even the un tribunal that indicted five members of hezbollah, hezbollah refused thatjustice and hezbollahi think the formula that hezbollah offers is "if you want to dig, there will be civil war." this is the same formula that assad offered syrians in syria. are you worried about the threat of civil war from what you have seen? this is not the first flashpoint, is it? i am not worried, i think there is no power parity between hezbollah and its opponents. hezbollah is much stronger and can win a civil war in a matter of weeks, it can even beat the lebanese army. i don't think a civil war would drag on but all it would do is force hezbollah to take things over by force. hezbollah is tring to tell people don't make me do that. and i think that is what we saw happening today. a former us president has been admitted to hospital with a suspected blood infection. bill clinton, who is 75, is in the intensive care unit. he was admitted to the medical centre to receive treatment for a non— covid —related infection and doctors say he has been closely monitored and responding well to antibiotics. let

hezbollah power is boring day today. it is more powerful than the state, no government can face up to it. this is why the only way forward is to have an independent government to be added distance from the region of power, a government that can give the right order to the lebanese army in order to stop the slide into the unknown. if these incidents of yesterday show anything, it showed how much fragility is peace in lebanon. what is at stake? [indiscernible] any blow to the justice today is -- [indiscernible] >> you make a good point. i was going to come to international support. the u.s. has pledged $60 million to the lebanese army in the wake of this crisis. what he is saying is with the government that is so -- it makes the army useless. >> i would not say useless, the army still plays an important role. over the last 10, 15 years, since syrians were pushed out of lebanon by popular rebellion, they still have influences but do not run the country like they used to, the political system has deteriorated and been run by

comic there will be civil war, i think that is hezbollah's message. think that is hezbollah's message ., ., message. are you worried about the threat _ message. are you worried about the threat of _ message. are you worried about the threat of civil _ message. are you worried about the threat of civil war _ message. are you worried about the threat of civil war from - the threat of civil war from what you have seen? this is not the first flashpoint, is it was but i am not worried, i think there is no possibility. hezbollah is strong and can win a civil war in a matter of weeks, it can even be the lebanese army. i don't think a civil war would drag on but all it would do is force hezbollah to take things over by force. hezbollah are telling people don't let us do that. and i think that is what we saw happening today.- think that is what we saw happening today. thank you for “oininr happening today. thank you for joining us- _ stay with us on bbc news, still to come: chris martin tells the bbc — how coldplay are making their new world tour carbon neutral — but they're still opting to us

but oliticians that hezbollah are saying.issues can be resolved and its importance because for those issues to be resolved, the enquiry can take place and they can bejustice for the enquiry can take place and they can be justice for the victims families but there has not been adjusted since 2005, ever since the prime was assassinated. even a un tribunal indicted five members of hezbollah and they refused thatjustice and now they refuse domestic justice. the formula that hezbollah offers the lebanese people is that if you want to dig, there will be war. this was the same thing offered to the syrians in syria. are you worried about the threat of civil war, this is not the first flashpoint?- civil war, this is not the first flashpoint? i'm not worried- _ first flashpoint? i'm not worried. i— first flashpoint? i'm not worried. i do _ first flashpoint? i'm not worried. i do not - first flashpoint? i'm not worried. i do not think. first flashpoint? i'm not - worried. i do not think there is any power parity between hezbollah and it

the opposition is accusing hezbollah of staging acute -- a coup. >> ever since hezbollah's harms no longere any function except fighting wars in syria or assuming iran's agenda, and now imposing on the lebanese state, what the justice is allowed to do and not to do, what a judge can decide or can't decide, and they're drawing red lines around ministers who are corrupt and accused, and are saying that they are above the law. reporter: the guns eventually fell silent, but it further divided and already polarized society. there appears to be an undeclared truce, but the crisis is not over. demands for the judge's dismissal have not gone away. those against him say he is politicized. those who support him, and that includes the families of victims, say he is among the rare judges who are not politically affiliated in a country where there is a culture of impunity and those in power act above the law. more than 200 people were killed in that blast that destroyed neighborhoods. >> let happened today was a show of force by hezbollah and its allies, essentially giving the lebanese public falsehood

that says a lot about the mounting discontent in lebanon against hezbollah as hezbollah is becoming moreble for smuggling subsidise items, for the economic lapse, for hindering anything, including, lastly, this investigation in the beirut port, to this mounting aggressiveness against hezbollah is becoming apparent and this is the third incident, not the first, and it will not be the last. so what really happened, who shot at who, we are still waiting for more information coming from the lebanese army, we don't know what happened, but there was some kind of provocation by hezbollah supporters when they entered this christian area with a lot of lebanese forces supported living there. if they actually shot at them, this is one thing. they are denying it. we're waiting it for more information. but the main issue was much larger than this incident. find the main issue was much larger than this incident-— this incident. and i guess the big . uestion this incident. and i guess the big question is. _ this incident. and i guess the big question is, where _ this incident. and i guess the big questi

that says a lot about the mounting discontent in lebanon against hezbollah, as hezbollah is becominghe authority responsible for smuggling subsidised items, for the economic collapse, for protecting the corrupt elite, for hindering anything, including, lastly, this investigation in the beirut port. so this mounting aggressiveness against hezbollah is becoming apparent, and this is the third incident, not the first, and it will not be the last. so what really happened, who shot at who, we're still waiting for more information coming from the lebanese army. we don't know exactly what happened, but there was some kind of provocation by hezbollah supporters when they entered this christian area with a lot of lebanese forces supporters living there. and i guess the big question is, where is this all headed? is there a risk that the violence could escalate into even possibly another civil war? that's actually a very good question. obviously, this is the main question today. i don't think they will be a civil war because of two reasons. one is that no—one has the capability of actually ente

hezbollah is accusing the judge of unfairly singling out its allies in parliament.is the group's leader. >> this judge is working toward political goals, taking advantage of the blood of the martyrs, the wounded, and this tragedy. we warned him not to be biased and not to politicize the investigation. it was in vain. now he is approaching it as if he is the master of the case. ros: not everyone sees it that way. paul and his wife tracy lost their three-year-old daughter in the blast. >> we refute completely all of th allegations that have been put forth by leaders of this establishment, such as the secretary-general of has below. it is not just him, is everyone trying to say at this judges biased, politicized, when they are the ones actually that are trying to politicize this to their benefit. ros: we can't look at today, we can't look at this investigation in isolation, because there are many factors driving the tensions in the been on. it is finisng -- it is facing financial meltdown too. the world bank has described it as one of the world's worst financial crises

today's protest was in part organized by hezbollah. clashes continued in the streets of beirut for hours after the snipers first opened fire. the deadly attack comes just days after lebanon's state-run electrical grid collapsed resulting in a 24 hour nationwide blackout. while electricity has been partially restored, much of the country still faces long stretches without power. according to the world bank, lebanon is confronting one of the worst economic depressions in modern story. its currency has collapsed. there are massive food and fuel shortages. almosthree quarts of the population live in poverty and lebanois facina political crisis as investigations continue into last year's port explosion which killed at least 215 people and destroyed entire neighborhoods of beirut. we go now to beirut where we are joined by lara bitar. she is editor in chief of the public source, a beirut-based independent media organization. welcome to democracy now! explain what is happening to lebanon. lara: residents are being evacuated from their homes.

hezbollah said they were fired on by snipers on rooftops.sts on the ground said hezbollah supporters returned fire with ak—lfl assault rifles and rocket—propelled grenades. the army moved in to try and contain the situation. but the chaos continued. two loud explosions followed. the shooting continued, one woman was hit by a stray bullet inside her home. bullets also landed near a local school. this was the scene at around 2pm local, two hours after the violence started. residents are fleeing their homes, debris is falling from buildings, and there is more gunfire. the bbc�*s anna foster was in beirut as this was happening. the front line as it is at the moment, seems strange to call it a front line, because we are in the middle of beirut, isjust a few streets that way. we have moved to an area of safety so i can talk to you, but let me show you what happened around herejust a couple of hours ago. you can see over here motorbikes which have been torched and burnt out. there was heavy fighting just in this area and you can see the detritus sur

similar things happen where hezbollah and similar.he mounting discontent in lebanon with has buller as has below become more and more the authority responsible for smuggling items or hindering anything including this investigation into the port. this mounting aggressiveness against hats buller is becoming apparent and this is the third, not the first and it will not be the last. so who shot at who, we're still waiting for more from the lebanese army. we will know exactly what happened but there was some kind of provocation by hezbollah supporters when they entered this christian area with a lot of lebanese forces living there. �* , , ., , there. and the big question is where does — there. and the big question is where does this _ there. and the big question is where does this all— there. and the big question is where does this all had? - there. and the big question is where does this all had? is i where does this all had? is there a risk that the violence could escalate into possibly another civil war?— another civil war? that is a ve

i think we're beginning to see a, an attempt to keep lebanon in a very tight hezbollah pro has below orbit even. wow. it has its ministers who are in government or an increased criticism for failing in the role of governance and particularly. ready concerns energy and the provision of electricity, but not only, it's a huge problem, the lebanese people become impoverished as a result of the event of the last year and a half or so. and i and has ball has been the middle of it. any investigation of anything that involves has bhalla, seems to bring these fighters on to the streets, which is reminiscent of may 2008. so the same, it doesn't, it doesn't repeat itself, but it's rhyming to those faithful events when has been posted as well on the lebanese state, and begs the question of who is predominant in lebanon, has bala or the lebanese state itself. he said the lebanese people have been impoverished, but it also too are those of us watching from the sidelines, looks as though they're lebanese, people themselves are powerless and their own country. this seems to be centered on a politica

. -- of hezbollah.here is some political accusation between hezbollah and one of the main christian parties. hezbollah accuses some supporters they are behind the gunshots today. one of the main christian allies do not agree with what is going on. and the actions against the judge who is taking the lead of the investigation. the consequences of what happened today will continue for the next days and maybe weeks. some are afraid this will lead to postpone parliamentary elections next march. some of the local journalists describe what happened today as a mini civil war. brent: our correspondent reporting from debris. a fire in southern taiwan has killed at least 46 people and injured dozens more. more than 70 firetrucks responded to what has become the deadliest blaze on the island in decades. it is not known what caused the fire to break out in the 13 story building. >> these firefighters seem small compared to the rating flames that engulfed is 13 story mixed-use building in taiwan. it was around 3:00 a

but yesterday, at t, e teon supporters of hezbollah spiraled into clashes with rival militias. the violence was sparked by this-- a giant blast last year fueled by dangerous chemicals stored in unsafe conditions, killing over 200 people. the protesters claimed the official investigation is biased, but others say negligent leaders linked to hezbollah are implicated in the disaster. >> everything hezbollah is doing and saying and acting is showing one thing-- they do not want the truth to come out. >> reporter: mark daou is an anticorruption activist. lebanon is suffering one of the world's worst financial crisis since the 1800s, with shortages of food, electricity, and medicine. and he told us government corruption is the root of the problem. >> it is the leaders who have taken people's money, distributed it to their cronies, but they insist on holding on to power. >> reporter: nearly three-quarters will of lebanon's population is now living in poverty, according to the u.n., and there are fears this country is on the brink of total collapse. major. >> garrett: holly williams, t

earlier this year, when slim was found dead after taking 4 bullets to the head, the hezbollah leaders, son, joe wildness that i like tweeted the loss of some people is in fact an unexpected game hash tag no regrets. his bhalla has since denied it, had anything to do with the flames. murder, a case that liked the giant explosions that left much of a root looking like a war zone remains unsolved. before the assassination of man asleep has been lost. supporters who's to intimidate him, a lot of social media. he have posters, blasters on his door, telling him to stop at taking his will. he speech is used to will the public opinion that just devised the assassination? because they make people think this person is worthless, violence, the moral and should be executed. actually that's how his belie works. and then the j. c, the most speech engendered in the country, even the most good agent amongst, during the day at night, they go to their houses and they have to face the video that they are being threatened by publishing, by a group that has a long history of that fascination this is reall

steven ministers on the anti hezbollah side, who were of such as not much knew who was very close to had 80 pro western coalition was also recently rejected. participating in the court. so, you know, i think this high level ministers from both sides of the political, divine lebanon, have refused to cooperate with the court. although it may be some to make the case that more ministers from the v. we can pro, has well as i have been focused on and people will say that because they are currently in the government. but these are also passed ministers who have been ministers of finance for example, and transport. so not, not intimately responsible for the day dealings of the port of bate road. so people will say this, this, you know, any, any court in lebanon can be used to settle political scores. and, and many have, you know, just accused hezbollah, with little evidence that they were behind the exposure the boilers. have said, the porter question was an accident that happened. and industrial style acton has happened all over the world. there's ammonium nitrate explosions, all over the

the violence and blamed hezbollah for incitement against thejudge.to see is what will happen next, is how long this quiet peace will hold. and i think there will be a lot of focus on what happens next with the blast investigation. shortly before that protest started yesterday morning, judge tarek bitar was given permission once again to resume that suspended investigation. and i think everybody will watch to see whether that resumption happens, whether the mps who have so far resisted giving evidence will do so, and whether or not really that investigation will continue on course, or whether it will be in some way derailed before it comes to a verdict. i think in the end, the reason this conflict died down was not because the army necessarily stepped in and stopped it, it was a calm which descended on its own. the army is still very well respected here in lebanon, but they have an extraordinarily difficultjob to do when it comes to keeping the peace. particularly when you consider, as we were saying, the things that the lebanese people are living thr

. -- shiite and hezbollah officials. >>>speaking foreign language] >> the judge has landed at the center of a battle of wills after the port blast that killed 215 people and destroyed a vibrant area of the lebanese capital. since his predecessor was removed in february, he has tried, so far unsuccessfully, to question government ministers and high-ranking security officials. he has been undergoing severe pressure and subjected to a smear campaign, but he has not budged, issuing arrest warrants -- going so far as to issue arrest warrants for those who have ignored his subpoena. hezbollah's leader has repeated called for his dismissal. a court on thursday dismissed the complaint, allowing the judge to resume his work. >> our next guest saw today's violence with her own eyes. she is a well-known lebanese pediatrician with a clinic located on the streets where the shootings took place. thank you for being with us. we are glad you are safe this evening. if you could start by telling us this evening, what was the first sign so

hezbollah has pointed fingers at a party who has condemned the party. correspondent reports from beirut. >> what everybody is waiting to see is what will happen next. how long this quiet peaceful hold. what happens next with the blast investigation. before the -- they were given permission once again to resu the suspended investigation. everyone will wait to see if the investigation happens. and whether it will continue on course or whether it will be derailed beforit comes to a verdict. in the end, the reason the conflict died down was not because the army stepped in and stopped it. it was a calm which descended on its own. the army is still respected in lebanon, but they have a difficult job to do when it comes to keeping the peace. particularly when you look at the things that the people are living through. lack of electricity, medicine, fuel. the lira has lost value. people are angry and tired. it means the tensions are simmering just below the surface. >> adele, one of the best-selling artist of the 21st century has burst back onto the scene with a

hezbollah has accused a christian faction of firing on protesters.up is denied any involvement. lebanon's president has condemned the violence, which comes on top of a financial and political crisis. our beirut corresndent has the latest. correspondent: it started as a protest. but the tension quickly mounted. within minutes, it became a battlefield. nobody knows yet who started the shooting. [gun fire] correspondent: but the exchanges of gunfire between christian and she arms groups through the ghost of the country's civil war. four hours shootings echoed through the streets of beirut. not everyone survived. >> my wife was hiding downstairs but my neighbor was killed. she was shot in the head with a bullet. she has kids. her daughter got married just 2 days ago. correspondent: it is a confused picture right now. there are many soldiers on the streets trying to work out exactly where the firing is coming from. a lot of the exchange of fire is going on just at this cross-section here. we can hear regular person of automatic gunfire, the thump of rpg's

but hezbollah, m o, c. it otherwise they believe that he's politicized. they believe that he is picking and choosing who he is summoning for questioning. but even their own ally, the president, president of michelle, who is allied with husband and is not standing with hezbollah. and he's saying that give better a chance, let the investigation complete, let him complete the investigation and then judge him. and that's why a cabinet is now paralyzed, the government is paralyzed. it's unable to meet. because if they do meet and a clear stance is mon taken against bit tar, then amazon has below will pull out. they will withdraw their ministers. and what does that mean? the cabinet cannot govern because in this country there is a sectarian power sharing agreement, which means that the, every sec, the entire sex has to be represented. so if you, if they withdraw from cabinet, then you don't have she representation and the cabinet can't govern. and at a time like this, with the economy that has all that collapse and the need for talks with the international comm

a cool using arms to impose their will and if you read hezbollah affiliated media this morning, it is very clear that the crisis is not over because there was a dangerous escalation and the street. but there are still put a political escalation cabinet is paralyzed. and the she, our ministers are threatening to walk out if thought it better is not the smith. now, what does that mean? it means an entire sect is not represented. and in line with lebanon's constitution, the cabinet cannot govern because of the sectarian power sharing agreements in this country. so the guns may have fallen silent, but there is a political crisis, a serious political crisis. and it was only last month that a new government was formed after 13 months of political deadlock. and this country needs a government in order to engage and talks with the international community for a bailout package to save the economy. and so many questions that need answers who with these slides as what happened, how did a peaceful protest and so bloody any answers becoming clearer today? well, there were conflicting narratives ye

but the political class in general and hezbollah in particular, are trying to silence this investigation using a variety of tools, including media at the thief on half the what the have you done? that? i look the have the attacker cost would be the same as what i saw with it could be bad, may occur on my side. it has will not employs during the live activists and social media who answers to ride against judge b. tar, and accused him of being politicized, saying he will reveal fake information and not provide a true and objective report. so as a consequence, the investigation has now become a polarizing issue, and the where one stands is really dependent on their political affiliation. and then the absence of concrete evidence of what happened on august 4. conspiracy theories now reigned supreme. the ever since 15 years of civil war ended in 1990. and the rival malicious transform into political parties. lebanon's power structure has been carved up amongst the president, is always a christian, the prime minister, a sunni muslim, the speaker of parliament, a she the highest offices of inst

i think lebanese society is much more polarized and hezbollah have a harder time. is this judge in question now? in effect, i guess a marked man. he was not very well known until his name started circulating on all the front pages around the world to day. well a yes he is because he he requested better has bala m p or affiliated m p. it begin to answer questions in this inquiry of why there were so many explosives in the board amongst other questions. it's something that judges normally do. has bala did not want this to go forward clearly and with amal at their backs, i decided to push back the lebanese forces. then amongst others, i would suspect that i don't know it's unfolding decided they were going to push back. they weren't going to put up with that and this, that led to unfortunately, the deaths of some innocence in process. do you think this is a one off? very ugly, very destructive, isolated 4 and a half 5 hour incident. or could it be the introduction to a descent into more violence? that's hard to tell what we, what we do know is that the lebanese econom

many explosions have been heard. demonstrators have now been dispersed, hezbollah and its allies have accused a judge, terry, bitter of political bias in his probe of the bay route blast, without providing any evidence or investigations being repeatedly stoled by political in fighting. alright, and sign a hold of him by root and has been covering this for us. hello. they say now what's the latest on the protest? well repeated bouts of gunfire and it's been going on now for 2 hours. we are very close to the front line. the lebanese army has heavily deployed and the area you can still hear and they still have not been able to contain the situation and control the situation. what we understand is that they have started to read a number of buildings because a lot of snipers are on buildings. this is a decades old front line. it goes back to the days of the civil war which ended in 1992 political groups, 2 sectarian groups facing off against each other. it's very hard to independently confirm how this latest bout of violence started, but according to has bella and among these are the 2. sh

i think what's really new and significant is that you have people in lebanon standing up to hezbollah openly, even with arms other limited level. this is so significant, we had other incidents on the last 9 months or so where people also stood up to hezbollah amount violently. and this is a sign that has been lows power while it is dominant in the country is not necessarily applauded by all ebony is. and we've known this that the countries about half with his bottom half mount with has been the, this is the people don't like what has well as doing see it as a arm of iran. and they don't like that. but this is unusual to have people stand up to, has been like this openly. and i think has been, is really in a difficult situation, the strongest party and lebanon, by all accounts. but they are politically not so strong. they're not very proficient at political bargaining. their, their, their award winners at resistance and military action. they're really good. they're terrific at supporting their community and others in lebanon with their social activism. things they've done, but they're

as you can, as you can see, it was really a dangerous escalation that according to hezbollah and i began when the protesters were heading towards the just this palace were ambushed in the space meant as well. and i must say that the sniper opened fire, and they're actually pointing the finger at the lebanese forces. now the lebanese forces has denied this. they've denied this charge, and they're calling for an investigation. so it's very hard to independently confirm what happened. but this is, according to the authorities, how this escalation, this, the interest escalation began. so an undeclared truth, it is not clear what stopped this confrontation. maybe one of the reasons could be it is simply because the country wasn't what could have descended into a dangerous security situation. zayna, i can say, well, we just saw before. they were members of the army behind. you tell us a little bit about their role and the tenuous role i in the situation well, the army is in a very, very difficult position because if it were to intervene and seen to side with one party against the other, then i

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they have the blocking. 3rd, there are critics the, the critics of hezbollah. they accused them of really, for the ring, iran's agenda in lebanon. they have accused the group of using its arms to impose its political will. in fact, some of the, in the opposition say that this country is occupied by iran. so that's why this, this visit really is devices you have iraq asserting its presence, asserting its influence in the country, giving this message at a time that lebanon is negotiating with the international community, in particular, the west to try to bring in much needed hard currency because you mentioned this country is an economic turmoil, if any agreement is reached with the international community to involve reforming, the state institutions, the state, that means the traditional parties has bhalla included, will lose support. and that's by extension iran losing support. so lebanon really finds itself entangled in this regional, regional conflict, caught in the middle of toronto rivalry with saudi arabia and, and united states. but there is no doubt that

now both sides are accusing each other of starting or triggering the clashes. hezbollah says that this was a pre meditated attack, that the lebanese forces sniper was responsible for firing into a crowd of unarmed protesters. and in fact, that seems, has bella. 8 is, is really pushing for charge out to be convicted. we spoke to a member of parliament from that group and he said, ga, the killer should be where he belongs and what he meant was behind bars. so there is a lot of tension. there is a dangerous stand off his supporters block to all roads leading to mob the aware somebody or charge her now resides really to tell, to tell the authorities we're not going to allow you to question him. we're not going to allow you to arrest him. so a really deep political divide here as a result of the investigations into those that the classes zanna her in beirut with all the nations for us. thank you so much. santa ana, israeli forces have arrested 16 palestinians across the occupied west bank, including 2 children. the raids mostly happened and the palestinian village of beer, alba and janine v

josh, i described the judge side, the ocoee, who summoned him as hezbollah commissioner in the military tribunal. and his lawyers are trying to remove him from the case many here worry about the lebanese for this party is being targeted because it is a vocal challenger of what the opposition called the hezbollah dominated political order. some opposition leaders also believe the case against judge will be used to bury the investigation into last year's explosion. at the reports has belonged to ally and accused thought it bitter. the lead judge in that investigation of political bias and want him removed and it seems they want georgia convicted nash had this seemed to be attempts to give georgia political and maybe even religious cover from the church. this is not acceptable. some years, georgia and all the killers should be taken to the place where they need to be. the growing confrontation between the 2 sides has raised tensions that can yet again lead to sectarian violence. it is a dangerous standoff than the others, either they root. iraq's electoral commission has started manually r

issued arrest warrants for some top officials from the amal movement, a she a group allied with hezbollah. thursday's violence was the worst since 2008 in lebanon. the fighting broke out in a section of a root located along a former civil war front line between muslim and christian militia groups and b. c . news reported that the christian lebanese forces mobilized supporters wednesday night after has belie, i'm all called for protest at the justice palace. though many of the details about how the violence started. that is who exactly fired 1st remains unclear. lebanese troops with tanks and armored personnel carriers moved into the city thursday, exchanging fire with militants as lebanese officials, including the countries prime minister, called for com, the violence erupt id as us under secretary of state for political affairs. victoria nolan arrived in bay route for high level meetings with lebanese government officials to discuss, among other things. lebanon's, importation of oil from her on her visit comes a day after wrapping up talks with russian officials in moscow for our tea. jo

israel is quite literally surrounded by hezbollah, shia militias, islamic jihad and hamas on our borders. these terror groups seek to dominate the middle east and spread radical islam across the world. what do they all have in common? they all want to destroy my country, and they're all backed by iran. they get their funding from iran. they get their training from iran. they get their weapons from iran. iran's great goal is crystal clear to anybody who cares to open their eyes. iran seeks to dominate the region and seeks to do so under a nuclear umbrella. for the past three decades, iran has spread its carnage and destruction around the middle east, country after country. lebanon, iraq. syria. yemen. gaza. what do all these places have in common? well, they're all falling apart. their citizens hungry and suffering. their economies collapsing. like the midas touch, iran's regime has the mullah touch. every place iran touches fails, and if you think iranian power is confined to israel, you're wrong. let me tell you some news -- just this year, iran made operation m.i.a. a new deadly terror

violence erupts in lebanon — six people are killed after gunmen attack a protest led by the shia group hezbollahtic gunfire and the thump of rpgs like that one. we saw someone shoot from the top of the building and the army are now trying to work out how

some here, georgia was due to appear at the defense ministry, but said he won't until the lead of hezbollah hassan masala is also summoned. the southern region of madagascar experiencing its worst drought in 40 years, pushing more than a 1000000 people to the brink of famine. this is, according to an amnesty international report which says 4 consecutive draughts of wiped out harvests and claimed lives. and in iraq, at least 11 people been killed by i full attack as indiana province. they used hand grenades and machine guns during the assault on the village of al, how asha north of baghdad. democracy maybe is next on al jazeera and after that miss nausea is here with you. news l. lead us from the world's biggest economists will convene in rome this month to discuss the deteriorating economic situation in afghanistan. but all ice will also be on the g twenty's response to the climate emergency. can they find a way to prioritize the planets help? oh, good g d p. special coverage on ouch is hip. ah ah, ah ah, only with my does new videos i do. oh, oh yeah, absolutely. you guys love with love go

like we mentioned hezbollah and her mom was just kind of, it's hard to be dismissed. they want him removed from the case. they believe his politicize. they believe he is questioning only a selective, selective officials, while the lebanese forces believe that has belie stating a cool, along with among using their weapons to impose their will on the lebanese people. lebanese forces believe that judge bizarre should continue for so his investigation and i must say something that the investigation, the tension over the investigation has also cause a cracks within the ruling alliance. yes. hello, i'm a are allies, but they also have another life which is the president, president michelle, and his christian pri, greater arctic movement party. but michelle is not standing with them on calling for virus dismissal. president on believe that the tar should complete his investigation and then he should be just so this investigation really great. that's built on to the street. you can see these things are fire from one neighborhood to another. this street really separating stron

the shooting began as supporters of the shia group hezbollah gathered for a protest. a day of mourning has been announced. tributes are being left for the victims of a bow and arrow attack that killed five people. police say they're treating the incident as an act of terrorism. police are investigating taiwan's deadlest blaze in two decades — after 46 people died in a tower block fire. residents were trapped inside their flats on the upper floors. a banksy painting that shredded itself the last time was auctioned has been re—sold for more than ten times its previous value — at a record 25 million dollars. "love is in the bin" sold at auction for almost hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are torcuil crighton who's westminster editor at the daily record and claire cohen, women's editor at the daily telegraph. the telegraph reports demands for improved pay and conditions by lorry drivers — saying there could be co—ordinated strikes if their demands aren't met. the metro splashes on an offer by boris johnson fo

in his almost hour and a half long address, the hezbollah leader put the blame directly on the lebaneserty. the christian -- party edits leader, saying they were responsible for trying to stir up sectarian division and in fact he went as far as to say he was trying to ignite a civil war within lebanon. regards to the reason for those protests thursday which led to the deadly clashes and the current political standoff in lebanon, that is the investigation into the deadly blast at the port over a year ago, the judge responsible had been politicized and said he called upon the higher judiciary to meet and to find a way out. on tuesday, there will be a meeting of the lebanese parliament and the ross a be a meeting for judges in the lebanese high court. they will be discussing the current crisis. currently, the situation is extremely intense and people will be waiting to see after the strong words what will come out of those meetings that are expected later tuesday. >> the u.s. envoy to afghanistan is leaving his post of two months after the chaotic luke perry withdrawal. he left the trump a

six people are killed after snipers attack a protest led by the shia group hezbollah. top of a building and the army now trying to work out how to contain the situation, which escalated so rapidly. we'll be speaking to a prominent lebanese analyst about what prompted the violence and where the country might be heading. also on the programme: taiwan's deadliest blaze in decades.

they finally convicted for people's some of them length hezbollah. and, and these people were never found, has below, would never allow their people to be arrested or convicted like this. and taliban delegations in turkey. as i've got tons new government continues. a diplomatic push for support and international recognition comes a day off to tell us and cut out where the group appealed to us and european officials. and i've kind of stands isolation level. we advised to taliban administration once again that they should be inclusive for the unity of the country. we told them the importance of including all ethnic and religious groups in the administration of the country. we've underlined one thing and do not see this as a request from the west, but an expectation from the islamic world as well. we told them the importance of allowing girls to go to school and giving women the right to work. a former chief technical pilot for boeing has been charged with lying to us safety regulators. evaluating the 737 max jetliner loc faulkner was accused of giving

but there is no doubt that this was a diplomatic and propaganda victory for hezbollah. and the iranian camp in a lebanon, the world health organization has endorsed the 1st ever vaccine against malaria. it's recommended the job be rolled out to millions of children across africa. the vaccine is 70 percent effective when combined with the treatments security forces inch and as you have rated the studios of an opposition tv channel. and i've seen some of its broadcast equipment just days ago. one of the channels main presenters was arrested for criticizing president. i saw you live on air, a number of media outlets have come under pressure since the president suspended parliament in july. at the time of rising tensions between the us and china presidents, joe biden, and choosing ping and are expected to hold talks by the end of the year. top advisors to both need as agreed to the virtual meeting or to 6 hours of discussions in switzerland. the philippine vice president lenny roberto has announced she's running for the top office written as a human rights lawyer and leader