explains. it was a surprise to many when president trump chose riyadh to suggest a nation of his first international trip in office but two years on it's clear this was more of a signal as to the central role saudi arabia would play in his administration's decision making. driven home when it was made clear the imposition of oil sanctions against iran was done in coordination with a leave other stuff about the details of what the site is in the immoralities have agreed to but i've had conversations the president said conversations with these countries and there they have committed to making sure that there is a sufficient supply in the markets. confirmation of saudi coordination came just days after president tru

on the top of the parliament in tripoli that tripoli branch. of the house of representatives which was targeted by half to his jet on that night the situation remains very tense and people here. if the war gets into this city center they are very worried that tripoli could become another bit of i.z. right. thank you plenty more ahead on the al-jazeera news hour including. a major thomas big joe carter the city that shot down this week it's bothered protesters to go to the streets it's mostly back to normal now but i'll be looking at the economic impact of the trouble and whether it could be the case. could this grain from the bolivian peruvian andes be the world's next super food. roger federer plays down his chances of victory on the paris clear as he prepares to return to the french open after 4 years. but 1st the police 12 people including 7 children have been killed in an air strike by the saudi erotic coalition in yemen district unties province. the raid reportedly targeted a petrol station and some of the victims were children and there's

tripoli. much more ahead on this sound easier news hour including protesters raise their voice for activists they say have been silenced in secret detention plus. find out more about the south american grain that could become the world's next super food and sport roger federer plays down his chances after 4 years away from the. 7 children are among at least 12 people killed in an airstrike by the saudi u.a.e. coalition in southwestern yemen that's according to the rebels and witnesses who say a fuel station was bombed in the district of taste province there's been no comment from the military coalition which intervened in yemen's war in 2015 and there's been more fighting near ties city between who these and saudi backed forces have been explosions and clouds of smoke seen rising from the area elsewhere in the capital sanaa funerals have been held for those killed in an airstrike last week reports the family friends and neighbors for the last islamic prayers for those killed in last week's coa

and housing thousands some of the centers became the frontline of the war to seize tripoli at least two migrants were killed last month when have to us forces attacked the southern districts of the capital the un moved hundreds of refugees to safety with government leaders in tripoli focused on controlling the capital some refugees on receiving the basics they need to survive out there has been told food and water supplies are running low one center with some refugees going days without anything to eat. let's bring in our panel in geneva we have charlie yaxley he's a spokesman for the u.n. refugee agency and storm all we have. is a libyan political analyst who was kidnapped in two thousand and seventeen by living gang and ended up in a government run detention facility and in brussels we have alberto knight hot he's a policy analyst at the european policy center researches of migration issues welcome to you all i'd like to begin with because in istanbul it most of it a very harrowing experience being in one of those government run detention centers can you just give us a sense of wh

reports on that from tripoli. took to the main square in the libyan capital to condemn the targeting of civilian areas calling on the international community to stop the military campaign led by have to ask him did deb and his comrades say the rose up again is to get into it. and now can't have another military john rolling the country the other was not a part of the. after as a war criminal because he bombs our areas with strikes in fact is even bringing gyptian in iraqi warplanes to help them we want to civilian state not a military rule on thursday night another airstrike hit in tripoli city center but this time the attack seems to convey the political message the headquarters of the have to lawmakers is the target are you witnesses talk over a state of panic after the explosion no casualties were reported but the damage was significant is the real belief and i believe from the get go we are calling on the united nations mission in libya and the international community to do their part to protect civilians and

tripoli. last month many people here call it a war crime and are demanding the perpetrators be brought to the international criminal court. 50 days of fighting between hefted his forces and others loyal to you and recognize the government have taken a toll nearly 500 people have been killed. more than 1401 dead and about 70000 forces from their homes. the protesters say they will continue to protest every friday until hefted his forces move back to the east of the country. ahead. tripoli. still ahead on this news hour protestors in bangladesh raise their voices for activists say say have been silent seen secret detention flash writing for a invent 800 year old structure in afghanistan and support their big moves in the mountains in cycling's gero d'italia peter had to text. hello there we've seen some terrible wod fives in israel recently 1st of all we had a heat wave not only in israel but also through palestine as well and then we saw the wildfires around 40 homes in israel are believed to h

when the air moved on the capital tripoli from the southern part and. accused them actually according to. media outlets they accuse the two workers at the restaurant workers the accuse them of are being spies which. to officers to officials denied and the also confirm that first of the officials confirming that the two men have no relation with the neither the government the government nor the turkish intelligence we know that this is not the first time nationals get detained or kidnapped in november two thousand and seventeen also three. engineers they were kidnapped in the south of libya and they were kept for like seven month before they were released now we know that have to have been always accusing turkey of supporting groups. and the west of libya and the spokesman of have to his forces there general ominous mahdi has been accusing turkey in most of his press conferences he has been referring to turkey as a major supporter of the poor and opulence in the west of libya the military brigades led by the us government of national called in the west o

live in tripoli thank you let's go over to assemble announcing them cause here lou our correspondent there what sort of reaction men coming from the turkish government would have heard already earlier in the week that there'd been vocal support being given by president. for the government of national accord based in tripoli but what's their response been to this incident. well martin until now there is no official statement by especially the turkish foreign ministry but we know that they are they are working out the diplomatic channels so we might be hearing from them soon but. firm from the officials in that these two turkey turkish nationals. they are just simple turkish people who are trying to earn their lives under difficult conditions in the working at a restaurant and they are still under arrest and. we have confirmed that they have no links. links to the intelligence. and his team argues over there but we know that turkish president has been very critical about mr hof there recently and. received some gas from the government and turkey believes that the if believed that the n

reports on this from tripoli. took to the main square in the libyan capital to condemn the targeting of civilian areas calling on the international community to stop the military campaign led by have to ask him did deb and his comrades say the rose up again is to get into and then and now can't have another military john ruling the country the other wasn't a part of the. after as a war criminal because he bombs our areas with their strikes in fact is even bringing gyptian in iraqi warplanes to help them we want to civilian state not a military rule on thursday night another airstrike hit in tripoli city center but this time the attack seems to convey the political message the headquarters of the have to lawmakers is the target are you witnesses talk over state of panic after the explosion no casualties were reported but the damage was significant the real belief and i believe from the get go we are calling on the united nations mission in libya and the international community to do their part to protect civilians

tripoli. yes democrats say they will vote on wednesday on whether to hold the attorney general in contempt for not providing the full report when your bar has refused a request by congress to turn over an on it is a version of the court that looks into russian interference in the twenty sixteen election here is more with the white house correspondent. us president donald trump has said he believes he won the debate over whether his campaign worked with moscow during the twenty sixth election and it's time to move on. over. his democratic opponents in congress disagree with a monday deadline for u.s. attorney general william barr to turn over an unproductive copy of special counsel robert muller's report came and went democrats and now their next step president travis told congress wednesday the house judiciary committee will vote on whether to hold bar in contempt of congress a criminal offense he lied to congress and and anybody else did that would be considered a crime a blacked out muller r

tripoli. they hit iran television channel has also read these very few allegedly showing an attack on abu dhabi's international airports that took place in 2018 united arab emirates always denied that the attack took place at the time they tweeted and incidents with a surprise vehicle to place. women's rights activists from saudi arabia say they're being targeted by the government speaking at a congressional panel in washington campaigners say those fighting for women's rights are being tortured and abused often whether it's any clear course is happening in saudi arabia as the definition of what is a terrorist can include. apostasy can include joining us here because we are considered terrorists or you being in the same room with us is now a crime so they can accuse you of being in the same room with us thus encouraging dissent in saudi arabia and unrest and social unrest in the country so everything the solos that we no longer know what is than isn't actually legal or illegal in salary and i

or literally for have to has waged a 6 week long offensive to capture the capital tripoli from the un recognized governments and the cia has gathered the statements compiled satellite images which it says reveals unlawful rocket attacks on a neighborhood of tripoli well the group is calling for an international investigation and this is my deliverer is the deputy director for the middle east and north africa region at amnesty international she does join us now on skype wife from london thanks so much for taking the time to talk to us just start off by outlining what war crimes are using have been committed against civilians and by whom. so we have looked at a number of separate incidents that have occurred in the past over the past 6 weeks of the enemies of plants in tripoli and have identified particularly 3 incidents that have occurred between the 15th than the 17th of april in the. neighborhood of tripoli where we believe western shore areas residential neighborhoods where no obvious military target was identified were being targeted with unguided and precise. rockets we've also lo

tripoli. a un maritime tribunal has ruled that russia to release ukrainian sailors and ships at sea last year during a standoff in waters off the crimean peninsula the hand-bag base tribunals called on russia to facilitate their release immediately and urged both sides not to aggravate the dispute but russia didn't attend the hearing john mccain has. several of her country's sailors and ships have been held by russia since last november so on saturday ukraine's deputy foreign minister led her delegation here at the international tribunals for the floor of the sea in search of justice in contrast russia chose an empty chair strategy seemingly unconcerned by the possibility of an adverse ruling. tribunal considers it appropriate. under the circumstances of the present case to prescribe provisional measures requiring the russian federation to release those 3 ukrainian naval vessels and $24.00 detained ukrainian servicemen and to allow them to return to ukraine one of the judges on the panel was r

support for the saudi backed warlord fighting the internationally recognized government in tripoli the announcement makes clear that saudi arabia is now a fulcrum of the united states foreign policy this despite the fact that congress has held saudi arabia responsible for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi as well as for the deaths in the ongoing war in yemen even senior republican leaders have said and to all these situations are resolved responsibility for the murder of khashoggi is assigned it simply cannot be business as usual the white house simply ignores this position a congressional resolution condemning saudi arabia's actions in yemen the subject of presidential veto in president trump size it seems the relationship with three are more important than that with congress. mike hanna zira washington opec secretary general are cando wasn't tehran on thursday to attend and or oil and gas conference hours before u.s. sanctions waivers on iranian oil are set to expire he said maintaining stability in the global oil oil market was better for everyone even the united states t

has the latest from tripoli. several fighters were killed on saturday morning as clashes that in you would between forces loyal to world have to and others loyal to the. government of national accord in southern tripoli namely in the vicinity of the in active international airport which is controlled by half the forces and also in other neighborhoods like names are and then sources with the government say that the government the government's jets targeted have to the forces locations in civil areas in southern tripoli. and also the government forces say that they have managed to tell and you offensive to have those forces try to proceed on the highway linking the airport the interactive airport to the capital city center also in the city center in the main square on friday night many people took to the streets and i'm in a square protesting military attack the military campaign but have to its forces on the capital tripoli at least 12 people including 7 children have been killed in an air strike by the saudi emir

main water distribution station and has reportedly closed the ward of those supplying tripoli and other cities in the north west of the country including got a on and i was away potentially impacting $2000000.00 people and their access to water some districts in tripoli already experiencing low water pressure and it is expected that the full impact will be felt in the coming days unless the valves are reopened were supplied to tripoli has already been impacted prior to yesterday as maintenance staff for the facilities were evacuated for security reasons due to the ongoing fighting. a judge in the u.s. has ruled against president trump in a dispute over his financial records he said congress should get those documents and that democrats have the right to investigate the president trying call the ruling crazy and said he would appeal or send salumi has more from a truck rally in pennsylvania. stressed that hundreds of economic growth and. at his rally but on the way here he said he was disappointed in the federal judge's decision not to sit on a request from house oversight. and isn't thi

immoral drawings have intensified airstrikes over tripoli during the past three weeks and recently this is the first time the libya's foreign minister foreign ministry states that the united arab emirates is supporting have to calling the military offensive in tripoli a terrorist attack. it seems that there libya's foreign ministry has lost patience or if i may say about it in all cases we know that the recent un report confidential reports suggested that the united arab emirates is involved in supporting the warlord khalifa haftar that with drones and net missiles and that these missiles found in tripoli launched by drones there have to his drawings were identified by the panel of experts as the blue arrow. air to surface missiles chinese made and they are paid to draw on called wing long and we know rob that this type of drawn along is among other kinds of fighter jets. that's their right to run. in the east of libya and they are through that is the united arab emirates has been supporting the warlords who have to all his military campaigns in several parts of libya so again the missi

because of the linkage we triple eat in tripoli. is very strong for two reason migration through in. energy on fuels in particular are in. gas natural gas pipeline saw the rest of the recent days we friends do not seem to favor a friend more of a problem and among the most influential international actors in the facility the peaceful solution i saw. in my duty to live in france have the instruments the knowledge and different expertise. in trying to stabilize media. and current in the competition seems to provide a bar that you interview let me just pick up on something that you've said there and i want to ask you specifically about the migrate as an issue the europeans as we've heard have been divided over how to respond to helicopters assault on treasury they have competing interests as you've said different agendas do you think the warning that the prime minister is reportedly bringing with him an influx of refugees to europe if the. fighting continues this migration issue could that force these countries that are on opposing sid