you can write any notice you want and probably more than two. hundred exodus starts here for thirty on t w. fifty is d w news live from berlin the united nations militia troops to holt's their advance on the capital of libya the forces a commanded by a warlord from the east who is in a power struggle with the u.s. backed government in tripoli the u.n. chief has been trying to a but for a new to civil war. coming up an escort on the moon over night turkey closes this

old istanbul airport and opens a new one it's been billed as the largest move in aviation history and a fake prestige project the president had a want. and big game three five brits germany is this legal leader's dortmund i'm guy in munich prepared for that biggest jewel in the match could go a long way to deciding who finishes the season as champion. i knew chris mckinnon thank you so much for joining us. the united nations security council has called on militia forces closing in on the libyan capital tripoli to halt their advance but the troops commanded by khalifa haftar a warlord in the east of the country have also suffered some losses inflicted by

troops from the un backed government there are now fears of a renewed civil war in libya which has been riven by violence and division since long time ruler moammar gadhafi was overthrown in two thousand and eleven. the road to tripoli. this is general have toes self-styled militia it's substantial and it's moving west in a bid to take the capital. general have to who is now on the move controls the south and the east of the country he set his sights on the libyan capital the united nations' backed government base in tripoli is supported by a range of militias. in order to defend the city militias that support the un backed government deploying their own troops to fend off general have taught us offensive. but half the who ordered his troops to take the capital on thursday is determined by your loved. heroes the time has come. it is time to

advance. as you have always done. with a firm step towards tripoli and to enter it peacefully what will be said i mean i don't know a lot of. the libyans this is another escalation in a long and gritty power struggle conflict has rumbled on since the fall of more definite in two thousand and eleven with militias vying for power and control of libya's oil. the international community is worried the head of the united nations antonio caetera she was in tripoli this week speaking with both general have to and the u.n. backed government just before leaving libya on friday evening he talks of hope. that the going to certain and the heavy heart. i still hope it will be possible to avoid a bloody also take in and that all tripoli. and united nations

remain. available to facilitate any political solution able to uni fight the libyan institutions. and whatever happens. the un will remain could meet and i will be made to meet it just supports the libyan people. but hope seems to be running out near the capital have tossed forces a clashing with the militias that support the un backed government the situation is uncertain but have talks advance is unlikely to bring peace the risk is renewed civil war. for more on the situation in libya. joined by mona heff me of news arabic service many thanks so much for joining us militia forces commanded by khalifa haftar they're advancing on the capitol hill the un backed government in tripoli has sent out its militias in an attempt to stop them tell us how serious is

the situation it is quite serious right now because as we have seen fighting has been ongoing yesterday night around the former international airport of tripoli also after the meeting of u.n. general good terrorists with with huffed out of the u.n. envoy to libya. said that made it obvious that he had no interest in halting the complain and it is quite obvious the hostage is determined to take over the capital so it is quite serious tell us more about khalifa haftar what exactly is he trying to achieve he is a quite powerful man he has. quite a rich history he has helped gadhafi to overthrow the former king of libya then afterwards while he was in chad he was captured for almost twenty years afterwards he moved to exile in the u.s. and worked for the cia there and he helped. he helped for the soul of afterwards in two thousand and eleven now his most important aim is to take over

the capital of course because the one who takes over the capital is the one in power basically. if he succeeds what could happen if the u.n. backed government fails it's quite unclear what we have what will happen right now because we could have one scenario which is quite similar to the egyptian scenario where they're cracking down the muslim brotherhood which is centered in the capital right now but the thing is that other countries around libya might be also in danger because he has threatened last year algeria to. start a war and he has said that he will move up to tripoli and then afterwards he might move to a jury which which might mean that there will be also turbulence as around libya what could the international. to stop the situation from escalating i think the international community can do very much because first international community all only condemns things by words does not interfere although there are also double standards like in the like the emirates who stated that it is against this

intervention but on the other hand or against this move but on the other hand it supports. so we don't really know what's happening right now but i think in the end . not much will happen because have to as a man not amount of words he's a man who talks with weapons and who is determined to reach his goal and i have any thank you so much for your analysis thank you. ok let's have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. as the u.k. parliament struggles with rex that france has said it will oppose any extension to the deadline for the u.k. to leave the european union unless it presents a clear plan for the way ahead prime minister to resign may's request for a delay of the end of june will be considered at an e.u. summit on wednesday. u.s. aviation giant boeing is to temporarily cut production of its bestselling seven three seven airliner the decision is a response to

a halt in deliveries of the seven three seven x. the model involved in two crashes in ethiopia and indonesia all seven three seven maxes are grounded as preliminary findings suggest it's still system was at fault. for the u.s. president barack obama has met chancellor angela merkel as part of his three day visit to germany the two are said to have discussed transatlantic ties but have been strained under the trump administration obama will wrap up his trip with a town hall meeting for young people in berlin today. and police in greece have clashed with migrants outside a camp near the northern city of thessaloniki people were trying to make their way to the border with north macedonia authorities said the migrants were galvanized by false reports that restrictions on travel to more than europe had been lifted. to turkey now where what's been billed as the largest move in aviation history has

taken place over night in istanbul planes and tons of equipment was shifted from the old international airport to the new one the hub was originally scheduled to fully open last october the construction was mobbed by delays and a workers strike over a poor conditions. it's a logistics operation of massive proportions as planes took off from ataturk airport for their new base hundreds of trucks and other vehicles rolled in to ferry almost fifty thousand tons of equipment. their destination istanbul airport. the eleven billion dollar complex is one of president. signature mega projects that reflect his ambitions to turn turkey into a global power and istanbul into a key hub connecting europe with asia and the arab world despite turkey's economic downturn it aims to be one of the world's biggest airports within a decade. airline employees at the old airport were looking forward to

a new era. when it isn't their sadness about leaving but we're also excited and happy to be moving to the new airport. we hope it will bring good fortune as well god willing it will be great. but the project has seen turbulence it's been criticized by environmentalists economists and urban planners activists were arrested after protests over wage and working conditions and rights groups have leveled accusations that a rush to finish the job resulted in accidents that cost dozens of workers their lives. for more on this that speech our correspondent in istanbul dorian jones dorian from the government's point of view this positive is all this project is all positive but of course not all agree can you tell us what people's concerns are please. well like all major projects there are big concerns and the location of the airport in one of the city's last forests true house approaches from viral

mentalists the air is known as the lungs of the city as its location is on a major migratory path of birds is also raising concerns over safety and on top of that the construction itself twenty seven workers died and there was a crackdown on workers' conditions by the police with lot of arrests this also has marred the project but going for the big concern is is it financially viable a cost of around eight billion dollars and rising there are concerns that the figures it needs to secure of around one hundred fifty million to two hundred million passengers a year that it's a tall ask for this project to work but i think what's fueling the biggest concerns is the speed of this project all the projects like this take a well over a decade decades in some cases this is taking only around five or six years from the us from the start to its completion people say maybe this project has been done too quickly president heard one dismisses those concerns saying this is a virtue of this project we get things done quickly unlike other european countries now this is one of many mega infrastructure projects that added one has initiated

could the concerns that you were just talking about could they be politically damaging all. well this project is a part of several major projects all across the country in istanbul alone we have recently built on the world's high suspension bridges crossing the bosphorus waterway that the vice istanbul and another perspective based on the world's largest is being built close to the city and these projects are being carried out all over the country and this is part of president. dream us that want to transform this country among ahead of the one hundredth anniversary of the republican twenty twenty three so he has really put he's he's a political fortunes on the line with us this is what he sees as his developing turkey this is his message to the people we are going to get transform this country that concerns us over the cost of the cost of these projects of over one hundred billion dollars many people are concerned that these could be made to watch elephants that could ultimately damage the president all right doreen janes in

istanbul thanks so much. now to what's being billed as the biggest german football match any is by in munich host to dortmund to nice in what could prove to be a bundesliga title decider dortmund have a two point lead over defending champions by an at the top of the table but injury hit dortmund looks set to be without a player that got the better of them earlier this season i the last time these two sides met it was with the decisive match winner for daughter mind. now they're looking for a repeat their performance the season has even won over their archrivals by on. somebody before becoming when you describe dortmund supposed to observe appropriate notes and they're having a very good season. can do much of the bidding of thinking that makes less mistakes

when. that team more often than not is by on a look at their recent head to head record shows by and with the advantage they've won three of the last for their classic cars aided in great part by former top one player robert even off steve who has scored fourteen goals against his former club by and i hope in the off chance can make the difference in this game i. said it was there's a good reason for the saying that titles are won from the back only games are decided on crunchy that's the decisive factor. this is months for us realistic shot at the title in many areas emotions are high the stakes are high so just how special is this edition of the classic begin the because of the situation in the table and because it's byron against dortmund will be shown when it's obvious that it's special but there are seven games left nor has he been. breaking by and six year hold on the bundesliga title is no easy task but if the stars align could lift

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