chris, it is a great loss for libya. we lost him as a friend and man that understands the history of the people of libya before and after. chris, he built the bridge between libya and the united states. a bridge of love, of hope. we never believed one day we would be able to raise against this dictatorship. i knew chris after he came back. i knew chris more. he would come to the house and we play tennis. after the tennis we come back home and have libyan breakfast. he is a man of principles and he is serious. i agree he never speaks about himself, what achievement he made. he is a guy when you look for him again. this is kind of different element but one time he told me story when he was serving in tripoli and then in benghazi. he walked on the street of benghazi and looked over his back and saw two people following. whereever he goes they follow him. hen he stop and he went up to them and he said hello, how are you. yeah, they speak with him. they invite for coffee. these people of course are service. maybe not to prote

ambassador to libya. i had the honor to serve as the envoy to the libyan revolution and i was thrilled to watch the libyan people stand up and demand their rights. now i'm excited to return to libya to continue the great work we've started, building a solid partnership between the united states and libya to help you the libyan people achieve your goals. right now i'm in washington, preparing for my assignment. as i walk around the monuments and memorials commemorating the courageous men and women that made america what it is, i'm reminded we too went through challenging periods, when america was divided by a bitter civil war 150 years ago. president abraham lincoln had the vision to pull us together toward a shared goal of peace and prosperity. growing up in california i didn't know much about the arab world. then after graduating from the university of california at berkeley, i traveled to north africa as peace corps engineer. i worked as an english teacher in morocco two years and quickly grew to love t

no peace for post libya as the country's two major cities are attacked a grenade strikes the security headquarters in tripoli while a car bombs detonated in benghazi. truth under attack in greece a journalist shows solidarity with whistle blows were being silenced while trying to expose government wrongs. and swastikas flying in the streets of moscow russia's most radical nationalists and merged in the capital and nationwide aiming to stir up divisions on the country's day of unity. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly t.v. while voters in florida lined up to cast their ballots in early voting those in new york are lining up for fuel rations and blankets much of the big apple remains paralyzed with tens of thousands still without power heat or hot water nearly a week after superstorm sandy ripped through his art to use marina portnoy with the political fallout from the disaster. she was a storm the size of europe and it might be a game changer for america's upcoming u.s. presidential election early voting was suspended as h

to his commitment to a new and better libya. benghazi in a real sense, as you have heard today, became his city. as it is with a deep sense of fate that in benghazi he and his colleagues gave that last full measure for his country and his many friends in the city where he died, continuing to defend and prosper their hopes and their aspirations for the future. many have commented since on chris's salient commitment to the people of benghazi. john thorn writing in the christian science monitor noted that when he passed in the street, the young men would call out, hello, chris. they knew his face. would laugh and say hello always. this is the right way to deal with our people, he said. libyan friends said he was always ready to put his country first. he shone by being himself, interested in the lives of ordinary people. his death was met with shock and sadness in libya. feelings with regard to americans that are rare in that part of the world these days. for me that judgment captures key characteristics of chris and his approach to

on the selective trip advice from tripoli libya is busy attracting tourists but visitors are being kept in the dark on tragedies like the violent siege and assault of bani walid. it's eleven pm here in moscow a very good evening if you just joined us some kevin owen in this is r t syria's president says the conflict in his country's escalated because western powers of hand picked him as the latest bogeyman in an exclusive interview with r.t. bashar al assad warned that any direct foreign intervention in syria would spark a global disaster r.t. sophie shevardnadze spoke to the embattled leader in his capital. that he's not a western puppet he also denies to fuck that civil war is taking place in this country he's saying that it's not civil war it's a conflict where he has to fight different fractions of terrorism. and the fact that the financing of this terrorist actions was unprecedented and it was coming from abroad what he told me that if the finest were to stop then he would probably need about two weeks more to restore peace in his country and he also said that if the west were to i

back of the situation of the moment in libya and if we have so many people. situations they could be coming most and we can think for next season to do something with libya and it's a wonderful country so. what about what's happening and. what do you mean what's happening in happening there there's been fighting do you know about that no we went to confront the tour operator i saw you speaking some people eat telling them about what's been happening in at the moment. this is. for the future. because it was deeply disturbing is that despite a growing body of evidence about crimes against civilians and increasingly vocal concerns from human rights organizations the same media and government remain resolutely silent i've got to sort of package nish as a success it's very important for nato so we have been. have been liberated in inverted commas as great places to go great places to invest and the reality for the everyday person in these countries is a living hell really pick up one travel information pack in. will be given reasons to visit libya and undoubtedly

next story from libya so often described as many things libya is new but if you ever consider this a holiday hotspot it seems a lot of people do you think with the whale though there is of course one glaring omission among the excursions the siege ravaged city of bani walid the center of reports on the travel agents hiding tragedy from the tourists. we're here at the world travel market a trade show you taking place in london or people can consulates their holiday inspiration or that scouts exotic spot for a honey way one country you probably wouldn't expect to see being touted as a tourist destination and that's libya the places where the tourist interesting the site is a political fight it's completely safe granted it's got to be safe more than even towns big towns like london new york but there's somewhere there's not mentioned in the guidebook bani walid a desert town this remain loyal to formally to colonel gadhafi it's just a few hours try southeast of the traditional tourist destination tripoli but it's a world away from the safe environment the two guides of pitching. the tow

check out libya. as long as you can stomach geopolitical risks and worrisome headlines, the organization for economic ann cooperative developmencooperativedevelopmen% growth this year, 10% gdp for 2013. part of libya's royal family. they were exiled 42 years ago, and he is back trying to sell libya to the business community globally. he joins me now in a fox business exclusive. good to have you on the show. >> i'm glad to hav see you agai. liz: this is the tough pitch. i want to know your pitch, how do you convince u.s. businesses this is a place to set up shop? >> benghazi is really looking to move forward right now economically, they put a lot of energy on infrastructure projects, business development and finance, they've allocated a budget $580 billion. they're looking for america part spits in libya. it is not whatsoever. love american companies have been ttere for over a year. they're looking to invest and develop their country. liz: what american businesses are already there? some are not ready

in the rebellion in syria and of course supporting also developments in libya so how so many people have been hoodwinked into thinking that president obama or president romney would be different when it came to foreign policy i don't know where they get that from. all right well israel says that it is ready to strike harder against militants in gaza with prime minister benjamin netanyahu warning of an escalator response to the shelling from that strip six palestinians four civilians among them have been killed since saturday following the israeli attacks now let's separate us from our correspondent in the region paula slayer paula obviously prime minister netanyahu taking a harsh stance here promising to crack down with an iron fist perhaps trying not to seem weak before his election in january when you look at these actual strikes are they are they proving effect on the ground. well they're not proving largely effective the latest we heard from the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is that his country is ready to strike hard to against the gaza strip if it does not stop attackin

officials believe the suspects train in camps in libya. the libya attack killed four americans, killing chris stevens. meantime, a moving tribute in the nation's capital for the late amsterdam. >> reporter: u.s. amsterdam chris stevens along with three other americans were killed in an attack in benghazi, libya, september 11. friends and colleagues, secretary of state hillary clinton says his legacy will live on. >> he was an inspiration to all who knew him during his life. he remains an inspiration now and i believe far into the future. >> reporter: nearly two months since the attack, officials are looking into the incident and working to improve safety protocols. >> we now have a formal accountability review board investigating the attack that killed chris and we will apply its recommendations and lessons learned to improving security everywhere. >> reporter: his sister earned a standing ovation as she accepted his award on his behalf. she also revealed some personal details about her brother. >> his enaging personality, how many of my g

tran one service around the world and in libya gives a unique insight not on libya's recent political changes leading to keep her current challenges and opportunities for the living people as they look to the future. we are pleased to welcome trend one. [applause] -- tran one -- spent good afternoon. thank you very much. .. >> i want to start with what's happening in benghazi and september 11th, that we lost a great friend. ambassador chris stevens, he's not only friend, he is a tennis partner, and he's a champion, and he's part of the revolution. we lost him in a very criminal attack against the american consulate in benghazi. i want to extend my condolence or regret and we're sorry for his family and for the american people. it is sad that he is not around with us to see the democratic process taking place in libya. when we have with support of the united states, of the nato, of arab countries to defeat the gadhafi regime which was in libya for 42 years. but the challenges are still great in front of us. we have security issue. unfortunately, the government is still not under contro

now and i mean the government of libya. well leading by training human rights activists continues to await fate at the trial of an appeal for a job who's been under arrest and still lying will resume in a month's time after thursday's hearings in find out more by logging on to our website our trade dot com also for you there new frontier astronomers discover a planet seven times the size of perth which could support human life all those details for you on our website our team dot com. well an american now living and working in qatar has been barred from traveling home to visit his sick mother and study along who is an air force veteran has been placed on a federal no fly list without any explanation adam soltani from the council of american islamic relations believes that his muslim name is what makes him an undesired. person and the united states there is no indication of any reason for him to be on this no fly list he has never been convicted of any criminal activity he has served his country for ten years in the u.s. air

and the selective trip advice from tripoli libya is busy attracting tourists but visitors are being kept in the dark on tragedies like the violent siege and assault of bani while the. world news live from our moscow headquarters you're watching our team with me lucy catherine of well the syrian president says that western states are used to creating enemies are motivated by their own interests in an exclusive interview with r t bashar al assad predicts a global catastrophe should foreign powers intervene in his country are just so if you spoke to the embattled leader in damascus and has the following details. that he's not a western puppet he also denies to fuck that civil war is taking place in this country he's saying that it's not civil war it's a conflict where he has to five different fractions of terrorism. on the fact that the financing of this terrorist fractions was unprecedented and it was coming from abroad what he told me that if the finest were to stop then he would probably need about two weeks more to restore peace in his country and he also said that if the west were to i

have been working on egypt and libya as well. so if you have any -- >> the issue of women's rights is a very large issue. certainly to the scenes have pride in themselves, the most liberal law regarding women's rights. a exception, there was a great deal of protection for secularists and women as well. one of the issues that drive the debates about how we define this -- define the state and a new social contract, how was the role of women going to change to make and sell a great deal of the -- a great deal in the past. and sure, the provisions of the constitution. to find them in the same, which was a very fundamental shift from the way women have been defined in today's in society, certainly in the urban center. focusing on some big issues. it is an important issue, but there are bigger issues of how this new state, the relationship is defined. >> i think that, you know, to deal with the issues -- >> can you lift your microphone a little bit closer? >> is it better? >> so-so. now we have lost you completely. we are not getting a

much of the mainstream libya has covered the president over libya and the issue has not gained big time traction. fox news correspondent catherine herridge reports she reviewed a cable sent why by the u.s. mission to the secretary of state hillary clinton on august 16th. it went to mrs. clinton's office. it stated americans in benghazi did not believe the consulate could be defended against a coordinated attack. of course on 9/11 there were coordinated terrorist attacks that killed ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans. it is clear the obama administration was warned and did nothing. that's a pretty big story and the press has ignored it saying over and over again his administration is investigating. here is a flash. the fox news investigative team has uncovered far more about libya than the obama administration has. which is kind of interesting, don't you think? there are just four days until we vote. libya will not be, will not be a major issue. the president will be able to ride it out. and he can thank his friends in the media for that. and that's the memo. now fo

in the rebellion in syria and of course supporting roles who are developments in libya so how so many will be hoodwinked into thinking that president obama or president romney would be different when it came to foreign policy i don't know where they get that from well israel says that it is ready to strike harder against militants in gaza and with prime minister benjamin netanyahu warning of an escalating response to shelling from the strip this has at least six palestinians for civilians among them have been killed since saturday in the worst violence that country an area has seen in recent months well here's more from archie's policy. the latest figures we have is that the number of palestinians who have been killed has now increased to six four of whom are teenagers now we do understand from islamic jihad that the additional two people who were killed were members of the organization so only two militants were killed most of people killed were in fact civilians there also around who have been injured in these because of all the into the gaza health ministry spokesperson and among t

no peace for post gadhafi libya as the country's two major cities are attacked grenade strikes the security headquarters in tripoli a car bomb detonates in benghazi. truth under attack in greece journalists show solidarity with whistleblowers who say they're being silence while trying to expose government wall. for i am in moscow why metros are bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news on r t an explosion in syria's capital's wounded at least eleven people the blast happened near a heavily guarded military and government buildings no one's admitted to the attack but al qaeda linked militant groups have been behind similar recent incidents meanwhile there's been another drive toward a diplomatic solution to the syrian conflict as russia's foreign minister met with u.n. peace envoy lakhdar brahimi insists the western things priority of regime change in syria is destructive it leads to more bloodshed dr ali mohamed editor in chief of the syrian tribune it says no resolution can solve the crisis while the u.s. and its allies seem determined to oust president assad. the we

run story for more than a fortnight before anyone else picked it up back in london and despite libya being showcased it seems that bani walid has once again been conveniently left out of the conversation when i saw this then it was a goes with surprise and i came. back of the situation at the moment in libya and if we have so many people there it means our situation is that it becoming more stable and we can think for next season to do something with libya and it's a wonderful country so we would about what's happening in. the new world lead do but do you mean was had been happening there's been fighting do you know about that no. you haven't heard about that i haven't heard you work for a travel company way and they haven't told you what's happening in burnie welling. you know look what happens and when a lot of fighting in the past couple of weeks now we went to confront the tour operator your promoting terrorism in libya. so you speak and some people each telling them about what's been happening in bani walid at the moment. this is . for the future. there's a reason to speak about

libya is trying to tout its wealth of ancient ruins to tempt tourists back to the revolution visitors went away but the country's most recent history is off the map and holiday makers aren't likely to learn much about the deadly siege of bani walid less than a month ago. expects. we here at the world's travel market to trade say taking place in london or people can consulates their holiday inspiration or that scout exotic spot for a honeymoon a one country you probably wouldn't expect to see being touted as a tourist destination and that's libya the places where the tourist interesting the site is a political sideshow it's completely safe going around today it's got to be saved more than even towns to big towns like london or new york but there's somewhere that is not mentioned in the guide burke bani walid a desert town this remain loyal to formally to colonel gadhafi it's just a few hours dry southeast of the traditional tourist destination tripoli but it's a world away from the safe environment the two guides of pitching. town's become the scene of some of the fiercest fighting sin

in the rebellion in syria and of course supporting those who developments in libya so how so many of you will be hoodwinked into thinking that president obama or president romney would be different when it came to foreign policy i don't know where they get that from while some may criticize the results of the election questions arise over the integrity of the voting process and america's electronic ballot boxes are accused of being easy to camberwell art investigates and then things being done to fix the problem a little later in the program. here is president insists he will not leave his country in the exclusive interview with r.t. bashar asad said only the ballot box can determine his future and he also said western powers have picked him as one of their bogeyman and warned against foreign intervention in syria r.t. sophie shevardnadze spoke to the embattled leader in damascus. we had a chance to speak about fifteen minutes before the interview very educated very down to unst earth definitely not go manic but contrary to what people like people train him in the media very well inf