ra". only on al jazeera america. >> bombs fall on tripoli's airport and the oil industry shuts down as talks to stop the violence are delayed. >> live from doha, also coming up in the next half hour, 80 stitches for the u.s. ambassador after he's attacked with a knife in south korea. >> how israel's election campaign is causing controversy and sparking lawsuits. >> demanding a fair price tobacco farmers in zimbabwe at the start of the selling season.

>> libya's national oil company has shut down production because of the escalating violence in the country. libya dependency on oil for nearly all its income and the u.n. recognized administration in tobruk made an appeal for help. >> an attack on libya's oil facility last month left it inoperable. it's one of several fields targeted in recent weeks most of them with fighters linked to islamic state of iraq and the levant. they destroyed equipment at an oil field wednesday. monday, another field and a pipeline carrying crude came under attack. these facilities were also hit last month. at least 14 were killed. in a country plagued by war in

recent years, libya's oil industry is a prime target. production has fallen from 1.6 billion-barrels a day before the revolution that overthrew gadhafi to under 300,000-barrels a day. libyan oil corporation won't be fulfilling its contract. it might close all fields and ports if the security situation doesn't improve soon. libya's two rival governments are still in a power struggle. a delegation from one of them, the court-installed tripoli government was at this airport when it was targeted in an air strike. >> we are here at the airport. as we were going to the national dialogue meeting, war planes carried out airstrikes. as you can see behind me, there are plumes of smoke. there is another attempt to prevent us from going to the meetings and to sabotage the efforts of the libyan

government. >> talks are resuming in morocco, but expectations of a solution are low. >> we have asked for dialogue. we can't go back to the outdated national conference. >> the country's oil wealth is going up in smoke in the meantime. al jazeera. >> production has plunged. output fell off a cliff during the arab spring in 2011, falling to zero. in august 2011 rebels took tripoli and gadhafi fled. for a while things did get back to normal. production took another dive in april, 2013 as the violence escalated. the reopening of two major oil

terminals last year did provide a temporary reprieve, but since october, attacks on facilities by isil have had devastating consequences. we are live in the morocco capitol. there are hopes that these talks getting the two opposing governments on the same table to hammer out some peace deal will actually achieve something. as far as i know, they haven't even started talking yet. >> well, surely i can tell that you both dell gases are now here and are about to convene here in this building, which you can see behind me to start talks under the umbrella of the united nations. 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 military breakses for three days as a positive sign too build confidence measures with the other parties so that they can move forward. >> well, if that happens that is a positive move. we wait to see what happens. thank you for that. >> let's go to developing story out of egypt now. the countries interior minister has been sacked as part of a government reshuffle. he's one of eight ministers leaving their posts. he headed the police force which has been criticized by human rights organizations over the crack down on protests. he survived an attack in 2014 which targeted his convoy in cairo. >> adjustment asks said preventing a nuclear iran is key

to security in the area. he met following on three days of talks with raven in switzerland. kerry invited officials from the g.c.c. to washington next month to continue efforts to maintain security in the region. let's speak to two of our senior correspondents zana hodor and jacki roland. kerry took pains to reassure ally that is all is well despite efforts to get an agreement with iran. he invited g.c.c. officials to washington. he has been reiterate that go any deal with iran is in the interest of the whole region. is that something excel to the gulf arabs? >> well, they are concerned about this deal, concerned that the deal would leave iran with at least part of its nuclear

infrastructure. they are also concerned about the limited duration of this deal maybe 10 or 15 years they're worried about what would happen after that. the secretary of state is trying to reassure them about the deal, pointing out that the idea is it would contain various verification measures, including intrusive access to iranian nuclear facilities. he's also trying to reassure them that the fact that the u.s. is talking to iran about this deal doesn't mean that this is heralding the era of a new rapprochement between the u.s. and iran. this is not indicate that go there's going to be some kind of grand bargain as he put it between iran and the u.s. he is stressing that the u.s. isn't becoming complacent about iran. he said this is purely about getting a deal on the iranian nuclear program which he said is in the interest of all other

countries in the region. >> thanks for that. let's cross to zana standing by in beirut. clearly one of saudi arabia's big issues is the spread of the shia influence from yemen to iraq. he said tikrit is one of the examples of what saudi arabia is really worried about. can the u.s. set those concerns to rest? >> well, undoubtedly the arabs are, you know, a part of the coalition. the u.s. led coalition against islamic state of iraq and the levant. saudi arabia really is a target of isil, but the arabs do have reservations about this strategy. they do not want this fight to become a fight against sunnis.

>> isil held territories are sunni territories. they worry iran's influence is gaining on the ground and across the board in syria, as well, arab countries support the fight against isil but would like to see the u.s. administration do something about the syrian government. for them the fight should be taken to the regime, as well, and not just isil. yes, the u.s. really needs the arab support political support more than military support so this doesn't become a fight a western fight against isil, but at the end of the day he's going to have to allay their fears. >> thanks very much for that, zeinahodor in beirut. >> a barrel bomb was dropped by the syrian government in aleppo. there is a fight for control of the northern city. >> north korea called an attack on the u.s. ambassador to south

korea deserved punishment for joint military drills held by the u.s. and south korea. mark lib period was slashed across the face while leaving a conference in seoul. >> mark lib period probably wishes he'd turned down the invitation. this was filmed seconds after he was slashed in the face. surgeons operated on the ambassador for two hours. he needed 80 stitches. >> if the cut was deeper than now, it could damage the carotid artery turning it into an emergency situation. it could be life threatening. >> it took four men to hold down the suspect on lookers say was wielding a small fruit knife. he too was rushed to hospital.

>> the war exercise must be stopped. we must stop the drills now. >> he's talking about this, the joint drills taking place with south korean and american troops. he had another gripe to make public. >> the separated families are currently unable to meet each other. our unification with north korea is postponed. we need to stop the drills! >> here is kim when he was arrested before, about five years ago, he threw a piece of concrete at the japanese ambassador to seoul. >> he was lucky i didn't have a knife or a gun. >> the u.s. will find this unsettling. south korea, even more so. >> we are taking this seriously, as it was committed against the ambassador to the u.s., which is one of our most important allies. normally the most vocal opponent of the drills and said this is what america deserves. america deserves. al jazeera. >> still to come, the clock is ticking on south sudan peace

talks. we've got all the latest from addis ababa where those negotiations are taking place. >> the discovery of mass graves in colombia highlighted the governments failure to tackle resurging violence. stay with us.

>> welcome back. the top stories libya's national oil company shut down production because of escalating violence. libya dependency on oil for nearly all its income. the u.n. recognized government

made an urgent appeal for help. >> meanwhile, the government says it will halt airstrikes for three days to help peace talks. >> egypt's in toreery minister has been sacked as part of a government reshuffle, one of eight ministers leaving their posts. he headed the police fort, which has been criticized by human rights organizations as a crack down on protests. >> the united states condemned a knife attack on its ambassador to seat korea mark lib period slashed in the face at a breakfast function. north korea said it was deserved because the u.s. is holding joint military exercises with the south. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu must now face the voters. new adds attract voters, but are not without controversy.

there is a lawsuit by a jordanian hiphop group. >> islamic state fighters on the road to israel, at least that's what prime minister benjamin netanyahu is warning voters in this campaign advertisement. still, the video is meant to play for laughs. when the drivers stops to ask how to get to jerusalem the israeli driver reflies turn left. the message appears to be if the center left defeats netanyahu's right wing party in the march 17 parliamentary election, isil will take over. an israeli campaign strategist said netanyahu and other politicians are using the ads as part of attempts to be more relatable to voters. >> he's had to soften his image. you can't scare all the people all the time. when he has put in humor about himself or about an issue like

isis, which is like a serious thing, that maybe that warms people up a little. >> not amused is the founder of the jordanian hiphop group "of the soil," and filed a lawsuit in an israeli district court against netanyahu and his party after one of his songs featured in the ad. >> it's unthinkable that they would associate our song with the is state. they are the enemy. our song talks the alienation that palestinian refugees feel living in jordan and the right to return to their country. >> other ads have come under fire. this was banned by israel's central elections committee for break ago rule over the use of child actors. in it, the prime minister tries and fails to control the leaders of other parties portrayed by a group of unruly preschoolers. >> what is missing from the ads are the real issues.

the israeli voters are not hearing real issues in these on line campaign ads. >> several other parties have also been accused of pushing the boundaries with their own campaign ads, but most political observers agree the videos won't likely have much of an impact when voters cast their ballot. that's because early polling suggests many have already made up their minds. >> al jazeera west jerusalem. >> indonesia rejected an australian offer to swap prisoners in a last bid to save two drug smugglers from execution. they are both australian nationals and among 11 people, mostly foreigners transferred to an island to face a firing squad. >> the world's second biggest economy is slowing down. china's premier says exports are falling and people should be encouraged to buy locally made

goods. we have more from beijing. >> i want migrant workers to enjoy the same treatment as urban citizens. >> what i care most about is the air. everyone has to breathe. >> inside, they would devote time to both subjects, managing the transition from the export dependent growth of recent decades to a more domestically driven and slower growing china, the growth down from 7.5% to 7%. >> with downward pressure on china's economy building and problems surfacing, the difficulties we are to encounter

in the year ahead may be more formidable than those of last year. pledges to free up more foreign and private investment tightening banking regulations create 10 million new urban jobs and restrict urban unemployment to below 4.5%. >> this new 7% target represents appropriate growth levels in pursuit of moderate prosperity at a time of downward pressure on china's economy. it also is an explicit acknowledgment that they believe the slowdown is set to continue at a time when declining property prices and record debt levels present unpredictable threats that could undermine that reduced target. >> real estate enterprises especially bad debt in the finance industry, it's definitely worse. some people even think the economy will collapse soon. >> fears china's worsening pollution is the price paid for

the rapid growth, but leaders recognizing that the cost has become too high. >> the environmental pollution is a blight on people's quality of life in a way that weighs on their heart. >> china's ability to fight potential enemies will also be increased, the official budget going up 10.1%, the lowest rise in five years. it's the economic forecast that got the most attention, 7% growth is high by the standards of just about anywhere but china. the trick for the government is to make sure amid the slowdown people feel wealthier and healthier. stability of the country. beijing. >> ukraine's president

poroshenko declared a day of mourning for those who died in the mine. >> the death toll in ukraine's mining disaster continued to rise. the donetsk people's republic established a commission to look into what happened here and why. rescue workers continue to prove bodies. donetsk is the heartland of crane's mining industry. this is its biggest mine. because of high levels of methane gas inside, it is also the deadliest, seven major accidents here since 1999 killed 300 workers. each time, investigations ask whether the mine is safe and each time hundreds of miners afterwards return to the shaft. unless something unusual is uncovered in the investigation here that is what's likely to happen this time. >> ukraine's former finance minister has been arrested in southern spain. he has been on the run since august. he's wanted by ukrainian authorities for fraud. he was a member of ousted

president victor yanukovych's government. >> in liberia the loft ebola patient has been released from hospital. people are urged to stay cautious, but if there are no new cases for 42 days, the world health organization will declare liberia ebola-free. >> in zimbabwe, the 2015 tobacco session season got off to a chaotic start with farmers protesting against low price. anti riot police had to restore order. prices are down $2 a kilo from last year. >> waving tobacco leaves, these farmers feel they are not paid enough for their hard work.

>> they just want to benefit themselves. >> riot police had to be brought in to restore order. there is an overwhelming feeling that the farmers who do all the work are offered an unfair price. many farmers depend on it for their livelihoods. auctioneers say the low prices have to do with rains affecting the crops. >> it is the quality that determines the price. it is not just the price for a leaf. any leaf. it's the quality.

>> some also complain not enough help is given by the government to training farmers in dealing with the variation in weather. al jazeera spoke to a government official, who said the problem is being dealt with. >> i believe governments, there are plans already underway to assist farmers with the technology to be able to harness the water in their own respective areas. >> after a suspension of selling due to the protests, selling resumed in the afternoon once the situation calmed down. we're told prices were better. the marketing season runs until august, but if the prices drop to where they were at the start of trading, tempers could flare again. >> vials in brazil say a river's been polluted so badly it's a violation of human rights. it flows into a bay that will be the venue of olympic events in 2015. it is filled with sewage. authorities are blamed for only

cleaning tourist beaches. it is estimated 70% of sewage in rio de janeiro flows untreated into local rivers. >> colombo i can't doubled the number of police in the streets in the port city racked by violence between gangs which has left hundreds dead and forced thousand to say flee their homes. we have a report. >> digging for body parts investigators in colombia's port town found a hidden grave in this neighborhood called the progress. in it were the dismembered remains of two young men who disappeared months earlier. former paramilitary groups have long terrorized the city, fight to go control territory in the population. a year ago the government announced special measures, doubling the number of police and investigators. they also sent in the army. a year later these areas were

pilgrims by either fear or collusion. many fled leaving their homes up for sale. those radio remain stay silent. >> some say there are mass graves and dismembered bodies, but we haven't seen anything. >> no, no, we don't know anything about that. >> nobody in this neighborhood feels safe enough to talk to us on camera, that's because despite government measures, gang control over many areas remain fundamentally unchanged. >> a new report from human rights watch draw as horrifying snapshot of the situation. while the government measures have had some results extortions disappear and killings continue and often go unreported. there's no question that more resources have been brought to bear. there is now at least one prosecutor dedicated to pursuing these most heinous crimes and the disappearances, but there

have been no convictions. no one has been form ally charged. >> now living in the progress neighborhood, her father was killed for helping the police. she spoke with us but in a different part of town. >> there are so many people like me who don't have any answer about what happened to their loved once. i reach out to people with information and ask them to talk, but they are too afraid. >> prosecutors insist they are slowly getting results. since the beginning of 2015, no new cases of dismemberment have been reported and they promise that the first convictions will come this year. for those who survive in this battered city, justice cannot come soon enough. al jazeera. >> a facile found in an ethiopian desert appears to be changing what we know about the eve logs of mankind.

the jaw bone is more than 2.8 million years old, making it half a million years older than previously known human remains. older than me, even. >> you can keep up to date with all the news on our website aljazeera.com. this week on "talk to al jazeera" - actress and comedian rain prior. >> i was born - you know, i think what they did was that they raised a child to have confidence in who she was. i didn't have to be a part of a group, you know, i didn't have to be black, i didn't have to be white. i had to be rain. >> she is the daughter of icon richard