let's get more from hoda abdel-hamid, who is following developments from tunisia's south-east.l us about who was in court. >> there is also the foreign minister muammar gaddafi. he was also a key figure in the intelligence. who is missing are the two sonses of muammar gaddafi, who are part of that trial. and the brigades in zintan. in the past there was a feeling center zintan in the hearings, this time for security to happen relations between the brigades, dawn forces in friendship are at a low at the moment. zintan has a role to make sure it is not marginalized in the new libya. sadly, we know why they are there today. the charges - there's a long list of charges, going from the international community from the prime minister and foreign minister and there's killing civilians - mean the protesters - during the revolution, back in 2011. using rape as a tool of war. a long list of charges that these men are facing. i don't think there'll be a verdict today. this is just another matter that we are getting closer to understanding. >> will this have impact on the fighting in libya

. >> we have more from hoda abdel hamid. >> the conflict is a mere three hour flight from here and europe feels threatened. ukraine's president took center stage with this dramatic display. >> a military idea of russian soldiers, russian officers, this is best evidence for the congregation andaggression and the presence of russian troops which lost his way. hundred kilometers from the border. full tanks of ammunition. killing my soldiers and killing ukrainian civilians. >> german chancellor angela merkel arrived here at the back of her visit and that of francois hollande to moscow. in proposal calling for greater autonomy in the east. >>> it's also difficult to find common ground among western allies. some here talk of an emerging rift between the u.s. and europe over the way forward. this comes at a time when the u.s. is mulling over the idea of increasing military support to ukraine. the obama administration has so far provided nonlethal aid. it's now said to be considering supplying kiev with defensive weapons such as anti-tank mixes. a position which the german chancellor is decidedly

. >>> let's get more now from hoda abdel hamid who joins us near the libyan border with tunisia.s this mean isil's influence is growing in libya? >> reporter: that's what a lot of libyans would tell you, and actually the main question now is how -- how much of a footprint does isil or its affiliates have around the country? there was this bold triple attack this morning. we have seen isil's presence in sirte, actually a battle is looming there, the fighters wanting to retake that city from isil affiliates who are occupying government buildings there. they are in derna. we have seen attacks in tripoli, so certainly people are extremely worried about that and ever since the air strikes -- the egyptian air strikes happened libyans are even more worried because that had further widened the gap in the country, especially on the political front. >> i want to take you up on that particular point. libya of course going through its own political chaos. what is the likelihood of the two rival governments putting aside their differences two thwart isil. >> reporter: there is a meeting set t

hoda abdel hamid has more now from tunisia near the libyan border. >> reporter: the triple bombing underliesow much more complicated the situation on the ground has become ever since egypt carried out those air strikes in the eastern city of derna. the group behind those attacks an isil affiliate claimed responsibility and said clearly that it was in retaliation of those air strikes. it was the hometown of the speaker of the parliament of the under-recognized government now based in tobruk. the request to lift the arms embargo put forward but the jordanian government with the backing of egypt and the government in tobruk has been rebuffed at the moment. the situation is now on the political track. a meeting is scheduled to take place next monday in morocco, a meeting attended by both the government in tobruk and the court-appointed government in tripoli. >>> in tripoli there have been protests against the egyptian air strikes. hundreds packed into the city center. they are angry at the egyptian air strikes launched in response to the murder of 21 coptic christians carried out by an isil grou

hoda abdel hamid has more near the libyan border. >> reporter: now we know that a police station, a gastation, and it appears also the home -- or the residence of the speaker of the dissolve parliament or, i.e. the parliament that is sitting in tobruk, the u.n.-recognized one, cuba is its hometown and he said speaking to some media, that this was in retaliation for the air strikes carried out by egypt in the eastern town of derna. >>> it's make or break day for greece as euro zone ministers meet in brussels. they are expected to decide if they will grant the request from athens for an extension on their loan. john psaropoulos has the latest. >> reporter: the greek prime minister issued a statement saying that greece had done everything possible in order to present a proposal to european counterparts that will be acceptable, and he said he felt that therefore it will be accepted. the concessions the greeks have made are substantial. the letter that finance minister on thursday sent to the euro group chairman says that greece will work within the flexibility provided by the existing progr

hoda abdel hamid has more now from derna near the libyan border. >> reporter: we know that a police stationas station, and it appears also the residence of the speaker of the dissolve parliament or, i.e. the -- now the parliament sits in tobruk the u.n.-recognized one. this is his hometown and he said that this was in retaliation for the air strikes that were carried out by egypt in the eastern town of derna. >>> the somali armed group, al-shabab has claimed responsibility for two explosions in the capitol mogadishu. at least 11 people have been killed including two members of parliament. the central hotel was the target. it is popular with somali officials because it is near the presidential palace. >> translator: i was in the mosque when the first blast went off, i escaped and saw a lot of people lying dead on the ground. i was shocked. >> reporter: somali government spokesman updated us on the situation a little while ago. >> the terrorists al-shabab have attacked a hotel, and then they killed a number of people in a mosque. so far we can trying to get the confirmation of [ inaudible ] v

behind the scenes and behind closed doors most pressing security issues acknowledge hoda abdel hamid. al jazeera. >> plans for the summit emerged this weekend on a conference call between he be angela merkel, francois hollande, petro poroshenko and vladimir putin. >> hopes of the meeting on monday in minsk are rising. however the russian he aren't fully signing up yet. we can listen now to some comments that vladimir putin made in sochi earlier on sunday. >> translator: conversation with colleagues from kiev, berlin and paris in the so-called normandy format has just ended. we have agreed we will try to organize the same type of format with heads of state in minsk. we will hopefully agree in some positions which we have agreed very intensively in certain days. >> nobody has said, we agree because there are clearly some details that have to be thrashtd out first. much of that will happen in berlin on monday where deputy foreign ministers meet there. then tuesday in minsk there will be a meeting of the contact group including the osce, and the donetsk people's republic and the luhansk p

. >> we get more from hoda abdel hamid. >> in the heart of behalf air yabavaria.ukraine's president took center stage where this dramatic display. >> the passport and military i.d. of russian soldiers. russian officers. this is the best evidence for the aggression and for presence of russian troops which lost his way. hundred kilometers from the border. with full tanks of ammunition. killing my soldiers, from killing ukrainian civilians. >> german chancellor angela merkel arrived here on the back side of her visit to moscow. calling for larger part in the east and bigger demill tried zone. >> it is hard to find common ground with western allies. some talk of a growing rift between the east and europe, increasing military support to ukraine. the obama administration has so far provided nonlethal aid. it is now considering supplying kiev with such weapons like anti-tank missiles. >> we've decided to focus our efforts on a diplomatic solution. at the same time with our u.s. partners we've decided to add sanctions, in other words to hit russia with what is our strength and that is our econom

let's go to hoda abdel hamid who joins us live near the libyan border. t's talk about the attack in libya, hoda what was the target? and has anyone claimed responsibility as of yet? >> reporter: no one has claimed responsibility as yet. we know a police station, a gas station, and it appears also the home -- or the residence of the speaker of the [ inaudible ] parliament, or, i.e. the parliament that is sitting in tobruk, the under-recognized one, it is its hometown, and he said speaking to some media that this was in retaliation for the air strikes that were carried out by egypt in the eastern town of derna. we don't have a claim of responsibility as i said but we can probably understand the situation on the ground being that there was -- it was said some of the armed groups on the ground there had said that there will be retaliation, and a member of the u.n.-recognized government in their view would be a fair play target. >> hoda just as you were talking there, i have just been told that reuters is now reporting that militants pledging loyalty to the ar

. >> hoda abdel hamid thank you. >>> qatar has recalled its ambassador from egypt for consultation. decision follows comments by the egyptian envoy to the arab league about qatar backing terrorism. something qatar strongly denies. >>> united states has identified 1200 syrian rebels as so-called moderate fighters that it can train to take on isil. it's part of a u.s. military-lead program expected to begin next month. washington says it will send more than 400 soldiers, including special operations forces to train the fighters. >>> meanwhile, fierce fighting continues in and around the syrian city of aleppo with at least 70 pro-government fighters and more than 80 rebels killed since tuesday. the u.n. is trying to broker a ceasefire. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: once a thriving tourist destination, this part of aleppo is now a battlefield. in the old city they fight street by street and snipers watch for targets. >> translator: we are here to fight on the front to prevent the regime from moving towards our area. this area is important because it is the regime's lifeline. >

hoda abdel-hamid is in the tunisian town over the border from libya. >> abdul fatah al-sisi starts a one-hour long address by tackling the air strikes. he talked clearly it the egyptian people first, saying it was a matter of, "revenge", and a think he meant a matter of pride. he could not face paying condolences to the fall lis of the vic timents, and the coptic christian community without having taken prior action. then it seems they were addressing the concerns of the international community. the egyptian army does not attack anyone first, that they were not an invader, and that it was there only to defend egypt and its borders. air strikes have been polarizing inside libya. the u.n.-recognised government in tobruk window them. the court appointed one in tripoli has condemned them. it came at a time when there has been progress on the political track. so clearly the white house, the u.n. within the arab league many were concerned about the air strike and the scope of them and how long they would have lasted. it seemed that president abdul fatah al-sisi was trying to convey the mes

hoda ab ded abdel hamid, al jazeera. >> ing liters from ukraine france germany and russia agreed to meet. >> i've just finished my conversations with colleagues from kiev, berlin and paris in the so-called normandy format. we agreed we would try to set up the meeting in the same format. in minsk. >> on thursday the ukrainian currency slid 40% against u.s. dollar. kiev reacted by raising interest rates from 5.5% to 19.5%. the move left many ukrainians feeling helpless. >> translator: part of my savings are in dollars the problem is, the banks are not giving customers the opportunity to cash them. when the banks aren't allowing me to get my money it's really an unpleasant situation. >> ukraine's financial woes stem mostly from the fighting in eastern ukraine. the country spends an estimated $8 million a day battling the separatists. >>> jordan has announced it bombed i.s.i.l. locations 56 times in the last three days. this following i.s.i.l.'s execution of a jordanian pilot. they are defending islam as well as their country. >> reporter: these are set to be targets belonging to the islamic