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the u.n. says the break through deal is reached between rival factions in libya but without the tripoli based government. hello i'm darren jordan live from doha. also on the program ending a 55 day hunger strike. a prom nend palestinian is released fromprominent palestinian isreleased from a israeli jail. and donald trump gets coverage
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becoming s trying to become president of the united states. peace talks in morocco. establishment of the democratic state. osama ben javid reports. >> rival factions signed an agreement. >> i want to emphasize and enhance this message the door is open for those who are not present. they have also played a critical role in this text as i have said many times, there is no text that is entirely satisfactory to all parties. and the response to all the demands. i'm confident that in the weeks ahead a clear decision will be made and will address all sides and issues.
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>> representative of local councils and tobruk government was there. one sided agreement aimed at pressuring them to drop their demands. >> we were a name play in the dialogue. we have tried our best and tried to compromise on many issues. however the other party have not thried to meet us halfway. assisted on these points bought i have support from the international. >> based in tripp lebut are recognizing the house of representatives based into bruk. the council of state to serve at libya's highest body. creates a national army, calls
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for disarming of militias and the drafting of a constitution. there is hope that the a gnc delegation will return after the final holiday of the muslim holiday of ed. both the political tussle and the fighting on the ground. osama ben javid, al jazeera. >> middle east analyst at the atlantic council he says the deal will not change the situation in libya. >> it is an optical illusion whether you end cheer loudly about this agreement about in reality this has not changed anything on the ground. if the gnc in libya and their backers mosrata and liive yah
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dawn have refused to sign then we're no better off than before. my question is what are the next couple of days going to bring. there are two fundamental issues with this agreement no commitment by international community to provide for example troops or some kind of peace keeping troops and so on to implement the agreement on the ground. given that no party in libya including what is called libyan army allied with the tobruk government is truly a national force. a palestinian in the israeli jail has been released. carter adnan. under administrative where detention, where israelis hold
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the prisoner without trial. >> mr. adnan who you rightly pointed out as being in israeli where administrative detention it basically means the israelis can hold a palestinian prisoner without charge for six months and then at the end of that six months they can renew that detention, effectively bar every six months renewing it. >> eurozone finance ministers have blamed greece of a break down of trust. spending cuts in return for a $54 billion euro bailout. in athens, simon mcgregor wood reports. >> after nine house the finance ministers decided they had enough. they would have another go on sunday morning. there was no particular cause
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for optimism. >> we've had an in depth discussion of the greek proposals. the issue of credibility and trust was discussed and also of course fundamental issues crossed e-involved. we have not concluded our discussions. it is very difficult work is still in progress. >> it was clear the greek proposals had not convinced everyone. some wanted more up front reforms. the germans suggested some sort of temporary grexit. the finns wanted no financial bailouts. in the once bustling shipyards a few miles away they have been waiting for some good news for years. once the vital engine of greece's economy these dry docks and fitting yards remain silent at the hellenic shipyards.
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they have no ships to work on. >> the european union is trying to strang many strangle us, maybe they're right because we owe them money. >> there are some submarines for greek government then the work dries up. this business is work at just 20% of capacity. at a shipyard a damaged cruise ship is providing some work, seven days of frantic work. >> every driveway is struggle because you hear a lot of bad things. and it's not sure a help not all for my business also for the people who are working here. because every people has prayed whap next. this makes you a little bit sad. >> reporter: in athens, prime minister alexis tsipras can only
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wait and ponder harsher measures being imposed by his european creditors and how he might get them through his parliament. >> if they are going ogo along with this deal and that remains a big if, prime minister tsipras will have to discipline his water or widen his coalition so he can pass some really tough legislation and he will have to do all of this in the next few days. simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera, athens. >> well dpm eu leaders agree on a new bailout for grease, much will fall on germany the country would have to approve any agreements made. dominic kane reports. >> this sign is as old as the single currency. like, feels as if they are
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repairing more than just a monument. >> it is our country the symbol, it represents the country of europe, it's very important to take care of it, to recognize the unity of our countries. >> foundation of the federal republic of germany. federal skyscrapers vie with one another. frank furtherfrankfurt has been seen as a city had a attracts large and spall alike. but it's better than the decision by the european union central bank that have recess that ited throughoutresonatedthroughout eurozone. some business analysts say a
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so-called grexit won't be too damaging to the economy here. >> short term, i don't think the impact will be too heavy. there have been five years now for business community to prepare for that. so many companies have already shielded themselves against the grexit. longer term they may be able to think about investing in greece again. >> if there is a bailout guaranteed by german money the burden will fall heavily on affluent cities like frankfurt. more taxes collected here than any other german city. >> reporter: discussions >> translator: discussions are so negative. we're just not like that. >> i think it's not the solution to give billions more euros but we need to restructure the debts. otherwise the greeks will face the same problems in 2018 and they will be in the same
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situation again. >> reporter: french and german cooperation, restructuring the eurozone may not be so easily done. dominic kane, al jazeera frankfurt. >> iran's supreme leader has denounced what he called the united states arrogance. u.s. secretary of state john kerry are there for more talks. both sides say they have made progress but also blaming each other for stumbling blocks. they are now trying oget a deal done by monday. the former saudi arabiaian prince faisal died on thursday, age 75. he had served as the most senior diplomat for 40 years. in april he was the longest running foreign minister, serving as unofficial advisor to
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king sal imran. lots more to come on al jazeera. another delay for burundi's election president pierre nkurunziza run for third term in office. plus. >> hundreds of people at this camp say they were forced to come here.
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>> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. some of libya's warring factions have agreed on a peace deal in
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morocco. could pave the way for a establishment of democratic state. a palestinian prisoner who was on a hunger strike in an israeli jail has been released. administrative detention where israel holds prisoners without trial. considering a greek proposal for tax heights and spending cuts in return for $54 billion euro bailout. in yemen a truce which the u.n. hoped would allow the delivery of desperately needed aid has failed to hold. fighting continues on the ground and the saudi led coalition is targeting houthi rebel position he from the air. natasha guinane reports. >> reporter: people had conflicting opinions as to whether a u.n. brokered truce would mean a lull in violence
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during the holy days of ramadan. >> translator: there is no truth. they keep saying this but at the same time they keep shelling us. >> reporter: but no one seemed to disagree about the growing needs of a population in the midst of what the u.n. secretary-general has called a humanitarian catastrophe. >> we need gas oil and also we need safety and security. that's all what we need from this truce. >> reporter: 80% of yemen's population needs food and medicine. fighting has prevented aid groups from reaching the hungry and sick. the humanitarian truce is supposed to last for one week. during the previous truce aid groups were able to made deliveries living in yemeni areas even within the worst fighting. they hope to do that again. as reporting came in of air strikes and fighting on the ground on the first day of the truce the u.n. asked for
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restraint. >> there's actually truce but it's counted from some violations here and there. the blood of yemenis are still shedding in sanaa and tiefs. >> one thing should be very clear if they can't deliver supplies to critical cities soon more than 6 million yemenis could be facing famine. natasha guinane, al jazeera. >> it's the 20th anniversary of the genocide at srebrenica when bosnians officials killed over 8,000 muslim men and boys. the presence of one man. >> prayers at potocari for the victims of srebrenica. 136 more people were being laid
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to rest, 20 years after they were killed. in many cases just partially found. >> i feel better because i know where to come. i wish this would never have happened though or at least i would have the entire body. i only have three bones but at least i can now come and visit my brother. >> reporter: among the political figures invited on saturday former u.s. president bill clinton in power at the time of the killings. >> i am begging you not to let this monument to innocent boys and men become be only a memory of a tragedy. >> reporter: and the current serbian prime minister, aleksander vucic.
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later turned on by a small member of the crowd here. >> dissenting the be srebrenica gendz, it is also an insult to the victims. >> beyond the what the events here at potocari, still there are an estimated 1200 srebrenica victims whose remains still have not been identified. they are likely to be digging fresh graves here for years to come. nadim baba, al jazeera
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potocari. >> western ukraine near its border with hungary the violence involved ukraine's nationalist group right sector. tried to negotiate a peaceful surrender. burundi's presidential elections being thraid for a week until july 21st. african leaders have been pushing for a delay because much protests against pierre nkurunziza and his decision to run for a third term. catherine soy reports from bujumbura. >> burundi's 53rd independence day. blames the raid on bujumbura. >> we are afreight because of what we have seen. we want the government to protect us but we don't trust the police or the military. >> serious protest started in may. the government had increased surveillance on similar areas. this is how you'll find many
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compounds in this township. abandoned people have run away. they fear so much in path of bujumbura, blaming people looking for weapons. young men such as this say they're being targeted in the government raid. they say they formed groups to protect their neighborhood. they asked us to hide their identities for security reasons. >> they say we have the weapons but we don't. sometime they are the ones who plant the weapons. >> reporter: tension in burundi was one of the reasons why there was so much pressure for government to postpone the put election. recommended the delay of two weeks, that would allows talks between security parties and the possibility of forming a government of national unity. but government officials say a
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two week 38 will clash with constitution time lines. >> the government has to ensure that this stays within constitutional limits because otherwise if we go beyond we stray beyond the day what does the constitution says, being into a situation of political vacuum. >> opposition leaders say a week's delay will not solve the problem but they're still willing to sit and talk. >> i don't know if the government will force the way not to comply with any advice from this that or the other one. unfortunately it is somewhere -- it is harmful for burundi in the coming days. >> reporter: and so burundian wait for a presidential election
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that has polarized the country. catherine soy, al jazeera burundi. >> aung san suu kyi first legitimate election for 25 years, crucial for the country's reforms. nld won election but military leaders ignored the results. pope francis has visited paraguay, one of the poorest countries on the continent. the pope also criticized political ideology saying they led to dictatorships. on sunday he will lead an outdoor last before returning to roam. haiti's foreign minister is accusing the dominican republic of dumping people like dogs.
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after the dominican republic stripped citizenship of thousands of people of haitian dissent. as adam rainey reports. >> reporter: a camp is growing in this dry december lat landscape, we're in haiti just a few minutes from the dominican border. most people here were living on the other side until recently, working raising families, many now feel they're in a foreign land. one they know little about where life is hard. for two months, this has been home for juanis bonis and his wife. the dominican government says it's not deporting people but that's not true. >> translator: i was born in dominican republic. i was coming home and immigration authorities grabbed me and returned me to haiti. it's been two months since i last saw my family.
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>> the family lived in barona. >> every day they are detaining many people and deporting them. >> a pastor who lived in this area for many years pointed out all the new be new arrivals. >> the number has grown so finally i stopped counting. >> a human contradiction to the dominican government stance, when told what we found a dominican immigration official insisted not a single person has been deimportant deported. >> this man says he lived for 15 years in the dominican republic working on farms. >> this is an injustice from the
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admin kansas. for years we have been working to grow the economy then sunlt they want all of us to leave. >> also feeling abandoned from haiti's government, people come here to struggle to meet their basic need. the closest river is half an hour walk away and the haitian government has been here once in the past two months to deliver food. before we left, we lent juanis our phone to try and call his kids. he tells the person who is caring for his children, "i'm alive, i'm alive." the connection lost. who knows when he'll get a chance to speak to them again? adam rainey, al jazeera haiti. >> cuban video said to be taken on thursday, shows 88-year-old
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fidel castro praising workers. he didn't speak t about the restoration of diplomatic ties between u.s. and cuba. a recent poll has shown that american businessman donald trump is the front runner. john hendren has the story. >> for americans angry about immigration there are a lot of them one speaks clearer taller than rest. >> mr. donald e-donald trump. >> we have to stop illegal immigration. we have to. we have to. they're killing us at the border and they're killing us in trade they're killing us. >> reporter: for many the clarity of that message resonates. >> legal stuff no developments. >> despite pressure from the republican party to tone it down, donald trump hasn't backed
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down from this statement. >> they're bringing drugs they're bringing crimes they're rapists. >> the hispanics are the fastest growing segment of the electorate. some of whom made their voices heard in phoenix. >> i wonder if the mexican government sent them over here? i think so. >> reporter: the republican party needs to do the opposite, they need to get more hispanic vote. i would not disregard his candidacy as is something not serious. >> trump said he had to move his event from the hotel to the convention center. >> he employs thousands of people, he can get us out of the hell hole that we're in. >> reporter: trump is not shy about criticizing his rivals.
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>> hillary clinton was the worst secretary of state in the history of our country. the polls just came out acknowledge saying i'm tied with jeb bush. how can i be tied with this guy? he's terrible. here is the bottom line on macy's thousands of thousands of people are cutting up their macy's credit card. i love it. >> businessman and tv star,. >> you're fired. >> heavy political season, these slipups that he had when they were first announced he can't have. they won't win. >> for now though, trump answer reputation persists.
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