and the impact - sorry, there are - this is not about libya, libya sits at the center of three major geographic regionally significant geographic areas for the united states and the world. you have the countries of north africa, of southern africa, the sub-saharan africa, niger, mali, chad, sudan, you have north africa, from morocco to egypt and the mediterranean basis and southern europe. places. speaking about destabilizeing, you mentioned people have been stepping up. a youth has been stepping up and this is a quote: even that - there has been pushback, here is an 18-year-old, stepped up and was assassinated. you see his photo on my screen. speaking about the youth, you short shabab libya, the youth of libya, what should they do in this situation where they are being targeted and as sass nated to bring back civic dialogue and country. >> i mean, that's the million dollar question, how we can continue to be involved in the process simultaneously avoiding being killed in the process. so it's something that the civil society and youth continue to struggle with, how to strategise and

isil fighters concentrate on libya, because libya is a petro state with a small population and a vast land. it's easy for them to spread. they thought it would be easy to control, and they can employ libya's resources from oil, gas, gold and uranium for their movement. >>> since the toppling of gadhafi four years ago, different groups have been struggling to control libya. live to the moroccan capitol rabat now where hashem ahelbarra is standing by for us. so the talks have resumed in rabat, tell us who is attending, and what is on the agenda. >> reporter: well, we basically have the two delegations the one from the united nations recognized government of tobruk and the other from the tripoli-based general national congress. the united nations envoy met with the delegation, and are expecting him to meet with the tripoli based government one four from now. the warned against the air strikes, saying that if there is no deal libya is going to face more problems and isil is going to spread. let's listen to what he had to say. >> this should be a decisive moment, because we are as i said b

>>> for most of my life, libya was a word with bad associations. libya meant gadhafi. libya meant terrorism. >> pan am flight 103 went down in a blazing fireball. >> libya meant a bad place where a comical, megalomaniacal dictator was the absolute power. nobody in libya, however, was laughing. >> reports of explosions. >> clashes between rioters and security forces. >> in 2011, what was previously unthinkable happened. the libyan people rose up and fought for their freedom. >> heavy battles raging around the libyan capital. >> they fought like hell. >> the rebels are about to force gadhafi's complete departure. >> and they recorded the whole thing on their cell phones. >> libya! ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha la la la la ♪ sha la la la la la ♪ sha la la la la ♪ sha la la la la la la ♪ ♪ >>> it's amazing arriving here after all you see on tv these days that libya is, in fact, functioning at all. but i

media towards the parties in libya? >> yeah, i think there are some grounds. >> and when i meant the special representative, i have to be candid having listened to him. >> we have at least got people talking. we have people with a focus on a catalytic event. the growing presence of isil in libya, which is i think, no cussing the minds of both people on the sides of the civil war. >> >>. >> it's a nuisance, to say the least. >> foreign secretary, quizzing you? >> thank you rngs foreign secretary. >> do you agree that peace keepers will be needed in libya? and, if so, has the u.n. government made any commitments? >> we haven't made any commitments. we've discussed on friday and saturday. >> i think we recognized in discussing this european union that there would be a strong expectation that the european union would take the lead in providing peace keepers. that is not to say a military force to subdue the warring factions. but more of the policing force to maine tan a peace that had been established. libya is very much a

we have seen more actions by daesh, not only in libya, but also in the region. >> reporter: but libya's feuding factions remain more divided than ever. the united nations recognized house of representatives in tobruk insists its the only legitimate authority in libya. >> we have basic differences, especially about legitimacy of both parties. we feel that the parliament is the legitimate body through the elections, and we feel that gnc is coming into the political scene with no real basis for that. >> reporter: these are members of the tripoli-based general national congress. they say they are the ones who control more territory. >> translator: right now we need to reach out to the tobruk delegation face-to-face to we can listen to what they want because libya is in crisis. >> reporter: this is the man who's fate hangs in the balance, general general general general hafta. but there is one requirement, if there is a deal here hafta should go. but he maintains he is the only guarantee against the rise of ill affiliated groups. >> translator: they come from many places. what we need are we

probably not but means that special missions will be described to secure libya's borders, train libya's armed forces guard oil installations and airport and important infrastalksure. i think that would very much be on the cards. we're hearing if the situation stabilizes, they would want a libya invitation to get involved and want to do it with a un mandate and with regional players. why is this such an important issue for europe? because they feel this is a problem right on their doorstep. the belgian prime minister turning up today said libya has become a pocket of instability just a few hundred kilometers from europe's borders. it's very close. it's where this terrible migration phenomenon is coming from increasing all the time. i think they are now clearly very spooked about the potential threat of terrorism from isil, from isil expanding their field of operations in libya. i think european leaders feel this is a problem they can no longer ignore. >> we report from pakistan's north waziristan where displaced people are returning home. >> we see how a sick russian economy is hurting b

one from libya, one perspective from tunisia. both of those attacks that we've seen there claimed responsibility from isis. my first question to you is -- do we know if this is isis? they said it's claiming responsibility. is there proof this could be them and if it is them what does this say about the reach, the ground they're gaining? >> the first point i would say to your viewers that we should not buy the claims of daesh or isis. we have no credible evidence about who are the perpetrators. of course, isis would like us to believe they are spreading far, gaining followers, invincible and what have you. it's their interest but yet we don't have any credible evidence. the point i would stress this virus, this virus of extremism is really poisoning the veins of arab and muslim politics and it is spreading near and far. regardless of whether isis or the so-called islamic state is behind it you have like-minded groups extremists who believe in this particular ideology and, yes, isis is gaining, you know foot holds in libya, in yeme

libya's army chief calls for international help as u.n. brokered peace talks are set to get underway. ♪ hello, this is al jazeera live from doha also on the program, tunisia ordered troops the street as nine people arrested over the museum attack. backing down on his preelection promises, israel's prime minister appears to make a u-turn on his support for a two-state solution. and total eclipse, we are tracking the best solar blackout in years. ♪ libya's new army chief is warning fighters from islamic state of iraq and levante will make their way to europe if no one stops them and calling for military assistance and says libya natural resources have made them a target for i.s.i.l. and they took over two cities along the mediterranean coast like and taking place in morocco to end violence and restore order in libya and from the ousting of badty almost four years ago groups battling to control the country, internationally recognized government driven out of capitol and unable to establish authority, forces loyal to tripoli based general

but some libya dawn officials believe that some who joined are gadhafi loyalists. important buildings in former libyan president moammar gadhafi's home town of sirte. libya dawn fighters say they are planning a major offensive. 250 kilometers west of sirte. it has already claimed responsibility for an explosion that targeted the libya dawn tighters inside the city. zeina khodr, al jazeera. >> wednesday's attack on museum, at least 21 people were killed including tourists from several countries. claiming i.s.i.l. was behind the attack. jacky rowland has the story. >> reporter: the message a clear rejection of violence and a people who perpetrate it. there was also solidarity with the victims and tributes laid in their memory. some of the victims weren't carrying their passports so they haven't been identified yet. more than 40 were injured. some have been talking about their experience. >> translator: we entered one of the rooms in the old part of the museum looking at the mosaics. suddenly my daughter heard shots and we all started running. >> reporter: officials s

be more engaged in libya. is it reasonable to say it's a tough suggestion and say okay, moving on, we have other priorities. >> the attack in benghazi did force the retreat. i saw the u.s. presence, and libya saying we never get visited any more. and they say look, we train media, we can't execute the programs because we don't have the staff, and they just could not get out of the country. the same thing with the securities sector. we make a lot of noise about should we have helped them build their army early on. there was plans on the books to do that. i there there was u.s. reluctance to get involved. we were waiting for them to pay up front, to write the check. the question also was where was would this training occur? it would have to be overseas. so i think the question was -- the problem was one of distraction, no doubt, syria, iraq ukraine, libya was sinking lower and lower. i think there was a sense that it was a european problem. perhaps there was a overreliance on the un and the u.n. mission in libya

mission in libya. in fact, the u.n. mission outside of lib y they're operating outside of the country because it's too dangerous. for thou they'll extend the mission for until the end of the month because things are is to fluid right now. >> james bays, thank you very much indeed. >> rescuers in ukraine are racing to save the lives of 32 miners trapped in a coal mine in donetsk. the gas explosion has left one dead and 14 injured. the conflict has seen production fall by more than a fifth but they continue to supply coal to factories owned by ukraine's richest man. but naturally high levels are saying it's one of the world's most dangerous mines. in november 2007, 101 people were killed there. and 57 were killed in another incident a month later. do we have any more updates of the progress of the rescue mission? >> the mine here in donetsk is one of the largest in the country. that's why the casual rates can be quite high. this has been a very stressful date for families. first families were told that 30 people were kill

the mission in libya. there's been a lot of after action thinking about its mandate, its capacity early on. the u.n. was frank in acknowledging they focus too much on the elections early on. they are so geared on having these successful elections. and they were successful. but then they neglected the security sector. and while those elections were happening, you had the rise of militias. you had the deterioration of security in benghazi, the rise of extremism. you know i think moving forward, when i talk to people in senior level policy positions now, there's this sense that if there is some sort of peace deal. if there is a unity government in libya. the u.s. approach going forward is going to be more forceful. they're not going to be waiting for the libyans to ask. i don't know what that means operationally. you do get the sense that washington is taking this problem very seriously. unfortunately, and this goes back to barber's point. it's the isis thing. my danger is we're going to view this again throu

they say that they were trained in libya and if allies are not stopped in libya it could go on to europe. >> talks between libya's warring factions u.n. said the only way to break the political en pass is for both parties to make concessions. >> this should an decisive moment because we are as i said before in previous meetings, running out of time. you know that in the last days we've seen more fighting. we've seen airstrikes and we've seen more actions by daesh not only in libya but in the region. >> but libya's feuding factions remain more divided than ever. the united nations recognized house of representatives in tibruk insist it is the only

also coming up: >> libya's u.n. recognized government will hold airstrikes for three days to help the peace talks now underway in more cock row. >> the family of the argentine state prosecutor found dead say independent tests show he was murdered. plus: >> in eastern ukraine an investigation is underway into the cause of a major mining accident. >> we begin with news of a major reshuffle of egypt's government. eight ministers were sacked in a move the prime minister said was designed to inject new blood into the government. the biggest casualty is the interior minister who's held the post since before sisi took power. he's been criticized by human rights groups over crackdowns on protestors. the government is under pressure over failure to prevent attacks by armed groups, especially in sinai. >> it is the first cabinet we shuffle under president al sisi who staged a coo in 2013 and later won presidential elections. eight ministers have been sacked, including the ministers of tourism and culture but the most importan

isil fighters concentrate on libya, because libya is a petro state with a small population and a vast land. it's easier for them to spread. they thought it would be easy to control, and they can employ libya's resources from oil, gas, gold and uranium for their movement. >> hashem talk of a new sense of urgency surrounding this. do you think it will bring the parties any closer together any faster? >> reporter: well, they are definitely under mounting pressure by the international community to set their differences aside, and stitch together a political settlement. the united nations top envoy said he is concerned about the escalation in violence and he wants both sides to make some concessions for the sake of peace, and he said he is very concerned about the spread of groups affiliated with isil in different parts of libya. let's listen to what he had to say. >> this should be a decisive moment because we are as i said before in -- in previous meetings running out of time. you know that in the last days we have seen more fighting. we have seen air strikes. we have seen more actions b

training in libya, crossing the border and then back to libya. we're seeing it taking place in tunisia. underscoring what we have been hearing from neighboring countries. whether it's tunisia, egypt, algeria and others a real concern about the jihadist threat coming from libya. isa. >> what's worrying is that some militias in several libyan cities have declared allegiance to isis even describing some of the young men as knights and promising more attacks. >> reporter: exactly. this is what we have seen over the past few months. it's not only these various jihadist groups we have seen taking hold in libya. in recent months we have seen a number of groups in the three different provinces of libya pledging allegiance to isis. and also very worrying has been the high profile attacks we have seen taking place in libya. the attack on the corinthia hotel in january killing a number of foreigners who were there. and a very worrying one was the horrific beheading video that we saw claimed by isis in a city in central libya. the beheading of the more than

libya's factions are resuming peace talks. the legally installed government based in tripoli, and its rival. the u.n.-backed government, based in tobruk in the east welcomed a draft u.n. proposal. >> and a recovery operation resumed in the french alps where a german airline crashed. these are pictures from seyne-les-alpes, where the search crews are based. recoveries will likely be hampered by forecast of stormy weather. now to the main story, recovery in the app possess where a germanwings a320 crashed. we can look at the safety of that model. since launchled in 1988 there has been 11 fatal crashes, including this germanwings, and one of the worst losses of life was in 1990 when an indian airlines jet came up short of the run way in bangalore. 92 on board were killed. in 2000 an a320 belonging to the gulf air fleet made a third attempt to land at bahrain international airport when it crashed into the sea. eight crew members and 135 passengers were killed. last year an a320 crashed into the see in indonesia to singapore. there

one of two administrations that claim to be the truly ruler of libya. officials here are not ready to compromise because for them they are fighting the enemies of their evolution. al jazeera. >> just ahead on al jazeera we'll report from washington as afghanistan's president ashraf ghani makes his first official visit to the united states. >>> plus we'll show you how wildlife in south sudan is in the firing line between warring factions. just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the router. it's fast in the break room. fast in the conference room. fast in tom's office. fast in other tom's office. fast in the foyer [pronounced foy-yer] or is it foyer [pronounced foy-yay]? fast in the hallway. i feel like i've been here before. switch now and get the fastest wifi everywhere. comcast business. built for business. >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrapup of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigen

libya has two governments and two armies. they have been fighting each other for control. >> translator: the fact that we are here means we are building trust which hasn't been the case in the past. all the parties want to solve the problem implement a ceasefire, form a national unity government and appoint a new prime minister. >> reporter: rival factions in the past brushed aside calls for dialogue. each laying its claim as the legitimate authority in libya. >> so far i can tell you that there is a sense of if not optimism, at least a sense that it is possible to make ideal. and this is something very important because in the last month, this was not the case. >> reporter: for years violence in the country has claimed the lives of thousands of people and forced many others to flee for safety. it has also played in to the hands of groups claiming allegiance to the islamic state of iraq and the levant. raising concerns libya's civil war could destabilize the whole region. the international community has made it clear that it

in libya, the territorial integrity of libya is important. we invite both governments from tobruk and from tripoli to turkey. we're supporting the efforts for national reconciliation and if there is any new reconciliation attempt by u.n. we will give turkey's support. libya, in fact has a big chance if they -- there is a reconciliation process, because of natural resources and the [ inaudible ] of society which doesn't have much difference of ethical or sectarian difference like in syria or iraq. cyprus has been our common agenda for last half a century. again, we discussed italy and cyprus cyprus. again, turkish position was clear. in 2004 we supported the plan at that time and i suggested to mr. binky moon that we now a ban ki-moon plan before the end of his term to end this long-surviving crisis. we ask cyprus to come to negotiation table and we need to have an international meeting and conference as early as possible, like what we did in 2004. many things have been discussed on cyprus question instead of provoking the atmosphere it is bet

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. ♪ >>> hope for peace in libya. rival factions inch closer to form a unity government. ♪ >> hello, this is al jazeera. i'm in hoe dah. -- doha. fireworks over syria. the u.n. security council approves a resolution condemning chlorine attacks. >>> top brazilian politicians to face the heat. the supreme court there approves an investigation on their alleged role in a massive scam. >>> schools in sierra leone to reopen. parents are worried after new ebola cases are reported in recent weeks. ♪ >>> hello. the coalition forces in iraq have driven out isil. the town under isil control. the u.s. military say the forces carried out 26 air strikes in the operation. jane araft joins us on the phone with more on this. jane how significant is this gain then by iraqi forces in the overall battle against isil? >> reporter: it's significant, but the fact is that the iraqi military along with these u.s. air strikes actually broke the siege of baghdad a couple of weeks ago. so what the americans are announcing appears to be even

libyans have fled to tunisia, almost a third of libya libya's population. as nazanine moshiri reports. >> mohamed are remembers life in libya. his house in the capital tripoli, was raided by fighters. he is from a town in the west. >> it is very hard and it hurts. i spent 30 years building my life an and in a split second it's over, i have to start all over again. >> this is an aftermath of an air strike in tripoli. hundreds of people have been killed since the beginning of the year. tunisia offers libyans safety but little more. there is no work and many libbians livelibyans live off their safety. >> if you can't give a hand to the libyans where will they go? they don't have any choice. >> translator: the situation in libya scares me. it's dramatic and bloody. we are not used to this as muslims. this tear nice us because libya is on our border. >> it's deployed soldiers to the border area. tunisia recognizes both of the rival governments and trying to play a role. >> fighters and weapons ending up here. returning is not an option for people like reda selbo

the bitterly divided of east and west libya don't trust each other. the tibruk government is recognized by the international community while the tripoli-based government is considered the legitimate one by the country's constitutional court. it is this man the united nations' envoy who has been trying hard to work with libya's divided factions to give libya a chance. >> itwe will discuss concrete proposals this morning. i'm optimistic about the security arrangement a key element. the new government needs a secure environment to work. >> at the start of the talks the government of tibruk announced it's halting airstrikes for three days. a gesture of good will, representatives here in rabat say. >> there is no other way to pursue a very productive national dialogue that could be reach the stage of having total agreement among both parties for the sake of establishing, instituting the government of national unity. >> libya has been beset by a power struggle. the fighting and rise of groups operating in the islamic state in iraq and the levant raise conce

is building strength in libya and could spread to europe and this is the west needs to support libya forces to eradicate the group. star gazers across europe witnessing a spectacular natural event that plunged the world in darkness and they flocked off of norway and pharroh islands to witness a solar eclipse. iraq and levante shocked the world when fighters carried attacks on the cultural heritage site and ancient statutes and historical artifacts were completely destroyed anti racky national library is now taking measures to protect the country's priceless archooefs -- archives and reporting from baghdad. reporter: a way to keep them safe and at the archives and library are scanning thousands of rare books and historic documents. if they are ever destroyed the information in them will live on in a digital library. >> this is a means of protecting your cultural heritage to save the original copies and to provide the readers with the copies. so this is a revolution. >> reporter: snapshots of the past, a history of the minority half a century ago. a feminist magazine from the 1920s. fo

libya answer oil industry is a prime target. production has fallen from 1 much 6 million barrels a day to less than 300,000 beerls day flp has been so many attacks that libya's largest oil production company says it will not be full affiliationing contracts. delegation from one of them court installed trich li governmentinstalled tripoli airport. >> as we were going about for national dialogue meeting nonwar planes carried out air strikes. as can you see behind me there are plumes of smoke. to sabotage the efforts of the libya government. >> reporter: the airport was hit by forces is of the government. >> we have asked for dialogue, dploog baseddialogue based on fixed foundation, we can't go back to the outdated national conference. >> in the meantime, the oil intelt going up in smoke. is belt is going newspaper smoke. osama ben jave, al jazeera. >> local charity organizations are able to provide some help to families but even those groups find it hard to bring in supplies to this besieged are town near damascus. it's been month

as to the development in libya. we suppress or deep concern, and the repercussions on the eastern states. reiterating that all efforts must be taken to put an end to this conflict where we can spare the bloodshed and restore stability and security in libya. recording iran's nuclear programme, we call on iran to respond to the international efforts in a manner that dispills the suspicions and doubts among the international community. to conclude and as the presidency of the 25th annual summit of the league of arab states comes to an end, i call president abdul fatah al-sisi, the president of egypt to take over the presidency of the current summit wishing him all success. [ clapping ] [ ♪ ] >>> we are looking at the egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi taking over the presidency of the arab league as handed over to him by the kuwaiti emir touching on the problems the region is facing at the moment. of course there are many. a what is happening in iraq what is happening in libya. iran's nuclear programme. let's lis

of groups after the revolution and seized weapons from forces loyal to the deposed libya leader and consolidated their power base. and as we report from misrata their support is key to any deal on a national unity government. >> reporter: it has long been criticized for acting as an independent state. it has been accused of using military force for political gain. and it has been labeled as an extremist stronghold. misrata denies all that but there is no doubt that this city in central libya is not only powerful within its own borders, its influence extends far beyond. misrata is east of tripoli, to a large extent government in tripoli relies on libya dawn military alliance to stay in power and mizsrata is the political alliance which seized the capitol last year. thousands of fighters constituting one of the largest groups in the country and acquired mass of weapons in the revolution in 2011, ever since misrata just like all of libya's armed forces disarm nor unite with other forces and recently violence has escalated and there seems to be a growing realization of the tripoli based

. >> the situation in libya, i want to come back to that. libya, of course in chaos right now with one governments. how has that affected neighboring countries like tunisia? >> tunisia has played a very neutral role in what's happening in libya. it is seen by many as the switzerland of the region. it has maintained good relations with the tabruk government recognized by the u.n. and the tripoli court-appointed government. it's also tried to maintain relations with the former general hafta, who is now the military commander of the tubuk side of libya. it has been affected and closed its air space to western libya. it has accepted libyan refugees. there were 3 million libyans living in tunisia at the moment. it has found a lot of weaponry on the border between tunisia and libya. it's tried to maintain this distance and not get too involved in the operations going on in libya. but there is one connection which i'm sure we can maybe explore. on saturday a man wanted in an as sass nation he was killed on saturday in libya. we don't know if there'

libya is at a critical juncture. the violence is worse nick. -- worstening. >> the u.s. state coalition stays it carried out eight more air strikes in syria, and six in iraq. i.s.i.l. suffered heavily losses from the strike, east from fallujah. a prominent leader and six body guards were killed in the shelling >>> a syrian regime air strike killed five people. this video showing the aftermath of the bombing in qatar. all those killed are believed to be from the same family. they have been under rebel control since late 2013 a link between east and west of deraa. 13 were killed by mortars fired by rebel forces. al jazeera can't verify the pictures taken from social media. united nations children's fund estimates that more than 11,000 children have died since the syrian conflict in 2011. tunisia's bardo museum is set to reopen. gunmen stormed the museum last week killing 20 foreign tourists. it's minutes from tunisia's parliament, home to a collection of greater mosaics. a social media campaign is encouraging tourists to visit, despite the attacks. more than 3,000 bookings

there is some optimism despite the escalation in libya. i've been talking to members of the internationally recognized government in tobruk and basically, this is what they said that they are genuine about reaching a political settlement. they haven't booked their return ticket to libya and they are going to stay for as long as it takes here to pin down the details of the political settlement. basically, this is going to happen here in the coming hours. they are going to talk about when they conform a national unity government and who is going to lead that government. then, they will start talking about what kind of counsel should have the ultimate authority in libya if there's a general agreement. then, they will talk about the drafting of the constitution. both sides said that the situation is quite delicate, and that they do understand that they are still fighting, bombing, groups affiliated with isil are taking advantage of the situation. we are getting reports that the internationally recognized government in tobruk is halting militar

at any speed only on al jazeera america ♪ libya army chief and u.n. broken peace talks are set to get underway. ♪ hello, i'm live from the al jazeera headquarters in doha and also on the program tunisia orders troops on the streets as nine people are killed in the museum attack. backing down on a promise, the prime minister makes a u-turn on support for palestine and a few places where the solar blackout may be best seen but will they be disappointed? libya's new army chief is warning fighters from islamic state and levante is going to go unless stopped and they are a target for i.s.i.l. and comes after the armed group took over two cities along libya's mediterranean coastline. >> translator: coming from boko haram and the desert to benghazi and planes to the military base in tripoli, what we need are weapons and ammunition, and the army is growing everyday and increasing in numbers. >> factions due to take place on friday in an attempt to end violence and restore peace and after the ousted of gadhafi and the government has been driven out of the ca

threatened to target officials in libya with the sanctions. it's a delicate situation and delicate hours for the talks. they could collapse in the coming hours if there's no hostilities in india. >> reporter:. >> what is your sense of what is going on in libya, particularly around the tripoli area? >> as we speak, there are hundreds of fighters loyal to the tripoli based g.n.c. moving from the west from sirte towards the capital. there are hundreds in the capital and on the outskirts. the battle ground. it is about 50km south. and this is where the government is trying to push back fighters. some of them are affiliated. khalifa haftar says he's confident, it will be a matter of time before the troops control the area. >> it's an explosive situation on the ground, having a huge impact on the delegation trying to stitch a political settlement. >> one has to spare a thought for the u.n. diplomat at the center of all this because whatever he is trying to do. it's being undermined by the fighting taking place in libya itself. >> absolutely. a mammo

tunisia recognizes both of libya's rival governments. it's trying to play a neutral role. >> tunisia will continue to welcome bibian refugees, but there are concerns the violence in libya could spill over into tunisia with fighters and weapons ending up here. >> returning is not an option for people like this man. a former television producer, his life was threatened. he had to leave his family and fiancee behind. >> after the war you have to be with one side. if you be impartial or criticize, you will be accused and be targeted, so there is no freedom of expression in any part of libya now unfortunately. >> muhammed and other libyans have signed up for media training courses in toonies. they hope to find work in tunis here or in europe. they have no idea when they can return to their homes. they feel helpless, watching from afar as their country is torn apart. >> joining me now is an he had door with africa matters. the aim now is to bring peace to the country and try to form a unity government. it sounds almost impossible. what chance

it has that has targeted the libya dawn fighters inside the city. al jazeera. >> stay with us if you can here on al jazeera. tough and intense, the u.s. secretary of state's evaluation of nuclear talks with iran we are live. and why friday solar eclipse can leave countries that depend on the power of the sun in the dark. >> next on "the stream". >> the annual south by southwest festival has been a breeding ground for some of the biggest tech innovations in the world. we'll take you there, giving you a glimpse into the future. >> "the stream". coming up next. only on al jazeera america. nine people have been arrested in connection with the assault in which 23 people died. libya's tripoli based government says an air strike is targeted the airport delaying a delegation from taking off to go to peace talks in morocco. >> u.s. and irhinian diplomates are meeting in switzerland, this is the fourth day of talks they have been having about iran's nuclear program. well john kerry and his opposite number, mohamed disa reef has hoped to set up some sort of a

how much of the violence inside libya undermine the talks? >> well, this is a very delicate moment for both factions trying to put together a political settlement. they're very concerned about violence, particularly now amid reports that there have been airstrikes targeting areas. both sides say that they're committed to peace and stability in lib y and they're beating now --they are meeting now trying to implement an immediate cease-fire in the area around tripoli to pave the way for talks to continue. otherwise, the biggest concern is as fighting continues throughout the day these talks could collapse. >> you say the implementation of a peace fire is the most urgent priority for now. what else are they going to be discussing? what is top of the agenda? >> well, basically because of the debate of who has legitimacy the united nations-recognized government of tibruk said that it has the government voted by the people, therefore it has the ultimate say. the tripoli-based government said that they are the one who is have the supreme authority.

envoy to libya say the situation on the ground is quickly deteriorating. they have addressed the u.n. security council video i can't via a video link to libya. they would hold talks with the

he was a leader of the libya dawn militia which has controlled libya since august. joining us now. these negotiations being put to the test by developments on the ground how close or how far away are we from any kind of consensus or agreement at this point? as far as the united nations envoy is concerned, he says his confidence now that the two parties are going to stay here despite violence in libya. and that he hopes that in the coming days swell have an agreement on two documents, one on national unity government and the other about security arrangements. now, the biggest problem for the time being is to convince the tripoli based government to join the talks, the gnc has been of the view that since the attacks, they cannot show us the preliminarying process anymore. they want to have guarantees from the international community that violence will come to an end so that it can move forward in a spirit of confidence all parties at this time genuine about political settlement. >> so from what you are saying hashem, agreement is still within region. that's a positive thing. tell me

libya's rival governments are in a power struggle. and the tripoli government was at the airport when targeted in an air strike. >> translation: we are here at the airport. as we were going for the national dialogue meeting war planes carried out air strikes, as you can see behind me there are plumes of smoke. it's an attempt to prevent us going to the meetings. >> reporter: the airport was hit by forces loyal to the tobruk government. talks are resuming in morocco, expectations of a solution are low. >> we have asked for dialogue. dialogue based, recognising the legitimacy of the parliament is a red line and we can't go back to the outdated national conference. >> in the meantime the country's oil belt is going up in smoke >>> libya's internationally recognised government called on a u.n. security council to lift an arms embargo. the tobruk-based government needs weapons to fight the rise of i.s.i.l. >> to other news and the united states condemned an attack on the ambassador to south korea. he was slashed with a knife. we have more

but that needs to be ratified by leaders in libya. talks are due to resume next week in morocco. >>> the u.n. has approved a resolution condemning the use of chlorine in the as a weapon in syria. >>> in eastern ukraine, the truce is holding and fighting over all has dropped. it comes as russia and ukraine have doubled the number of osce observers in the region. >>> rescue necessary argentina are racing against time to deliver vital supplies after the worst flooding to hit you had north of the country in 50 years. weeks of heavy rain have left large areas under of water with homes and businesses swept away and more rain is coming. thousands have been forced to evacuate but many towns and villages are still cut off with the rising water. >> this is just one of the examples of the many roads bridges in this region that have been ripped out by the raging rivers, a product of the very heavy rainfall we've been having across the whole of argentina in the last few days. many houses, 700 houses in this particular town have been destroyed or b

security council video i can't via a video link to libya. they would hold talks with the rival tibruk-based government.

james, they heard about the situation in libya from the libya representative to the united nations. tell us what happened. >> it was a very interesting meeting, and i think the security council discovered after more than four years of turmoil exactly how hard it's going to be to bring peace to that country. they were briefed by the secretary general who told them that he plans talks to take place in just a few hours' time on thursday in morocco. and he told the security council what was at stake. >> the over all situation on the ground is deteriorateing rapidly. libya can no longer afford the crisis and armed conflict that has raped the country for much of the past year to not fester longer. >> moments later an explosive speech from libya's ambassador. this is the ambassador who reports to the of tibruk government. and it raises eyebrows just before talks are due to begin. >> i say very clearly that the silence of the international committee in the face of the terrorist organization overtaking bengahzi has encouraged those allies to take over the capitol of tripoli. >> using words l

i know that everybody here today wants an united libya. a democratic libya. a libya that enshrines the principles of the 17th of february. >> 2 million libyans have fled over the border for security in tunisia. but once there many find it difficult to make a living. >> in a hotel in tunis mohammed remembers life in libya. his house in the capitol of tripoli was raided by fighters. he's from a town in the west. >> it is very hard. i spent 30 years building my life, and in a split second it was lost. i have to start from crash all over again. >> this is why libyans are leaving. this is the aftermath of an airstrike in tripoli. the conflict is being fought in the air and on the ground. hundreds of people have been killed since the beginning of the year. tunisia offers libyans safety but little more. they can't buy property so they represent, which pushes up the cost of living. >> if we don't give a hand to the libyans where will they go? they don't have any choice. >> the situation in libya scares me. it's dramatic and bloody. we aren't used to this as muslims,

meeting libya dawn. one of the powerful militias accused of tearing the country apart. >>> head to head, but did they see eye to eye? greasegreece and german leaders give few clues as to how they will prevent athens from going bust. >>> get out move facebook. india strikes down a law allowing police to arrest people for comments online. ♪ ♪ >>> the u.n. special envoy to yemen says talks aimed at resolving the crisis there will be held here in qatar. houthi fighters are now in generally's third largest city. jamal has warned that the escalating violence is pushing the country towards civil war. charlie has more. >> reporter: this is a country on the brink of civil war. but the residents are not going quietly. thousands protest against the advance of shia houthi fighters in return, they are fired on and teargassed. their city, generally's third largest, was take own sunday with government buildings and international airport now under houthi control. yemen is increase big divided between a north control

envoy to libya. talks are continuing. this, despite fierce fighting between the rival governments in tobruk and tripoli continuing in and around the capital. i'll bring you all the latest on that. also still to come. a tv exit poll suggests the national front party has come second in france's local elections. nigeria's big election debate with the president, but without the potential. it's been the season finale in season. one woman is celebrating her hard work. details a bit later on. >>> i want to bring you more on breaking news from singapore. the man, the founding father lee kuan yew died aged 91. this is how the news was broken a short time ago by local media. >> the prime minister is deeply grieved to announce the passing of mr lee kuan yew the founding prime minister of singapore, mr lee passed away peacefully at the singapore general hospital at 3:18am. he was 91 >>> all right, these are pictures from outside the hospital where lee has passed away. he was aged 91. there you can see members of the public put up pos

in a country plagued by war in recent years, libya's oil industry is a prime target. production has fallen from 6 million barrels a day before the revolution, to less than 300,000 barrels a day. there have been so many attacks in ring cent days that libya's national oil corporation says it won't be continuing with his contract. the two rival governments are still in a power struggle. a delegation from one of them was at this airport when it was targeted in an air strike. >> translator: we are here at the airport. as we were going to rabat for the national dialogue meeting, unknown airplanes carried out air strikes. this is yet another attempt to prevent us from going to meetings. >> reporter: the airport was hit by forces loyal to the internationally recognized tobruk government. talks are resuming in morocco, but expectations of a solution are low. >> translator: we have asked for dialogue since the beginning. recognizing the legitimacy of the parliament is a red line and that is irreversible. we can't go back to the beginning of the outdated national conference. >>