haftar needs to go back to where he started everything.berlin, it is not only about bringing haftar and his adversary together. it is also about two other men who are considered to be the decisive players in this conflict. ththe turkish president, who supports the rebel leader, and vladimir putin, who backs haftar. their efforts to produce a cease-fire agreement in moscow last week did not succeed. now berlin is hoping to achieve a decisive breakthrough. phil: more on sundays summit. welcome. who is coming and who will not be there? >> is a high-level summit with the president of russia, egypt, turkey, and france, and the u.s. secretary of state. as well as the leaders of the two warring factions. as to who will not be coming, greece is irritated, it does not had that it does not seem to have received an invitation. it is worried about a detail -- is worried about ideal covering natural gas exploitation in the mediterranean. it would like to be at the table to discuss that. eight nadir up -- a neighbor of libya that has been affected by th

haftar's forces have proceeded to the capital since april.orecastng bushfires for the weekend in new south wales. thousands of people ordered to leave. eight people have died just this week. 28 others are still missing. let us go back to what is going on right now. near the international airport in baghdad. some developments coming and fast. what we know? >> in the last few minutes we have heard from popular therezation forces saying is no credit to reports of the figures who might have been those among killed in this attack. credibility is no to those reports, and they were not killed. one commander in charge of protocol was killed in this attack. forces were targeted after picking up guests from the airport. suggested that the guests might have been iranian. forces have not confirmed how this attack was carried out. the forces were behind the events at the u.s. embassy and dramatic events we have seen in baghdad. >> if you have a counterterrorism center, the city of baghdad, and you have people, vips, people of interest coming into that fac

and, haftar has many supporters. you listed them.pt, russia, the uae, saudi arabia, jordan, and to some extent, france. whereas, the gna has not been able to get military support from its traditional allies. the u.s., u.k. and italy. so it has been between a rock and a hard place. desperately, only the turks have stepped up to the plate with the drones air supports and mercenaries that the gna needs. in exchange for that, they demanded, you need to sign this maritime mou. it violates the international turkish-libyan shared zone of economic influence between southwestern anatolia and the libyan coast. that has enraged greece and cyprus because they have been prospecting for natural gas in those waters. rob: if i understand what you are saying correctly, this is no longer restricted to ending the fighting. we are talking about regional considerations which are being brought into play here. let's talk about the deal, evidential deal on the table. what kind of conditions do you think general haftar would be looking for as part of that de

theian mercenaries with united arab emirates and egypt are aiding haftar. both russia and turkey say they are hopeful haftar will sign the truce agreement on tuesday morning. the long and complicated negotiations in moscow show how complicated the conflict in libya is. with the international conference do in berlin, it is crucial the agreement will be signed and sealed in moscow first. >> it is a complicated conflict. the u.n.-recognized administration is based in tripoli and supported by turkey and most western nations. they are worried the fighting will cause more people to cross the mediterranean. in the east, there is the government at the center of power for haftar, backed by egypt, saudi arabia, and the united arab emirates. france is accused of providing military support. our diplomatic editor explains the upcoming berlin summit on libya is expected to be led by the u.n.. correspondent: diplomats have remarked what this shows about power and influence among external actors in the middle east. they say there are parallels to situations in syria. clear

the headeen haftar and of the u.n.ecognized govevernment were aimed at haltg nine months of fighting. on monday, delegations from both sides spent hours trying to agree on terms of a permanent truce. tuturkey's erdogan wines that he will teach libya's general haftar a lesson if attacks resume. we wille coming days, carefully monitor what happens between haftar and libya's legitimate government. if the attacks against the people and the legitimate government of libya continue, we will not refrain from teaching him the lesson that he deserves. i spoke to rob parsons to ask him where thihis leaves discussions about libya now. erdoganher with present , president putin has inserted himself into the future settlement of the conflict in libya. the united states has withdrawn europe in the form of france and italy tried to fill the vacuum and failed. turkey and russia are now moving into replace them in a concerted way. france and italy seemed all the time to be in disagreement with each other. turkey and russia despite the fa

germany's diplomatic efforts in libya yield a potential reason for hope with the rebel commander khalifa haftar are committing to a cease fire will also attend a conference here in berlin this weekend aimed at ending years of civil conflict in libya. i'm off it's good to have you with us we begin tonight with historic proceedings on capitol hill as the u.s. senate formally opens the impeachment trial against president don will draw the chief justice john roberts who will be presiding over the trial has sworn in the $100.00 senators as jurors this is only the 3rd impeachment trial in u.s. history it's happening during an election year with president seeking a 2nd term in office earlier today house democrats started the proceedings with chief prosecutor as in shift reading out the charge. article one. abuse of power. the constitution provides that the house of representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment and that the president shall be removed from office on impeachment for and conviction of treason bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors in his conduct of the office of the pres

haftar's troops are trying to wrestle sirte from you and forces. -- u.n.ces. >> this strike was planned with great caution under the direct supervision of the commander-in-chief, executed in the span of hours. in three hours we were in the heart of the city of sirte. >> in tripoli, the situation in sirte is changing rapidly. correspondent: we are getting new information from military sources in sirte saying haftar's forces have taken control of several parts of the city, including the port and the city center. that is along with military camps in the southern city. fighting is still going on until now, according to military sources in the area. the takeover happened after certain detachment inside the city that was belonging to the government forces changed they arejust because affiliates of the tribe of khalifa haftar. the city of sirte is very strategic as it is very close to ports in libya and close to the coast. we are getting news from military sources that sending troops to syria to repel haftar's forces tax. -- have been killed in mali since a roads

the lost revenue will also hurt haftar's side.hink they will be able to hold on for a long time. correspondent: haftar's forces continue to receive salaries from the central bank in tripoli, one of the many ironies in this complicated conflict. on the 27th of this month, there is going to be another conference in geneva. the libyan people have heard a lot of talk about ways to end this conflict. what they have not heard our concrete measures about how to actually do so. most are concerned with security and day-to-day living, including the price of food and medicine. >> it is the same old story in berlin or moscow, they talk. in libya, people are dying. correspondent: he fled with his wife and two children when his home was destroyed by shelling. >> life is hard here. re have very little and ou home was destroyed. we just want the war to end. correspondent: he's one of 146,000 people who have been displaced in this conflict. the hope is there will not be more, but in libya, there are no guarantees. >> earlier, the u.n. secretary ge

berlin germany's diplomatic efforts in libya yield a potential breakthrough rebel commander khalifa haftar says he will attend a berlin conference this weekend and has committed in principle to a cease fire but he said that before as libya a central transit country for migrants from maine's locked in conflict also coming up. from flames to floods australia struggles to cope with a downpour after weeks of catastrophic bushfires and more rain is forecast for the coming days. and the 2nd half of the bundesliga season kicks off later today with a handful of teams near the top of the table looking to disrobe own the defending champions look at their chests. i've brought in thomas great to have you with us today we begin this program in libya where there appears to be a breakthrough in efforts to secure a truce in the civil war there the german foreign minister heiko mosque has announced that the powerful rebel leader khalifa haftar has agreed in principle to abide by a cease fire now the country in its back. hers are split between 2 rival governments one is located in tripoli it's the seat of t

strongman general haftar wants tripoli. together with his libyan national army he hopes to capture the country's capital and take full control of this oil rich nation. and it's partly because of oil that russia and turkey have waded in on opposite sides of this conflict. with turkey behind fire as all surat is un backed government and russia supporting huffed. moscow has denied reports it sent mercenaries to reinforce the general's fighters but on thursday turkey confirmed it had started deploying troops to help in tripoli despite a un arms embargo. with libya so unstable the fear of research an islamist terror has worried many european countries but other factors mean in the e.u. is split over its alliances officially the tripoli based government has the backing of europe including germany but italian prime minister because if a contest met general earlier this month rome sees him as crucial in stemming the flow of migrants across the mediterranean. and france's concerns over terrorism as well as its interests in libya's o

berlin germany's diplomatic efforts in libya yield a potential breakthrough rebel commander khalifa haftar says he'll attend the berlin conference this weekend and has committed in principle to a cease fire but he said that before as libya a central transit country for refugees remains long in conflict also coming out of . the $100.00 lawmakers of the u.s. senate are sworn in to act as jurors in the impeachment trial of president donald trump as the articles of impeachment are read out in new evidence implicates the president over his dealings with ukraine. and after blasting by jarvis dynamite and looting by thieves the archaeological treasures of afghanistan's balmy and valley are now facing a new threat. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us this morning we start this program in libya where there appears to be a breakthrough in efforts to secure a truce in the civil war there the german foreign minister heiko mosse has announced that the powerful rebel leader khalifa haftar are has agreed in principle to abide by a cease fire is also expected to attend an international summit here

and the libyan national army led by general khalifa haftar. strongman general. wants tripoli. together with his libyan national army he hopes to capture the country's capital and take full control of this oil rich nation and it's partly because of oil that russia and turkey have waited in on opposite sides of this conflict. with turkey behind. his u.n. backed government and russia supporting huffed. moscow has denied reports it sent mercenaries to reinforce the general's fighters but on thursday turkey confirmed it had started deploying troops to help in tripoli despite a un arms embargo. with libya so unstable the fear of a surgeon islamist terror has worried many european countries but other factors mean in the e.u. is split over its alliances. officially the tripoli based government has the backing of europe including germany but italian prime minister because if a contest met general haftar earlier this month rome sees him as crucial in stemming the flow of migrants across the mediterranean. and france's concerns over terrorism as well as its interests in libya's oil wealt

haftar and government in tripoli. >> there is no military solution to the crisis, despite the fact haftar and his forces do not believe in democracy or political process. we hope his supporters have also come to this conclusion and would recalculate their moves to revive this political process. haftar has been battling to take over the capital since april. fighting has killed close to 300 civilians and displaced hundreds of thousands more. this civil war is also a proxy conflict. each site has several powerful international backers. analysts say europe is trying to prove it is still relevant and united. european ambassadors have been given four weeks to present proposals on how to implement the u.n. arms embargo which has been repeatedly violated by both sides. >> libya is a kind of tumor which is growing throughout the region, it is spreading. correspondent: despite diplomatic efforts, khalifa haftar's forces continue to blockade oil ports,. cutting output to almost. zero. is libya's largest export and a financial lifeline for the government in tripoli. >> oil itself is vital in terms of

libyan warlord khalifa haftar holds talks with turkey's regional rival greece ahead of sunday's peace summit in berlin. hello i'm adrian fit again this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. your phone. calls for unity and a condemnation of western powers iran's supreme leader ayatollah harmony and it is his 1st friday sermon in 8 years. he led the investigation into the impeachment of president bill clinton now ken starr joins lawyers representing donald trump and his impeachment trial. warning about the sale of fake drugs in west africa that was left hundreds of thousands of people dead we have exclusive video of several transactions. we begin with the diplomatic moves ahead of a summit in berlin on sunday to try to end libya's civil war warlord. has met with the prime minister of greece turkey's main regional rival a country that's been excluded from the summit russia and turkey who support opposite sides in the conflict will be at the conference which will try to end the fighting between half the us forces of the un recognized government of fire as. both houses and so those

at the same time doing separate deals with general haftar but also regional almost warlords one could say at the same time they are limits to how much you can achieve militarily in libya will have to has claimed most of the territory for now at the same time if you talk to actors in the region who doesn't really seem to have the backing in the libyan population so if the e.u. wants to get this under control before it actually reaches european shores there's a broad recognition now after years of simply ignoring the issue that they need to get their act together and least find a common line the other big diplomatic project the iran nuclear deal clearly has failed so the e.u. needs to prove that it can do international diplomacy ok so the news a win here and there's a lot at stake not just with migration of course but what about the prospects of this conference what's it looking like. well the government really didn't want to say what the benchmark is for calling this a success but reading between the lines the fact that all these actors are sitting down together at the table already is

libyan warlord khalifa haftar holds talks with turkey's regional rival greece ahead of sunday's peace summit in. i'm adrian finnigan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up of 0 sources in iraq give details of the investigation into the assassination of the iranian general custom solomonic. calls for unity a condemnation of western powers iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini delivers his 1st friday sermon in 8 years. fly by that volcano in the philippines getting a bird's eye view of the damage caused what it erupted. and was khalifa haftar has held talks with greece's prime minister in athens as part of international efforts to end the conflict in his country after as in greece ahead of a peace conference on libya that will be held in berlin on sunday athens has criticized its own exclusion from the un backed talks it says it should be included because tripoli has signed a maritime a military deal with its regional rival turkey. so here's one of them is would. think if we continue to believe that you to the current circumstances our presence in germany should have been v

one man who has shown he can be both defiant and fickle stands in the way and that is general haftar james al-jazeera at the united nations there have been protests in malawi after it emerged judges overseeing a legal challenge to last year's disputed election were allegedly offered bribes as many as 50000 people joined the demonstrations the demonstrations in the capital along with president. narrowly won reelection in 2019 but opposition leaders are challenging the results they say it was marred by fraud. russia's denied bombing civilians in the deescalation zone in syria's province attacks on the country's last remaining rebel held area resumed on wednesday despite a cease fire and at least 21 people have been killed in recent days. has more. the damage caused by one of several air strikes in the northwest province of a plant survivors trying to salvage what's left. emergency crews combed the rubble to recover the body of a child was. the other civilians room monday casualties in italy city. in the afternoon city was targeted by sukhoi 23 jets they hit the industrial area and mark

one man who has shown he can be both defiant and fickle stands in the way and that general haftar james al-jazeera at the united nations. the taliban says it's over the united states a temporary ceasefire in afghanistan of up to 10 days it's being seen as an opportunity to restart talks in doha president tom called them dead in september the taliban wants foreign troops to withdraw all the u.s. has said a reduction in violence would see forces pull out in return for security guarantees pakistan's foreign minister says the taliban offer is a positive step zain verjee is following the story from the afghan capital kabul he says there's some uncertainty over what exactly in unspent will mean in practice. what the significance is of this latest announcement of what many are calling a cease fire what the taliban are referring to is a reduction in violence the significance really depends on what happens next now from our part here the bureau in kabul we've spoken to members in the leadership structure of the taliban both here in afghanistan and as part of the negotiating team in doha in qatar

recognized government fires also raj and walt khalifa haftar are both in moscow for negotiations being broken by russian taki from messed up gas and reports. the aim of monday's meeting in moscow was to formalize to cease fire that started in libya on sunday 24 hours earlier russia and turkey invited fired all starch prime minister of the un backed government and warlord to sign a more permanent truth that's aimed at paving the way towards formal negotiations to end the vs 9 year long civil war but after 7 hours of talks one signature remains missing to an emotional. reports that. certain progress has been achieved and the chairman of the government and national archives of libya mr starch and the chairman of hive council of state mr met me has just signed it marshall shaft of the commander of libyan national army and the president of libya and house of representatives in tobruk mr i see this document positively and have asked for some extra time till to morrow morning to decide on where they were to sign it i hope their decision will be positive. the ceasefire was brokered by the pres

and one man who has shown he can be both defiant and fickle stands in the way and that general haftar james bays al-jazeera at the united nations. more than 100 migrants landed on the shores of the great content of last boss on thursday camps there are already overcrowded with conditions being described as catastrophic the government says they have reestablished a migrant ministry and dealing with an increase in arrivals and the bad living conditions the un's humanitarian wing estimates there are more than 100000 migrants and refugees in greece russia has denied bombing civilians in the deescalation zone in syria's they province attacks on the country's last remaining rebel held area resumed on wednesday despite the ceasefire and at least 21 people have been killed in recent days. all. the damage caused by one of several air strikes in the northwest province of a plant survivors trying to salvage what's left i emergency crews combed the rubble to recover the body of a child was was other civilians were among the casualties and it lip city. did it give us your point that in the afterno

and one man who has shown he can be both defiant and fickle stands in the way and that general haftar james weighs al-jazeera at the united nations time for a short break here not just iraq when we come back hoping to reach america hundreds of migrants and to guatemala to join a rapidly growing out of that. and we speak to oppose judge has been labeled an enemy of the state find out why one that stands. for. hallow the air has been still in a good part of eastern altie southeastern europe now for a long time the fog is turning to smog in places like saudi aver belgrade there is movement and there has been through out the winter particular the british isles and down the coast of france and spain it's been windy and wet the last belt of rain on its way to norway is there this one going through france will produce some significant snow in the french in the swiss alps the next belt of rain and when the 70 coming into the west and make themselves felt in portugal then again probably in france and ireland but there's been a bit of a change in the adriatic you might stir the air up a little

backed government prepares for peace talks in berlin along with his rival for power the world khalifa haftar. well again i'm just on the attack and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. protests turned violent and levanon anger is rising as the economic and political crisis deepens. a massive rally gets underway in hong kong as a large crowd continues to gather in the city's central district. plus a novel idea a new and strange and i agree with an innovative way of lending. in the coming hours libya's warring sides are expected to attend a peace conference in germany the gathering in berlin is backed by the united nations world khalifa haftar launched an offensive back in april to take tripoli from the internationally recognized government attempts to negotiate a cease fire broke down at a summit in moscow last week and ahead of those talks the turkish president has reaffirmed that they can be no military solution to the conflict while our correspondent without the i had a standing by for us in libya's capital tripoli but 1st let's go to hama who is in berlin house and this is a

internationally recognized government and the opposition spearheaded by this man general khalifa haftar he wants to take power and he's raised the stakes for supporting general have to have blocked oil exports from key ports in eastern libya holding the economy to ransom the country is divided and you have to protests in western libya the conference in berlin overseen by the united nations aims to bridge this divide but it won't be easy. not so pessimistic to say that will be used as well but i'm not saying naive to say that it will be the end of international divisions if we can lighten richie's we calmed down and called the divisions specially the regional ones but also international divisions that we have seen in recent times would be very good. 9 years of conflict in libya has slowly turned into a regional proxy war the un wants world leaders to stop meddling and hopes the berlin conference will be the beginning of the end for foreign interference. chief political editor michelle or cushion there is standing by for us at the chancellor michelle i have to ask you how significant are

the backing of europe including germany but italian prime minister because if a contest met general haftar earlier this month rome sees him as crucial in stemming the flow of migrants across the mediterranean. and france's concerns over terrorism as well as its interests in libya's oil wealth has put it at odds with the e.u.'s official line there are claims it's given covert military help to general hafta. earlier this week peace talks in moscow broke down. despite many interests at stake and the players involved germany seems to turman to pursue its mediation role but even if a ceasefire is agreed the road to peace looks a long way off. so we're why is germany investing so much effort in the peace process. well because libya is very much the front of the european union and german chancellor angela merkel her name stands for stability and that's exactly what she wants to see in a country that is a major gateway for migration but which is also referred to by the south held region states which are just south of libya you fear that this is a result ground ground where terrorist groups can use

driving to the frontline through territory that just 3 days ago was held by warlord khalifa haftar dance forces. this government soldiers passing on intelligence about a possible air attack he tells everyone to be vigilant the threats from the air is always present heavy artillery and air power unable to have to as units to overrun government forces and take the town of abu grain 80 kilometers east of misrata on sunday but in the face of a massive counter offensive they could only hold it for less than 2 hours soldiers and civilians are answered the call. that up to the families of misrata are all together united of one voice of one hour print he found him came from misrata to abu grain with ammunition and weapons this is the new frontline after retaking abu

enough possible breakthrough in libya's civil war germany's foreign ministry says rebel leader khalifa haftar has agreed to a cease fire following talks in bangkok and comes as found and prepares to host a conference this weekend ending years of conflict in libya also on the program russian lawmakers backed president putin's choice for prime minister but i have to be surprised resignation of the entire russian government the move has left the world wondering what is putin planning. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program. that appears to be movement and ongoing diplomatic efforts to secure a cease fire in libya's civil war germany's foreign minister how come out has announced that rebel leader. has agreed to abide by a cease fire general haftar has sex with made the comments during a meeting with the foreign minister in benghazi is also said to have to agree to attend sunday's international meeting in berlin which will focus on the libya crisis that he this week the general refused to sign a cease fire deal brokered during talks in moscow. so that's a bring in our political correspondent simon

berlin germany's diplomatic efforts in libya yield a potential breakthrough rebel commander khalifa haftar says he will attend a berlin conference this weekend and has committed in principle to a cease fire but he said that before as libya a central transit countries for refugees remains locked in conflict also coming up . $100.00 lawmakers of the u.s. senate are sworn in to act is jurors in the impeachment trial of president donald trump as the articles of impeachment are read out new evidence further implicates the president over his dealings with ukraine. and britain's prince harry makes his 1st public appearance since his announcement that he and megan are planning to put the royal life largely behind them to start taking part in the draw for rugby's world cup. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us we begin this program in libya where there appears to be a breakthrough in efforts to secure a truce in the civil war there the german foreign minister heiko mosque has announced that the powerful rebel leader khalifa haftar has agreed in principle to abide by a cease fire now he's also

recognize government in tripoli against rebel leader khalifa haftar and his so-called libyan national army the bill passed despite objections from turkey's main opposition groups and there are fears that a turkish troop deployment could further they stabilize libya. but let's work on it it's the bill was expected to pass through parliament and eventually it did giving the government a green light for a one year military deployment. but not before heavy debate in the house with opposition parties arguing vigorously against it and that is libya's internationally recognized government their government of national accord based in tripoli is a regional ally to turkey last friday turkish president one confirmed had received a request for military assistance from the un backed administration for months on the outskirts of the capital the government has been facing off against the forces of rebel leader general khalifa haftar. a leads a rival administration to the east of the country and is said to be preparing an assault to take the capital. the general has already taken control of its outer

and the libyan national army led by general khalifa haftar. strongman general. wants tripoli.

will sit down together with military strongman khalifa haftar these talks follow on from the go see a shin's in moscow in the week and although khalifa haftar refused to sign a truce following that meeting in the russian capital it's understood that those talks with a catalyst for the summit in berlin remember the would be the firing. to resume each of the reassure we have been promoting does this. meeting your most as a contribution to the conference of believe don't overdramatize the situation this think up of the past the there will only be no. one there to. be the hope is that these talks will bring an end to an increase in violence that's been brewing since the end of 2019 sts general hafta announced he has his eyes on the libyan capital tripoli. 0 discomfort the broad and total assault expected by every 3 and all this. today we're now it's the decisive battle and advancement towards the heart of the capital to set it free advance now. that so one of the major regional powers turkey getting directly involved in the conflict and curry rushed to the rescue of the tripoli government

while warlord khalifa haftar join talks with france as a manual mac hall among others much as its stake for the international players here libya has oil and gas and is a key transit point for refugees the conference insisted that a new political process is necessary to address the country's crisis. and today in but leading member states along with regional and international denies ations if send a strong signal that we are fully committed to supporting the peaceful resolution of the libyan crisis. the real marker of the conference is success or failure won't come until it's clear if the promises made here are being kept and that could take several weeks. well de de believes chief political editor of mckayla was covering the libya summit force and was asked if the building conference could be deemed a success. well the general government in the days leading up to this major conference didn't really want to set out a benchmark what would actually make this a success for international observers getting these kinds of leaders the top level all around one table in itself can be seen as a dip

come back forces loyal to libya's military strongman khalifa haftar are blocked oil exports stopping more than half the country's output the move comes at a critical time as on sunday berlin host a conference to bring peace to the country have to are on his rival the head of the un backed government are among the attendees who are already looks at what's at stake. amy a decade of civil war has brought libya to its knees but on sunday world leaders will to send lin in a bid to find a way forward russia china the u.s. and the e.u. will be joined by african and middle eastern nations boris johnson let me have putin and mike pompei o are all on the guest list the reason for the all star lineup is that it looks like it will be here that the head of tripoli's un backed government. will sit down together with military strongman khalifa haftar top these talks follow on from the go see a shin's in moscow in the week and although khalifa haftar refused to sign a truce following that meeting in the russian capital it's understood that those talks with a catalyst for the summit in berlin remembe

in benghazi libya 2nd city controlled by general haftar people's expectations for the conference range of skepticism to hope. i don't think this conference will find a comprehensive approach to peace in libya i think that sooner or later of the berling conference ruthie a return to fighting because the back room for dialogue between both parties is fragile there's very little that's agreed upon or there are so many. i hope the politicians will do their best in berlin where it be ignorant libya shouldn't be divided it should unite this party and give it a lean conference does not express the majority's opinion that this is a voice of libyan people in removing the militias along with the kerosene through billy and other libyan cities it will fail. what matters most is removing the weapons which terrorize and kills people looted libyans money and cause the country to be marvelous in the past decade if that's considered the conference might be successful otherwise it will be unsuccessful just like all the other conferences. olivia's been officially divided between rival factions since 2011

germany's diplomatic efforts in libya yield a potential breakthrough with the rebel commander khalifa haftar are committing to a cease fire if one is sought and also attend a conference here in berlin this weekend ending the year of civil conflict in libya . also coming up in a d.-w. news exclusive pakistan's prime minister and kong opens up about his concerns over rising tensions between saudi arabia and iran saying an escalation of the conflict with tehran would be disastrous for his country. i'm bringing off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world well we begin tonight with historic proceedings on capitol hill as the u.s. senate. formally opens the impeachment trial against president donald drop in the last hour chief justice john roberts from the u.s. supreme court who will be presiding over the trial and sworn in all $100.00 senators as jurors this is only the 3rd impeachment trial of a u.s. president in u.s. history it's happening during an election year with president trump seeking a 2nd term in office earlier today house democrats kicked off the proceed

implemented by sunday to support opposing sides in the conflict moscow by its libyan warlord khalifa haftar his forces have been trying to seize tripoli since april turkey has been the khan deploying troops to support the un recognized government based in the capital the e.u. has warned libya faces becoming a 2nd syria if a ceasefire is not reached soon sorry for half the un has held talks with the italian prime minister conti in rome as part of separate diplomatic efforts to bring an end to the conflict in libya and italy has urged the e.u. to increase its efforts to stabilize the situation it's concerned about the proximity of libya to the italian island of sicily and the number of people who attempt to flee the violence. yourself one dell is a professor of political science at qatar university he says that a truce is possible the fact that half there has been. up to triple the full blast for 8 months or so mouse going to italy to meet with will tell you blood minister the call did fall a ceasefire the fact that the troops are on the glow of the moment is kind of counterbalance to the pow

for the get this is out to 0 live from doha also coming up forces loyal to the libyan war khalifa haftar take control of one of the largest military bases in the country. and protests across india last group attacks students teachers at a prominent university campus. huge crowds of packed the streets of iran's capital tehran for the funeral of military commander saw a mani the general was assassinated on friday by a u.s. airstrike in iraq prayers were led by the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has promised revenge on his ear as i said beg reports from tehran. a nation in mourning and tears from the supreme leader for iran's top military general assassinated in the u.s. drone strike in iraq many a friend of customs for the money lead the funeral service at the university outside the streets of the capital were packed with the iranians who considered for the money a hero a man who defended his country crowds like this have not been seen since the death of the founder of the republic ayatollah khomeini 30 years ago so the on his daughter addressed the crowds you know it's hard to harn

said again and this is the live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes libyan wardle khalifa haftar holds talks with turkey's regional rival greece ahead of sunday's peace summit in berlin. with. calls for unity and condemnation of western powers iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini delivers his 1st friday sermon in 8 years. growing anger at the government's inability to stop attacks by armed groups. as they were flies over the volcano in the philippines getting a bird's eye view of the threat posed by the rumbling craze. smile have all the day's sport including carlos sanford's one madame car rally the spaniard winning the world's highest profile off-road rally for 8 every time. so we begin with the diplomatic moves ahead of a summit in berlin on sunday to try to end libya's civil war the warlord khalifa haftar has met with the prime minister of greece turkey's main regional rival but a country that's been excluded from the summit russia and turkey who support opposite sides in the conflict will be at the conference which will try to end the fighting between how fast forces. at

let me and warlord khalifa haftar has flown to greece after its government criticizes exclusion from a un backed peace conference athan says it should have been included in the talks because tripoli signed a maritime and military deal with its regional wyvil turkey a conference in berlin is the latest international effort to end 9 months of fighting between half the us forces based in the east of libya and the un recognized government in tripoli. after setting is committed to a cease fire even though he's yet to sign a deal and one that started on sunday has failed al-jazeera has learned that the u.n. is considering a monitoring mission in libya to keep watch in the event of another cease fire diplomatic editor james baines reports the german foreign minister heiko mass in the eastern libyan city of benghazi meeting general khalifa haftar the man who brought fresh conflict to libya 9 months ago when he launched an offensive on the capital tripoli the general is still not fully signed up to a cease fire just days before an international summit is due to be held in berlin. earlier this

in the diplomatic context well i think this is a power play on the part of khalifa haftar that he is demonstrating to this conference on the eve of these talks how significant his control of various areas big areas in libya is that he in fact controls all exports and the oil fields the interesting thing about that is that the revenues from these oil exports when they flow are in fact still being shared between the 2 warring sides so the revenues from selling the oil from this new bin national oil company are going both to tripoli both to the internationally recognized government and to tobruk benghazi . crowd and if the oil exports are stopped it's not only. damage damage done to the government in tripoli but it also means that you know huffed on his side may have. less income from the oil sales something i think that even he will not be able to keep going for a significant length of time michel i hope you're still with us here you know one has to temper one's expectations when it comes to these kinds of talks particularly when the emotions are high and there's so much at stake but w

the stocks orforeign khalifa haftar, but crucial to the stocks or foreign powers like russia, turkeyited arab emirates who have been backing the rival factions, emirates who have been backing the rivalfactions, sending them money, troops and weapons. today ‘s summit aims to stop foreign involvement and to create at some point, a lasting ceasefire and it has to be said expectations are very low, because the situation is so difficult. but you know it's becoming a pressing concern in capitals like berlin because it's feared here at the situation worsens europe could experience a rise in the number of people coming in to try and seek asylu m people coming in to try and seek asylum here. it is a concern they say that the situation could exacerbate islamist terrorism in northern africa and that's why one official said to me, if they can at the very least today frees the current situation, that in itself would be cause for celebration. thank you very much. people suspected of stalking in england and wales could be ordered to stop contacting or approaching their alleged victims while they ar

that died in the libyan city of misrata but they vow to keep fighting the forces of war more khalifa haftar. remembering the horrors of war survivors share their stories 75 years after being freed from the notorious nazi death camp. good to have you with us welcome to the program pressures growing from us democrats for a key witness to be allowed to testify at the impeachment trial of president donald trump calling for trump's forward national security advisor john bolton to appear before the senate following his claims that trump ordered him to tie military aid for ukraine with an investigation into joe biden. we now have a 3rd witness who is apparently a direct witness to the president's tying of military aid to investigations of master bolton we could not have made a more powerful case for calling him than the case the president's lawyers just did in trying to contest that link between military aid investigations so once again they underscored the importance of john bolton as a as a witness who would corroborate exactly what the uncontested evidence that the house put on shows that presi

libyan war khalifa haftar tells germany that he may join talks in the lead as the u.n. office monitors if there's a cease fire. and fears of a volcanic tsunami in the philippines sent thousands fleeing their homes and others defying evacuation those. russian and syrian warplanes have resumed attacks on the last rebel held province of these 21 civilians have been killed in the ad lib in recent days that's despite a ceasefire that was supposed to have begun on sunday the white helmets rescue group has recorded more than a dozen violations of the cease fire al-jazeera scatty lopez hayat reports the damage caused by one of several air strikes in the northwest province of a planet survivors trying to salvage what's left. emergency crews combed the rubble to recover the body of a child was one of the other civilians were among the casualties in it with city. they did have a jihad in the afternoon it lapses he was targeted by stroke or 23 jets they hit the industrial area and a hallmark it must of those hurt have serious injuries. in a nearby hospital friends console a father

backed government has full peace talks and along with his rival for power the warlord khalifa haftar also. i. scuffles on the border between mexico hundreds of migrants are trying to head to the u.s. . something political items in the home is affecting traditional chinese new year markets. welcome to the program we begin in lebanon all the while protests have turned violent security forces fired water cannon and tear gas on demonstrators in a faceoff that lasted several hours well the $200.00 people were injured demonstrators say that tired of waiting for the government to fix the ongoing economic crisis they held a report saw from beirut. rage in the streets of the capital in what might be a new phase in an uprising against lebanon's leadership that is now in its worst months fears confrontations between anti-riot police and anti-establishment protesters. sure and downtown beirut into a war zone this is the epicenter of i protest movement that until a few days ago was relatively peaceful running battles began when demonstrate this we want the political class they blame for mismanage

libya's civil war as forces allied to the tripoli government try to repel an offensive by walt khalifa haftar. back into the program u.s. president all trump has revealed his plan to end the israeli palestinian conflict with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu standing beside him it's billed as a 2 state solution but under it israel will immediately and its large parts of the occupied west bank and the jordan valley while the palestinian state only comes into existence after 4 years and only if israel feels its security concerns have been met let anyone who says israel's cabinet will meet to formalize annexation as soon as sunday president trump announced that the u.s. will support those moves trump also said that jerusalem would remain israel's capital the palestinian state would have its capital in parts of eastern as opposed to east jerusalem. well palestinian president mahmoud abbas calls trump's plan a conspiracy and says that no palestinian can accept a state without jerusalem as its capital but i'm not shaky and if. in the announcement we did not find anything new compared to wh

libyan warlord khalifa haftar says his fighters now against a foreign occupier after turkey's parliament agreed to send troops to libya after forces have been attacked in the capital tripoli since april and china has replaced its top representative in hong kong the social unrest in the city enters the 7th month stage media say the head of beijing's liaison office one chairman has been removed it is the 1st major reshuffle since protests began. now spain's acting prime minister peder sanchez says solving the caution on crisis will be his top priority is open to debate in parliament that could lead to a new government after 8 months of dead. block sanchez a seeking to form a leftist coalition he has secured a pledge from a key separatist party to abstain in the vote that's despite the separatists getting a major blow from electoral authorities who on friday ruled to strip the head of his regional government from his position. firefighters in australia bracing for a difficult night as hot and windy conditions continue to spread bushfires nearly 150 burning in new south wales alone and self-

santamaria this is the world news from al-jazeera rival protests in libya for and against the war khalifa haftar ahead of an international conference to try to end the fighting also airports in the u.s. start screening some passengers from china as fears grow about the spread of a new virus or exposing the truth about west africa's fake drugs trade and cameras revealing a huge money making business. so us president donald trump has unveiled his defense team for the upcoming impeachment trial in the senate and there are some well known high profile lawyers there people like ken starr who led the last impeachment investigation into president bill clinton and was also part of the legal team for the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein also harvard law school professor alan dershowitz whose clients include former football o.j. simpson the movie producer harvey weinstein and he represented epstein as well our correspondent in washington following this is gabriel alexander he says president trump isn't taking any chances with his legal team. trump is taking this very very seriously i mean these 2 la