announcement comes amid fears of an escalation by both sides mobilizing for a battle over the town of sirte the gateway to the major all terminals which are under the control of pro have 2 forces for now at least there's hope that agreement between powerful countries that many say have contributed to libya's suffering a backing a cease fire that could and its civil war chance strafford up al jazeera but. the head of the u.s. postal service has told a senate committee that mail in ballots will be delivered on time out of the november election the parks master general those to joy has faced criticism for making changes to the service that have been causing mail delays democrats accused him of just being president trump's accomplice in trying to suppress the vote how does your caster as a report. calling the accusations against him outrageous lewis to joy says the cuts he's made to the u.s. postal service were long planned and aimed at making the agency financially solvent not to complicate mail and voting in november as we head into the election season i want to assure this committee and the

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stunt and says the tripoli administration is planning a turkish backed off offensive on the city of sirte. and the rival parliament in eastern libya have supported the cease fire those are the headlines on al-jazeera coming up next it's one on one east obesity china's big problem.

mari says the truce is actually part of a plan to attack have to fight us in sirte and al jeffrey but he made no mention of a parallel cease fire announced by the eastern based parliament which is like to have to. a gateway to libya's priced oil fields or. we believe the ceasefire is false and meant only as propaganda it is simply to throw dust in the eyes this is the reality on the ground and this is what was confirmed by our air and land recon all the intelligence we gathered proves they intend to attack our forces in sirte and. well managed china has more now from misrata this isn't the 1st time that have to has refused to sign a cease fire agreement back in january the talks sponsored by ancora and moscow brought the warring sides together the g.n.a.s. internationally recognized government tripoli signed the ceasefire agreement have left moscow without signing so and this was when have there was on the outskirts of tripoli since then have to his forces have been forced to retreat there now in syria g.n.a.t. forces are about 7 our position about 70 kilometers west of sirte it's bee

forces are about 7 our position about 70 kilometers west of sirte it's been it's been quite peaceful for the time being but both sides have sort of been reinforcing their positions in recent weeks now we saw officials from the high state council yesterday in a press conference say that they will not negotiate with have they consider him to be a war criminal when he was his failed camp is filled can't military campaign to take control of tripoli has caused thousands of lives thousands were killed hundreds of thousands have been displaced their homes destroyed so they don't see him as a partner in peace right now what's significant is that this is the 1st time that i get a solid has signed this agreement so whether or not it's also gain traction with 4 foreign backers welcoming the ceasefire agreement does this mean that the. i have to as backers are sort of you know transitioning towards argue a smaller maybe they see that he can bring about a serious political solution with good with the jna but that remains to be seen thank you for that money trainer in misrata libya for us. that's

after us forces are in control of sirte and have been imposing an oil blockade since january causing nearly $8000000000.00 in losses friday cease fire calls for production to resume. let's bring in our guests in istanbul we have an ass al gore marty director of the select institute a libya based think tank in temple combe u.k. we have a loony a libya researcher durham university and in washington d.c. jonathan winer a former u.s. special envoy to libya a welcome to you all i'd like to begin istanbul with us. now there seems to be one person who is very conspicuous by his absence in all of this and that's khalifa haftar he's not the one that actually signed off on this cease fire deal it was a regular salary who is effectively the de facto spokesman i guess you could call him of after he's the one that actually signed this should we should we be concerned about is this a power struggle within after his organization. well certainly one way to look at it and i think there is. a way of thinking about the interlocutors i had a solid as the speaker going to be in parliament offers you know

parliament and tobruk controlling that part in red both sides were gearing up for a battle over the city of sirte the gateway to libya's prized oil fields but there are now proposals to jointly demilitarize the area one with the for at base in the south crucially sir is controlled by forces loyal to have to have imposed an oil blockade since january causing around $8000000000.00 in losses to country the cease fire calls for production to resume there and it wants elections to take place in launch as long as libyans can agree on a constitutional basis for that charles strafford looks back at the recent conflict in a country that. libya has been in turmoil for nearly a decade. nato bunker full season overthrew its longtime leader moammar gadhafi in 2011 with the roots of what's often described as this all rich countries civil war started after the disputed elections in 2014. disagreement between the then house of representatives and the general national congress made worse over a so-called road map for libya's future. the country split into 2 rival administrations the house of representatives led b

publicist a stunt and says the tripoli administration is planning a turkish offensive on the city of sirte after his allies including egypt and the rival parliament in eastern libya have supported the cease fire those are the headlines on al-jazeera coming up next it's 101 east obesity china's big problem. has a big problem. one in 5 which is what it's being used to be a. p.r. here. as we would base the prices grow. it's summer resorts to trust solutions from military style boot. to radical surgery. on a utility can assure you jensen a solid santa she's a slut and a bitch.

announcement comes amid fears of an escalation by both sides mobilizing for a battle over the town of sirte the gateway to the major all terminals which are under the control of pro have 2 forces for now at least there's hope that agreement between powerful countries that many say have contributed to libya's suffering a backing a cease fire that could and its civil war chance trumpet. now the head of the u.s. postal service has told a senate committee that mail in ballots will be delivered on time ahead of the november election postmaster general lois joy is facing criticism for making changes to the service causing mail delays democrats accuse him of being president on trump's accomplice of trying to suppress the voters how did her castro has the story. calling the accusations against him outrageous lewiston joy says the cuts he's made to the u.s. postal service were long planned and aimed at making the agency financially solvent not to complicate mail in voting in november as we head into the election season i want to assure this committee and the american public that the postal service i

after us forces are in control of sirte and have been imposing an oil blockade since january causing nearly $8000000000.00 in losses friday cease fire calls for production to resume. let's bring in our guests in istanbul we have an ass al gore marty director of the select institute a libya based think tank in temple combe u.k. we have a loonie a libya research at durham university and in washington d.c. jonathan winer a former u.s. special envoy to libya a welcome to you all i'd like to begin istanbul with us. now there seems to be one person who is very conspicuous by his absence in all of this and that khalifa haftar he's not the one that actually signed off on this cease fire deal it was a regular salary who is effectively the de facto spokesman i guess you could call him of after he's the one that actually signed this should we should we be concerned about is this a power struggle within after his organization. well certainly one way to look at it and i think there is. a way of thinking about the interlocutors i had a solid as the speaker of the libyan parliament offers a tractio

brooke controls the area in red as we mentioned earlier both sides were gearing up for that battle of sirte pretty much in the middle that is they get right to libya's prized oil fields but there are now proposals to jointly demilitarize that area along with the for air base in the south currently so it is controlled by forces loyal to have to have imposed an oil blockade since january that has caused around a 1000000000 dollars in losses the cease fire calls for oil production to resume also once elections to take place in march as long as libyans agree on a constitutional basis stratfor now looking back at the recent conflict in libya. libya has been in turmoil for nearly a decade. with a rich longtime leader moammar gadhafi in 2000 level. often described as this rich country's civil war started after the disputed elections in 2014. disagreement between the then house of representatives and the general national congress made worse over a so-called road map for libya's future the country split into 2 rival administrations the house of representatives led by the warlord relief i have to mov

after us forces are in control of sirte and have been imposing an oil blockade since january causing nearly $8000000000.00 in losses friday cease fire calls for production to resume. let's bring in our guests in istanbul we have an ass al gore marty director of the subject institute a libya based think tank in temple combe u.k. we have a loonie a libya research at durham university and in washington d.c. jonathan winer a former u.s. special envoy to libya a welcome to you all i'd like to begin istanbul with us. now there seems to be one person who is very conspicuous by his absence in all of this and that khalifa haftar he's not the one that actually signed off on this cease fire deal it was a regular salary who is effectively the de facto spokesman i guess you could call him of after he's the one that actually signed this should we should we be concerned about is this a power struggle within after his organization. well certainly one way to look at it and i think there is. a way of thinking about the interlocutors i had a solid as the speaker of the libyan parliament offers you know

says the tripoli administration is planning a turkish back to offensive on these are teaching city of sirte. including egypt and the rival parliament in eastern libya had supported the ceasefire there's been no significant. the past 2 months. therefore we believe the ceasefire is false and meant only as propaganda it is simply to throw dust in the eyes this is the reality on the ground and this is what was confirmed by our air and land recon all the intelligence we gathered proves they intend to attack our forces in syria and. well i speak to al-jazeera as my trainer in misrata eastern libya for asthmatic so what does this statement by spokesman mean for the ceasefire. well i mean this isn't the 1st time that have to or has refused to a cease fire agreement back in january. and moscow tried to support a cease fire agreement and the g.n.a.s. signed that agreement in moscow and have to refuse so this isn't the 1st time that have to or has refused a cease fire agreement but notably this is i get us all out the speaker of the to progress parliament has signed the ceasefire agreement and i think

publicity stunt and accuse the trippy administration of planning a turkish backed defensive on the city of sirte those are the headlines about with more news in half an hour here on our which is over do stay with us a.j. select is next. meet maria driven by poverty into prostitution and drugs as an early age now as a mother she's turning her life around with the help of a theater group of colombian women fighting the challenges they face. was compelling series which showcases fresh filmmaking talent from around the globe do you find a lot in america presents acting lessons on al-jazeera. yellowed i'm not. sure you'll have will be a super woman.

publicist stunt and accuse the tripoli administration of planning a turkish backed defensive on the city of sirte after the lies including egypt on the royal parliament in eastern libya that supported the cease fire and. therefore we believe the ceasefire is false and meant only as propaganda it is simply to throw dust in the eyes this is the reality on the ground and this is what was confirmed by our air and land recon all the intelligence we gathered proves they intend to attack our forces in syria and. the united nations is urging the warring sides in yemen to work together to prevent a potential environmental disaster stricken. near the city of the data is leaking more than a 1000000 barrels of oil others mohamed reports of fears it could all spill into the red sea next month. up a turn show environmental disaster on the prestigious waters of the red sea this oil tanker has been murdered here off yemen's recent cost about 8 kilometers from the port since 2015 it's holding on is to meet at 1140000 barrels of crude oil experts say the ship structure is deteriorating and earlier this year water

after us forces are in control of sirte and have been imposing an oil blockade since january causing nearly $8000000000.00 in losses friday cease fire calls for production to resume. let's bring in our guests in istanbul we have an ass al gore marty director of the select institute a libya based think tank in temple combe u.k. we have a loonie a libya research at durham university and in washington d.c. jonathan winer a former u.s. special envoy to libya a welcome to you all i'd like to begin istanbul with an os. now there seems to be one person who is very conspicuous by his absence in all of this and that khalifa haftar he's not the one that actually signed off on this cease fire deal it was a regular salary who is effectively the de facto spokesman i guess you could call him of after he's the one that actually signed this should we should we be concerned about is this a power struggle within after his organization. well certainly one way to look at it and i think there is. a way of thinking about the interlocutors i had a solid as the speaker ability in parliament offers you know

forces are about 7 our position about 70 kilometers west of sirte it's been it's been quite peaceful for the time being but both sides have sort of been reinforcing their positions in recent weeks now we saw officials from the high state council yesterday in a press conference say that they will not negotiate with have to they consider him to be a war criminal when he was his failed camp is filled can't military campaign to take control of tripoli has caused thousands of lives thousands were killed hundreds of thousands have been displaced their homes destroyed so they don't see him as a partner in peace now what's significant is that this is the 1st time that i get a solid has signed this agreement so whether or not it's also gain traction with have to have to his foreign backers are welcoming the cease fire agreement the international organization for migration is saying the corpses of $22.00 drowned migrants have been found in libya the bodies were trained by the libyan red crescent off the coastal town of the water and island spokeswoman says the victims might be from a sinking t

stunt and accused the tripoli administration of planning a turkish backed defensive on the city of sirte after his allies including egypt turned the parliament in eastern libya and they supported the ceasefire. therefore we believe the ceasefire is false and meant only as propaganda it is simply to throw dust in the eyes this is the reality on the ground and this is what was confirmed by our air and land recon all the intelligence we gathered proves they intend to attack our forces and search and. israel's prime minister says he won't call new elections after accepting a compromise to extend budget negotiations by another $100.00 days benjamin netanyahu said now is the time for unity and not more elections and that decision saved the country for the fall for the action in less than 2 years less than yahoo and discouraging partner benny gantz had until monday night to complete the deal or risk having the government collapse. the governor of sicily has ordered all migrants to leave the island by midnight on monday science incredible aristeas but it's unclear how the decree can be implement

the government of national court for the perp have to force their deployment to tax in the city of sirte and in their job for and sent to libya he says that mine cargo planes including russian made aleutian planes are arrived in central and eastern libya over the past 24 hours 5 of them arrived in the course of the strategic city of it namely another go to the airport well 20 kilometers south of it loaded with weapons and ammunition also that some of these blip planes landed in a military base in central libya under the control of how to forces meanwhile in the east fire according to the government of national court of the 4 russian made. cargo planes landed in the end in there. in the eastern city of the carrying mercenaries the government sources say that it's believed that the most and reason are russian and syrian mercenaries because the planes took off from me mean airport in syria the government sources also say that this is a clear violation of the arms him imposed on libya since to live in and also have a listen of the international law given the fact that this is going against t

held by march next year in fact there are on the other hand have to parliament says that this city of sirte should be the headquarters word of the new to be the form of or to be a form of presidency council should be located turkish president fred one has announced that major natural gas reserves have been found off the coast of the black sea he says the 5 is the largest in the country's history. the wife of russian opposition politician alexina volley has appealed to president vladimir putin to allow him to be taken germany for treatment police say they found traces of and dust real chemical on his body however russian doctors say there's no indication he was poisoned. the better rusian opposition candidate is calling for more mass protests to keep up the pressure on president alexander lukashenko svetlana to come of this guy is leading the call for the president's resignation of the demonstrations for 12 straight days. the leaders of mali's military coup denying they forcefully remove the president from power saying he resigned voluntarily it would have to announce his resignation on tues

parliament in tobruk controls the past and read both sides were gearing up for a battle over the city of sirte the gateway to libya's prized oil fields there are now proposals to join to demilitarize the area along with the i'll just for at base in the south crucially set is controlled by forces loyal to after event posed an oil blockade since january causing around $8000000000.00 in losses to the country the cease fire calls for production to resume and it wants elections to take place in march as long as libyans can agree on a constitutional basis for it charles strafford looks now at the recent conflict. libya has been in turmoil for nearly a decade. nato bank full season overthrew its longtime leader moammar gadhafi in 2011 but the roots of what's often described as this oil rich countries civil war started after the disputed elections in 2014. disagreement between the then house of representatives and the general national congress made worse over a so-called road map for libya's future the country split into 2 rival administrations the house of representatives led by the warlord relief i

negotiations fighting is slowed slightly in past weeks but the had been fears of a battle for the town of sirte a key strategic location for control of libya's oil the head of u.s. postal service has denied claims he's been trying to undermine mail in voting for this year's presidential election used to joy it was testifying before a senate committee on the concerns his cost cutting measures could mean millions of ballots would go uncounted he told a senate hearing that mail in ballots will be delivered securely and on time and just one of the story techies discovered a large natural gas field in the black sea that the country's president says could come on stream in just 3 is time or ship type i don't claim the 320000000000 cubic meter discovery could be the beginning of techie as a net and itchy exporter a.j. selects as the program coming up next. but. i'm not. being. that you have to be a superwoman. to be a hero. by. one of them. or you know. unspeakable an. impulse of course. by the end only i do when i mean i'm not alone i have moments of weakness i have enough men in ours and the fear bu

announcement comes amid fears of an escalation by both sides mobilizing for a battle over the town of sirte the gateway to the major all terminals which are under the control of pro have 2 forces for now at least there's hope that agreement between powerful countries many say have contributed to libya's suffering a backing a cease fire that could end it civil war stratford up there. now the head of the u.s. postal service has told a senate committee that mail in ballots will be delivered on time ahead of the november election postmaster general noticed enjoy has been facing criticism for making changes to the service causing delays democrats accuse him of being president on jobs accomplice and trying to suppress the voters. calling the accusations against him outrageous lewiston joyce says the cuts he's made to the u.s. postal service were long planned and aimed at making the agency financially solvent not to complicate mail in voting in november as we head into the election season i want to assure this committee and the american public that the postal service is fully capable and committed

has slowed slightly in the past few weeks but there had been fears of an escalation over the town of sirte or a key strategic location for control of libya's oil ahead of the u.s. postal service has denied claims he's been trying to undermine mail in voting for this year's presidential election lou is to joy it was testifying before a senate committee over concerns his cost cutting measures could mean millions of ballots would be uncounted he told a senate hearing that mail in ballots will be delivered securely and on time. and turkey is discovered a large natural gas field in the black sea that the country's president says could come on stream in just 3 years or ship type i do want to claim the $320000000000.00 cubic meter discovery could be the beginning of turkey becoming a net energy exporter but analysts say that exploiting the find could take years and billions of dollars before it would actually cut down on turkey's dependence on energy imports our program the slum continues next but i'll be back with the news hour at 2100 g.m.t. us either. a fire has ripped it's lucy today not leav

stunt and says the tripoli administration is planning a turkish backed off offensive on the city of sirte. and the rival parliament in eastern libya have supported the cease fire those are the headlines on al-jazeera coming up next it's one on one east obesity china's big problem. has a big problem. one in 5 children is over what has been the it's a b.b.s. . the art of your use of your hands. as the obesity crisis brides summer resorts to drastic solutions for military style boot camp in a mock. to radical surgery. although you'll be gentle you can assure you can dance a little too she says and i think. 101 days do best to gates as china battles the ball. at a traditional restaurant in the south east and says it should be. 15 year old do sure he's having a last supper of sorts he's been over white since he was 6 and in the morning his father be drop him off to a special fitness camp for obesity. keep it being easy it's awfully like you never do you know when an easy. one is a medium if. you know what you're won there was no one on your mind or elsewhere that. sure why has a fetus after ta

forces are about 7 our position about 70 kilometers west of sirte it's been it's been quite peaceful for the time being but both sides have sort of been reinforcing their positions in recent weeks now we saw officials from the high state council yesterday in a press conference say that they will not negotiate with have to they consider him to be a war criminal when he was his field camp is filled can't military campaign to take control of tripoli has caused thousands of lives thousands were killed hundreds of thousands have been displaced their homes destroyed so they don't see him as a partner in peace now what's significant is that this is the 1st time that i get a solid has signed this agreement so whether or not it's also gain traction with have to have to his foreign backers are welcoming the cease fire agreement now and all the stories are following southern iraq is facing the prospect of more on rest it's after a deadline set by protests as for the resignation of the local governor expired they've been demanding justice for the killing of prominent activists in recent weeks i

stunt and accused the tripoli administration of planning a turkish backed defensive on the city of sirte. and by munich have won europe's biggest club trophy for a 6th time fans in germany celebrated the club's champions league victory by perry says raima while those were the headlines laura karl is up next with news and half an hour here on our desire next it's talk to al-jazeera to stay with us. on counting the cost cracks in the global economy stocks soared to record highs despite the current virus that make billionaires become richer but the poor get poorer so is it time to finally come from populism plus remaking china and president she's been. counting the cost of al-jazeera. cats are. one of the richest nations per capita in the world. it's experienced a rapid development since or the natural gas were discovered here in the early 1960 . megaprojects keep changing the gulf nations landscape. but the qatari coastline and its desert are also the source of a different kind of natural wealth. and if left unprotected qatar's native species and those who use the tiny gulf nation as a sto

the potential breakthrough came as the warring sides were gearing up for a battle over the city of sirte charles trafford has more. libya has been in turmoil for nearly a decade. nato bank full season overthrew its longtime leader moammar gadhafi in 2011 but the roots of what's often described as this old rich country's civil war started after the disputed elections in 2014. disagreement between the then house of representatives and the general national congress made worse over a so-called road map for libya's future. the country split into 2 rival administrations the house of representatives led by the war lords relief after moved to the eastern city of 2 broke and what became the un backed government of national accord led by prime minister fires us remained in the capital tripoli in the west. thousands of people have been killed and many more forced to flee their homes by 6 and a half years of fighting. the un accuses regional powers of repeatedly breaking a 2011 arms embargo on libya by supplying weapons to both sides egypt the u.a.e. and russia have supported hafta while turkey and

stunt and accused the tripoli administration of planning a turkish backed defensive on the city of sirte after 2 days of meetings between mali's coup leaders and west african media it is there are reports that the army has agreed to allow the ousted president ibrahim katter to return to his home it also wants a transitional role in leading the country for the next 3 years talks continue on monday. the governor of sicily has ordered all migrants to leave the on by midnight on monday citing crowd of virus fears but it's unclear how the decree complete implemented since those policies are decided by the italian government now the order also bans the right of any new migrants or refugees at least 70 miles grants have tested positive in recent weeks and in sports by in munich have won europe's football's biggest club trophy for a 6th time by and beat one nil in the champions league final the decisive goal was headed home by a parisienne kingsley came and those are the headlines i'm back with knees and half an hour to stay with us here on al-jazeera. so that it will soon be under the sun over

in the east has appealed for a halt in fighting forces from both sides have been mobilizing around sirte the gateway to libya's oil fields. and the head of the u.s. postal service has told a senate committee that mail in ballots will be delivered on time for november's election and postmaster general lewis to joy has faced criticism for changes that have caused delays. turbot. have given their 1st joint television interview since being formally confirmed as the democratic party nominees for november's election they revealed how they would approach the coronavirus pandemic in the us and what they think of president trump insults the reports. on a day on which the us passed 175000 dead from the coronavirus democratic presidential candidate joe biden vowed to take a different approach to the pandemic if elected. i would be prepared to do it every takes to say why because we cannot get the country moving until we control the virus that is the fundamental flaw of this list ration is thinking to begin with in order to keep the country running and moving and the economy growing and people emplo

agreement to be reached on how the revenue is distributed there are also proposals to demilitarize sirte and an airbase in al jawf for further to the south the tripoli government says it wants to. hold elections as soon as march of next year the u.n. special representative for libya was quick to welcome the news she issued this statement saying it demonstrates the courage which libya is in urgent need of in these trying times well rival factions and allied fighters have been battling over libya since the overthrow of the longtime leader moammar gadhafi 9 years ago the u.n. recognize government controls the areas there in blue it's seat of power is in the capital tripoli after who form the self declared libyan national army controls the areas in red and the administration that sides with him is based into broke his forces had been trying to capture tripoli from g.n.a.t. forces for more than a year but they didn't succeed mahmoud has the latest from tripoli. government of national accord here in tripoli seems to be adhering to the fact that the oil located should be lifted as a prerequisit

the stunt and accuse the tripoli administration of planning a turkish backed defensive on the city of sirte those allies including egypt and the rival parliament in eastern libya supported a cease fire. and therefore we believe the ceasefire is false and meant only as propaganda it is simply to throw dust in the eyes this is the reality on the ground and this is what was confirmed or air and land recon all the intelligence we gathered proves the intent to attack our forces and search and. israel's army has launched more strikes into the gaza strip for the 11th day in a row it's a retaliation for what israel says a makeshift fire bombs being launched across the border by hamas the palestinian group that governs gaza israeli army says it targeted hamas infrastructure and the southern town of daraa there were protests in the u.s. state of wisconsin after a video emerged showing police officers shooting at a black man multiple times 0. wisconsin governor tony evers identified the man as jacob lake police say blake is in a serious condition crowds gathered at the scene but tensions rose when pol

the east has also appealed for a halt in fighting forces from both sides have been mobilizing around sirte the gateway to libya's oil fields. i sill is claiming responsibility for an ambush that has killed 3 russian soldiers including a major general in syria their convoy was attacked whilst on the road to damascus for a supply run as soldiers were inspecting the damage when a 2nd explosive device went off killing them and injuring several others police have questioned the former prime minister of malta as part of the investigation into the murder of journalist daphne. here is that muscat stepped down earlier this year over the car bomb blast that killed in 2017 the brother of mexican president andres manuel lopez obrador has been implicated in a scandal after footage appeared to show him accepting cash the president insists his brother is innocent and joe biden come given their 1st joint television interview since being formally confirmed as the democratic party nominees for november's election biden says he would be prepared to shut down the country to prevent the spread of corona virus

hughes the tripoli administration of planning a turkish backed defensive on the city of sirte after 2 days of meetings between mali's coup leaders and west african mediators there are reports that the army has agreed to allow alstad president ibrahim do because to return to his home but also wants a transitional role in the leading of the country for the next 3 years. the governor of sicily has ordered all migrants to leave the island by midnight on monday citing creative iris fears but it's unclear how the decree will be implemented since those policies are decided by the italian government the order also bans iran live and the new migrants all refugees and those were the headlines you can follow those stories on our website at al-jazeera dot com back with more news here in the next it's inside story to stay with us. what's behind the record rise in global cope with 19 infections several countries are reporting some of the biggest numbers since the pandemic began should we be worried him or look down is the answer this is it's a story. hello and welcome to the program on iraq on near

the fighting this potential breakthrough came as the warring sides were gearing up for a battle over sirte his chance stratford. libya has been in turmoil for nearly a decade. nato bank says over through its long time leader moammar gadhafi in 2011 for the roots of what's often described as this old rich country's civil war started after the disputed elections in 2014 disagreement between the then house of representatives and the general national congress made worse over a so-called roadmap for libya's future. the country split into 2 rival administrations the house of representatives led by the war lords relief after moved to the eastern city of 2 broke and what became the un backed government of national accord led by prime minister fayyad as raj remained in the capital tripoli in the west. thousands of people have been killed and many more forced to flee their homes 6 and a half years of fighting. the un accuses regional powers of repeatedly breaking a 2011. on libya by supplying weapons to both sides egypt the u.a.e. and russia have supported hafta while turkey and qatar have backed th

into brooke controls the area in red both sides have been gearing up for a battle over the city of sirte the gateway to libya's prized oil fields but there are now proposals to jointly demilitarized the area along with the i'll just for a base in the south crucially searches controlled by forces loyal to have to all who have imposed an oil blockade since january causing around $8000000000.00 in losses the cease fire calls for production to resume and it wants elections to take place in march as long as libyans agree on a course on a constitutional basis charles often takes a look now at this recent conflict in libya. libya has been in turmoil for nearly a decade. nato back to reach longtime leader moammar gadhafi in 2000 level the roots of what's often described as this rich country's civil war started after the disputed elections in 2014 disagreement between the then house of representatives and the general national congress made worse over a so-called roadmap for libya's future. the country split into 2 rival administrations the house of representatives led by the war lords relief afte

by march next year in fact on the are on the other hand after parliament says that this 36 city of sirte should be their headquarter word that new to be the form of or to be a form of presidency council should be located what about these calls for for elections how soon could both be organized or is that running before we can walk well this is the request made by the tripoli based internationally to communities to government that parliament the government says that it's epic was it for any political settlement to guarantee that a sustainable political settlement would be in place 2 in the crisis in libya that parliamentary and presidential elections to be held in march next year but were very thanks did of zeros more quarter of the one had reporting live from tripoli the better russian opposition candidate is calling for more mass protests to keep up the pressure on president alexander lukashenko. took a squire is leading the call for the president's resignation have been demonstrations for 12 straight days including some of the biggest antigovernment rallies in minsk since the fall of t

publicising stunt and accuse the tripoli administration of planning a turkish back defensive on the city of sirte of the us allies a group in egypt and the bravo polman in eastern libya had supported the ceasefire . therefore we believe the ceasefire is false and meant only as propaganda it is simply to throw dust in the eyes this is the reality on the ground and this is what was confirmed our air and land recon all the intelligence we gathered proves the intent to attack our forces and search and. israel's army has launched more strikes into the gaza strip for the 11th day in a row it's a retaliation for what israel says a makeshift firebombs being told to cross the border by hamas the palestinian group that governs gaza the israeli army says it targeted hamas infrastructure in the southern town of daraa. israel's prime minister says he won't call new elections after accepting a compromise to extend budget negotiations by another $100.00 days internet yahoo says now is the time for unity knowledges more elections netanyahu and his coalition partner benny gantz had until monday night to complete

the east has also appealed for a halt and fighting forces from both sides have been mobilizing around sirte the gateway to libya's oil fields. ice is claiming responsibility for an ambush that has killed 3 russian soldiers including a major general in syria their convoy was attacked whilst on the road to damascus for a supply run soldiers were inspecting the damage when a 2nd explosive device went off killing them and injuring several other. recent question the former prime minister of malta as part of the investigation into the murder of journalist deftly carolina galatea joseph muscat stepped down earlier this year of the car bomb that killed in 20173 men suspected of place in the car bomb currently on trial. in your confederates is accused of plotting the. brother of mexican president andres manuel lopez obrador has been implicated in a scandal after footage appeared to show him accepting cash the president insists his brother is innocent and has called for an investigation and joe biden and campbell harris have given their 1st joint television interview since being formally confirmed as

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the situations where we do have a deviation from compliance, again, that's where the skills of the sirt team have come in handy as being very able ambassadors and able to work with these businesses to bring them into compliance and to have that communication. you know, kaitlyn is really fabulous with training her team and we hear a lot of positive feedback from folks who are subject to those interactions in terms of, you know, the conversations and the interactions they have with those sirt team ambassadors. of course, we do caveat that we can revoke permits if anybody is being really, really bad, but peaply, i can report that hasn't happened at all. finally just a few notes on like things that are coming up, emerging aspects of the program. we do have an equity strategy that is helping us to focus energies and some -- the limited technical assistance and financial resources that the city currently has to help this effort to direct it at, you know, communities that were already facing barriers and were vulnerable, even before covid hit. we're all acutely aware that this pandemic has onl

marketing stunt ahmed al miss mari says the truce is actually part of a ploy to attack us just fighters in sirte and i'll just from but he made no mention of a parallel cease fire announced by the eastern based parliament which is allied to hafta such as the gateway to libya's prized oil fields well one through our of eyes now continues but i will have the news out for you at $2100.00 g.m.t. and just less than 30 minutes from now. the health of humanity is at stake a global pandemic requires a global response. w.h.o. is the guardian of global health delivering lifesaving tunes supplies and training to help the world's most found people uniting across borders to speed up the development of test treatments and of that. working with scientists and health workers to learn all we can about the virus keeping you up to date with what's happening on the ground in the ward and in the land advocating for everyone to have access to essential health services now more than ever the world needs w.h.o. making a healthier world. for you. for everyone. money to rekey the 2 newseum writer and broadcaster is telli

parliament and tobruk controls the parts in red both sides were carrying out for a battle of the city of sirte the gateway to libya's prized oil fields they're now proposals to jointly did militarized the area along with the i'll just for a base in the south crucially set is controlled by. forces loyal to hafta it imposed an oil blockade since january causing around $8000000000.00 in losses a cease fire calls for production to resume and it wants elections to take place in march as long as libyans can agree on a constitutional basis for it but looks back every cent conflict. with the libya has been in turmoil for nearly a decade. have. nato bank full season overthrew its longtime leader moammar gadhafi in 2011 for the roots of what's often described as this all rich countries civil war started after the disputed elections in 2014. disagreement between the then house of representatives and the general national congress made worse over a so-called roadmap for libya's future the country split into 2 rival administrations the house of representatives led by the warlord. moved to the eastern city o

i like a say that the robin it's been nice lately and then it's going to get hot letting people in sirte if that's good or bad for them, you know some like it hot i guess there's something we've got plenty of that coming this weekend. >>live shot of u c berkeley there you see some blue skies off to the distance a little bit of leftover haze from the faa going on here going to be mostly sunny, it looks like for today, but the intrusion of some clouds entering in the short term forecast, we'll cover that in just a bit right now 60's over most of the real estate except it does appear the north bay got a refreshing 49 santa rosa, 62 coming in for san jose so here comes that moisture bubbling up from the southwest. this is what's left over that tropical system we're talking about from yesterday in the pacific it really wasn't going anywhere was wrong until the week and didn't look like it was going to get any stronger causes pressure was fairly high. well this is what's left over and that's actually going to brush on by the bay area any time from late tonight in the south bay overnight degree

fire it's also calling for elections in march and for the demilitarization of the strategic city of sirte which is controlled by rival forces loyal to will leave hostile. the bell rusian opposition candidate is calling for more mass protests to keep up the pressure on president alexander lukashenko. to come a skier it's called leading the polls while before his resignation. the wife of russian opposition politician alexina valmy says doctors are putting his life at risk by refusing calls to move him from a hospital in siberia he's still in a serious condition after suspected poisoning. there's growing controversy surrounding south korea's most famous boy bed b.c.'s has achieved worldwide fame of k. pop styles are also facing questions about when they plan to do military service as required under south korean law a bride reports. they are a global sensation as evidenced by this record breaking virtual concert reaching an estimated 750000 fans worldwide defying the pandemic as the most famous k. pop band b.t.s. has managed to connect to an audience far beyond south korea lyrically. differen

the county board of supervisors agreed today to partially close county beaches from sirte this from saturday. september 5th through labor day on monday. they will be open to the public only on saturday and sunday between 4, 8, in the afternoon. activities like surfing swimming or kayaking will be allowed. parkways sidewalks and trails along the beach will also remain open. county leaders say this is in order to prevent the spread of covid-19 santa cruz county was just taken off of the states watch list yesterday. >>cloud forest continuing to track the latest cases of covid-19 across the bay area there are now more than 69,000 cases and 1100 deaths you can track the number of cases county by county at kron 4 dot com that switch gears right now, let's talk weather we've been talking about those fires that have been burning. >>causing that haze, that's now going to be lingering in the air and the health conditions, a lot of folks have to be worried about lawrence yes certainly in the air quality not looking good right now i think in parts of the bay you really about the airport on southward on

the fighting the potential breakthrough came as the warring sides were gearing up for a battle over sirte the city is controlled by the warlords after it's the gateway for libya's oil terminals both ministrations one after its blockade and for agreement to be reached on how the revenue is distributed there are also proposals to demilitarize and the airbase in jail for further to the south and the government in tripoli says it wants to hold elections as soon as march of next year the u.n. special representative for libya was quick to welcome the news she issued a statement this is what she said it demonstrates the courage which libya is in urgent need of in these trying times mahmoud joins us live now from tripoli mark wood or to the authorities there saying about what may yet turn into being a ceasefire. will the government of national accord this is the internationally recognized the government is declaring a ceasefire but yet the military operation of said it and then just from under the government says that it's abiding by the statement issued by the internationally recognized governme

the situations where we do have a deviation from compliance, again, that's where the skills of the sirt team have come in handy as being very able ambassadors and able to work with these businesses to bring them into compliance and to have that communication. you know, kaitlyn is really fabulous with training her team and we hear a lot of positive feedback from folks who are subject to those interactions in terms of, you know, the conversations and the interactions they have with those sirt team ambassadors. of course, we do caveat that we can revoke permits if anybody is being really, really bad, but peaply, i can report that hasn't happened at all. finally just a few notes on like things that are coming up, emerging aspects of the program. we do have an equity strategy that is helping us to focus energies and some -- the limited technical assistance and financial resources that the city currently has to help this effort to direct it at, you know, communities that were already facing barriers and were vulnerable, even before covid hit. we're all acutely aware that this pandemic has onl