libya has been in turmoil since an uprising toppled muammar gaddafi in 2011.n the years after that, different political groups backed by international powers competed mostly through violence to gain control. in 2015, the government of national accord was formed in the west and with backing from the united nations, it was meant to serve as an interim government in libya after this turmoil, but the following year, the administration backed by a warlord voted against approving it and cooperation between both ends of libya broke down. since then, there have been years of war and attempts to take control of the capital by force. finally and after months of united nations-backed negotiations, the two sides agreed to a cease-fire in march and formed a unity government pending elections this month. let's bring in our guest from paris, a journalist whose -- who specializes in libyan politics. and an expert in north africa affairs and board member with the institute of saharan studies. thank you for joining us. the general feeling was that basically the 24th of december

libya has been in turmoil since an uprising toppled muammar gaddafi in 2011.n the years after that, different political groups backed by international powers competed mostly through violence to gain control. in 2015, the government of national accord was formed in the west and with backing from the united nations, it was meant to serve as an interim government in libya after this turmoil, but the following year, the administration backed by a warlord voted against approving it and cooperation between both ends of libya broke down. since then, there have been years of war and attempts to take control of the capital by force. finally and after months of united nations-backed negotiations, the two sides agreed to a cease-fire in march and formed a unity government pending elections this month. let's bring in our guest from paris, a journalist whose -- who specializes in libyan politics. and an expert in north africa affairs and board member with the institute of saharan studies. thank you for joining us. the general feeling was that basically the 24th of december

host: back in the race, a libyan court reinstates gaddafi is a front national candidate.paigners fight to save a historic palestinian village from a redevelopment plan. ♪ >> look forward to brightest because, the weather, sponsored by qatar airways. meteorologist: we are starting the day in bengal where we have got this disturbance that was lime into cities on friday. we will see where it goes, still plaguing all of these areas, amber alert's are out to see rain and flooding. monsoon rains active south of indochina. central and southern portions of vietnam have seen landslides, but we aren't drying off across indochina on friday. we are going to go to china, i pressure carving out sunny conditions. not much to report. a mix of sun and clouds in hong kong. a number of records broken across japan for rain and w inds, and we still have it coming at you for the western side, and the cool full of air still in play here. it looks like sapporo got the dry side. that is it. see you soon. ♪ >> the weather sponsored by qatar airways. >> a secret himalayan summit more treacherous th

gaddafi was disqualified last week by the election campaign because he was convicted of war crimes butppealed. supporters of gaddafi gathered to celebrate the court's ruling after he was reinstated to run for president. the election as inquiries. at the united nations fears ethiopia could dissent into sectarian violence that can fracture the country. the un's humanitarian chief as warning its growing instability could see a repeat of the chaotic exit is from afghanistan in august. at the united nations as it needs a record $41 billion next year to meet global humanitarian needs. iran has submitted 2 draft proposals to european powers negotiating the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, the seventh round of talks to be held in vienna. those are the headlines. inside story is next. ♪ ♪ host: an attempt to rival try to's belt at a initiative, the eu unveils a major global infrastructure plan. the goal, to inve in develong countries and boost trad links with the rest of the world. why the interest now? can the bloc compete with beijing? this is inside story. ♪ hello and welcome to the program

libya has been engulfed in violence and political divisions since the revolution that toppled muammar gaddafi11. with a warlord controlling the oil-rich reason -- oil-rich region of eastern libya and the government of unity in the west led by the prime minister pin both men are among scores of candidates running in the elections. across libya, people have mixed feelings. >> in my opinion, presidential elections right now should not take place. you should not have presidential elections before the parliamentary elections and there should be a constitution. >> i am in favor of these elections. at least the situation will get better. we want our country to move forward. it is the only way to end the violence. >> three weeks ahead of the vote, libyans are still deeply divided. there is international pressure for the elections to move ahead as scheduled. without a consultation in place, many feel prúoúóc?c?c?c?ióqoxox■ (insects chirping) (birds tweeting) (dramatic music)

libya has seen 10 years of political divisions and conflict since the revolution that toppled muammar gaddafi in 2011. >> the international community has painted presidential and parliamentary elections as the only way to unite the country, but without a constitution or legal framework, many here believe a presidential election will only further the conflict. >> the united nations' world food program announced it will have to reduce rations 8 million people in yemen because of a lack of funding. the cutbacks will start in january. the agency warns of serious consequences as hunger rises. the country has been on the brink of famine since 2016. the wf pss 5 million people are close to starvation. a senior spokeswoman with the world food program says the a budget set aside for yemen has shrunk due to multiple global crises. >> these cuts are coming at the worst possible time for the 13 million people who are dependent on the assistance to survive. 5 million people are on the brink of famine, and these are the ones that will keep their food rations intact. these are the people basically surviving