a greece is foreign minister has arrived in cairo for discussions over rising tensions in the mediterranean sea 2 countries are opposed to a deal signed between turkey and libya which ange to reach draw maritime boundaries in the mediterranean sea greece says the deal ignores the presence of its island of crete between the coasts of turkey and libya egypt has called the deal illegal while turkey says it is about cementing its maritime rights of the dispute between turkey and greece goes back a number of years it is all to do with the island of cyprus which has been divided since 974 into turkish speaking north and greek cypriot south turkey has been drilling for oil and gas off the coast of cyprus and that's prompted the moves by the european union to impose sanctions. says tekkie is infringing on cypriot sovereignty protect he has always said it does not recognize cyprus as a state and greece is pushing to meet a regional gas market that would include egypt and cyprus and matthew bryza is a former u.s. diplomat sees also a senior fellow at the atlantic council's eurasia center and global energ

confrontation turkey has signed a deal with libya that map cites a boundary in the east of the mediterranean sea greece as responses by expelling the libyan ambassador and his bolstering its military in the area there are fears the agreements will further complicate disputes over drilling for yet on taps oil and gas in waters around the ethnically divided island nation of cyprus israel and egypt are also involved in this increasingly bitter controversy. well the agreements between turkey and libya was signs at the end of last month it basically draws a line in the eastern mediterranean sea between turkey and libya cutting across a strip also claimed by greece well the matter of time boundaries separates what turkey and libya have agreed will be their exclusive economic zone they say this gives them full rights. exploit natural resources including oil and gas well the deal comes as turkish ship continue exploration and drilling activities in disputed waters around cyprus we'll bring in our guest shortly but 1st john psaropoulos reports from athens. the greek foreign minister has summoned the libyan amba

greece's foreign minister has arrived in cairo for discussions over rising tensions in the mediterranean 2 countries are opposed to a deal signed between turkey and libya which drives maritime boundaries in the mediterranean sea greece says the deal ignores the presence of its island of crete between the coasts of turkey and libya egypt has called the deal illegal those are the headlines there's lots more in our website dot com we're back in half an hour right now it's the listening post. a chinese casino empire is transforming cambodia. rapid development and criminology one o one a few this again is a loser you can go to to see. on al-jazeera. but no. secret is go ok let's try this cut down on me and i'll write. that china's training designed to write history. hello i'm richard just put in you're at the listening post here are some of the media stories that we're covering this week big news that beijing didn't want out there somebody inside the communist party wants the outside world to know what is happening in st john the conflict of interest the corporate kind reporters at bloomberg news cannot investigate their boss who happens to be running for the white house they're tracking journalists from inside th

to a deal signed this in turkey and libya which aims to redraw maritime boundaries in the mediterranean sea greece says the deal is. nor is the president's overt signs of crete's which lies between the coasts of turkey and libya egypt says called the deal illegal while turkey insists it's about claiming its maritime rights but the baritone dispute between turkey and greece goes back a number of years it's also deal with the island of cyprus which has been divided since 1974 into turkish speaking north and the greek cypriot sun earth turkey has been drilling for oil and gas of the coast of cyprus which has prompted moves by the european union to impose sanctions it says turkey is infringing on cypriot so fancy but turkey has always said it does not recognize cyprus as a state where greece is pushing to lead a regional gas market which includes egypt and cyprus matthew bryza is a former u.s. diplomats he says turkey's refusal to recognize international rules makes the disputes all more difficult to solve. turkey claims a total area of around 90000 square kilometers are on the medical its mediterrane

greece is expelling libya's ambassador in athens after libya signed a maritime deal with turkey that sets new boundaries in the eastern mediterranean sea which greece is illegal turkey has condemned greece's decision to expel the libyan ambassador those are your headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the stream after that here with the 15 g. news i'll see from tenshi tomorrow many countries aren't keeping up with their commitments to stop our planet t.-t. god. can be achieved anything at the un climate change conference in madrid. as representatives from over $200.00 countries gathered for a cop $25.00 join us for special coverage on al-jazeera. ok and join the stream and. today's swedish hip hop artist red star is here to perform the also discussed how growing up in one of sweden's most notorious neighborhoods fuels his work share your thoughts you can twitter us at a stream or leave a comment and i live here to chat and you too will be in the street. you know marriage i'm a musician and climate are there in our industry. swedish hip hop artists rap star is more than just want to sweden's leading these eco exports he is

lampedusa hundreds of migrants and refugees have died in the mediterranean sea this year trying to reach europe from north africa a greece's foreign minister is expected in cairo for discussions over rising tensions in the mediterranean sea 2 countries are opposed to a deal signed between turkey and libya which drafts maritime boundaries in the mediterranean sea greece says the deal ignores the presence of its island of crete between the coasts of turkey and libya egypt has called the deal illegal while turkey says it is about cementing its maritime rights while this dispute between turkey and greece goes back a number of years it's all to do with the island of cyprus which has been divided since 1974 into turkish speaking the north and greek cypriot south turkey has been drilling for oil and gas off the coast of cyprus and that's resulted in sanctions from the european union it says turkey is infringing on cypriot sovereignty but turkey has always said it does not recognize cyprus as a state greece is also pushing to lead a regional gas market that would include egypt and cyprus and matthew bryza is a former u.s. diplomat

greece is expelling libya's ambassador in athens after libya signed a maritime deal with turkey but sets a new boundaries in the eastern mediterranean sea which greece illegal greek relations with turkey are tense because of the territorial disputes about oil and gas drilling around the island of cyprus those are your headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the big picture of more news in 25 minutes. many cultures tell the story of a great flood. chinese mythology speaks of tarantula grains being set upon the earth by an angry water god flooding the land for years. one man didn't look to escape from the flood or ride out the storm in an ark but to overcome it. his name was you and he built a series of downs and canals to channel the rising water to control its flow. he engineer order of the chaos allowing his people to survive and to flourish. you would become emperor and his deeds would become legend. today the story of modern china 5000 years in the making is still a story of order the struggle to keep it against the forces that would take it away . we have the belgian road initiative military is also expanding yet how c

greece's foreign minister is expected in cairo for discussions over the tensions in the mediterranean 2 countries are opposed to a deal signed between turkey and libya which draft maritime boundary in the mediterranean sea greece says the deal ignores the presence of its island of crete between the coasts of turkey and libya egypt has called the deal illegal while turkey says it is about cementing its maritime rights let's take a look at the longstanding maritime dispute between turkey and greece in a little more detail now it's all to do with the island of cyprus which has been divided since 1904 into turkish speaking north and greek cypriot south turkey has been drilling for oil and gas off the coast of sign for us which has resulted in sanctions from the european union which says turkey is infringing on cypriot sovereignty while ankara maintains it does not recognize cyprus as a state meanwhile greece is pushing to lead a regional gas market cooperating with both egypt and cyprus a matthew breezer is a former u.s. diplomat and senior fellow at the alleged to counsel regime center and global energy center he joins us now via skype from istanbul thanks very much for being with us so what is at the hear

greece is expelling libya's ambassador in athens after libya signed a maritime deal with turkey that sets new boundaries in the eastern mediterranean sea which greece is illegal turkey has condemned greece's decision to expel the libyan ambassador those are your headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the stream after that here with the 15 genius i'll see from. many countries aren't keeping up with their commitments to stop our planet t.-t. got. the cheap and you get the u.n. climate change conference in madrid. as representatives from over $200.00 countries gather for a cop $25.00 join us for special coverage on al-jazeera. ok and you're in the stream and. today swedish hip hop artist red star is here to perform the also discussed how growing up in one of sweden's most notorious neighborhoods fuels his work share your thoughts you can tweet us at a stream or leave a comment and i live here to chat and you too will be in the street. you know much i'm a musician implement that in our industry. swedish hip hop artist rap star is more than just want to sweden's leading these eco exports he's a music mogul who's worked with g

is independence in 162 greece is expelling libya's ambassador in athens after libya signed a maritime deal with turkey that sets out new boundaries in the eastern mediterranean sea which greece says are illegal greek relations with turkey are tense because of the territorial dispute over oil and gas drilling around the island of cyprus. john psaropoulos has the latest from athens. the reason for greek displeasure at libya is that the libyan government had given the greek government assurances that it was not concluding such an agreement with turkey it was known that these talks were going on the greeks were concerned but can the the off the record discussions that the foreign ministers had had and that the ambassador had had with counterparts here was that this wasn't really a realistic prospect so this has taken the greek side by surprise and they believe that a certain amount of trickery on the libyan part. now the reason that the greeks are just pleased is that the legal reason is that the turkish libyan areas of sovereignty in the greek you should not touch because greece lies between them greece says that according to the international law of the sea its so

now greece has sent 2 dashes to the united nations denouncing a maritime boundary deal between turkey and libya the agreement sets out new boundaries in the eastern mediterranean sea which greece says that it illegal and egypt in cyprus have also backed greece and saying that the deal violates international law libya's ambassador in athens was expelled on friday because of the issue. still ahead on the news hour police in new zealand open investigation into the circumstances surrounding multiple deaths from a y. child and a volcanic eruption and had one of the most successful south asian games bought athletes want more government support peta has that story in sports. hello it's been raining and surprisingly now the concentration has not been really in around so much as so the west in lebanon we've seen flooding in the capital once more this is fairly usual things this times a year but this is particularly notable i suppose those pictures show forecast wise to the east the sun is out the remaining circulation around the caspian means if you show a bit of rain in iran the picture in lebanon is an increasing cloud because the next belt of belt of rain is is coming i

them also back to the maritime boundaries deal signed with libya that's angered greece which is exploring the mediterranean sea for oil and gas and the turkish government is now disputing reports that forces loyal to war cliff i have to have seized and searched a cargo ship off the libyan coast the turks say the cargo was checked off to the ship's captain requested help from libya's coast guard because of mechanical problems at least 25000 civilians have reportedly fled syria to a province for the turkish border as the syrian and russian forces intensify the airstrikes russian backed syrian troops are advancing on the country's last rebel held area and the biggest push in more than 3 months and has resulted in a major civilian exodus while mexico is dealing with its highest murder rate on record and the majority of firearms involved are being smuggled in from the united states rollin's across the border has been under increasing scrutiny after a number of u.s. citizens were murdered last month in the 1st of a 2 part investigation into arms trafficking between the u.s. and mexico john holeman talks to those smu

them to once also back the maritime boundaries deal signed with libya that's greece which is exploring the mediterranean sea for oil and gas. and the turkish government is disputing reports that forces loyal to the would hold holy 5 to have seized and searched a cargo ship off the libyan coast ankara says the cargo is checked after the ship's captain requested help from libya's coast guard because of mechanical problems. well in europe at least 9 people have been killed in spain and portugal when 2 storm struck in quick succession following storm else amid weeks on 5 be a arrived late on saturday and is blowing its way across france and into the mediterranean italy has also been hit while spain's civil defense agency is warning of strong winds and waves of up to 9 meters high or a challenge reports. to rescue the crew the helicopter had to come down low so low it was being sprayed by huge waves crashing on the vessel but italian coast guards managed to lift 12 people to safety after their cargo ship was blown on to saudi in years rocky coastline. across spain portugal and france more than 118000 households

greece and cyprus on one side over. energy reserves on the east mediterranean sea. people became assassin all morning after 2 tanks just 48 hours at least 12 soldiers were killed when they were ambushed on wednesday night and held in some province near the mali and border it's the same region where an army base in a nearby timer time don't choose day 35 civilians and 80 gunmen were killed. syrian activists say near freezing temperatures are slowing the government's offensive on the last rebel held province of italy the fighting's forced 130000 civilians from their homes this month bad. how can they do this to us even israel wouldn't do this this is so wrong 20 houses flattened did a ground all at once how can this be possible there are no frontlines here just civilians i asked god to punish all of them all of these muslim states even turkey turkey is supposed to be the guarantor to stop this madness but the key protecting russia iran and even me god gerson on. police in india are being accused of using unauthorized and excessive force against protesters at new delhi

government headquarters to protest against police brutality greece's foreign minister is in cairo for discussions over rising tensions in the mediterranean sea countries are opposed to a deal signed between turkey and libya which aims to redraw maritime boundaries in the mediterranean. states stay with us here in algeria the news continues after 101 east. a chinese casino empire to rival macau and las vegas has shot up on the coast of cambodia. in just a few years seen oakville has been transformed from a sleepy tourist town into a heaving metropolis. money is flooding in but so too the notorious chinese can tell us with allegations of abduction toll chat and even murder it seems these gangs will stop at nothing in their quest to get rich quick if they. don't want to see that happening. one on one east investigates the growing criminal underbelly of cambodia's casino boom. here on the tarmac at cambodia is known penne international airport the authorities have their hands full. there deporting 150 chinese citizens. the detainees of prodded and probed like cattle before being bungled the pull to specially charted planes. but its chinese polic

contentious deal with libya that lays out maritime boundaries in the eastern mediterranean sea the deal adds to tension with greece and cyprus over who owns the rights to oil and gas training in the region cyprus is seeking legal action against the international court of justice accusing it of sending drill ships into its waters techie does not recognize that greek cypriot dominated cyprus as a sovereign state and says it can't have maritime boundaries until there's a peace deal with the south to dominated northern cyprus and speak to an orange spread and now who is a professor of international maritime not fordham university school of law he's from the u.s. state of new jersey thank you so much for being with us 1st of all how does this deal between turkey and libya impact cyprus and the other countries and on the mediterranean there. that's the complicated question because it's not clear it does because when turkey and libya agreed to an e.c. an easy remember there were agreement if not necessarily fine others state searches cyprus greece. egypt and others who are concerned neither will be in the war. or you wer

also back the maritime boundary is still signed with libya that's saying good greece which is exploring the mediterranean sea for oil and gas on the turkish government is disputing reports the forces loyal to warlord holy father have ties seized and searched a cargo ship off the libyan coast taxi the cargo was checked after the ship's captain requested help from libya's coast guard because of mechanical problems cuba has its 1st prime minister since fidel castro 43 years ago manuel mateo is the 1st appointment as part of cuba's new constitution both was abolished when fidel became president in 1976. interlace a policeman has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after t.v. pictures appear to show place trucks running over until government protests of a 20 year old is in hospital with suspectible compel this following friday's battle in santiago well at least $26.00 chileans have been killed and 1000 injuries and arrested during 2 months of protests against poverty inequality and social injustice congress has approved raising pension subsidies for the poor but many want a complete overhaul of one of

boundaries deal signed with the libyan government well that's i'm going to greece which is also exploring the mediterranean sea for oil and gas and the turkish government is disputing reports that forces loyal to the wall awfully 5 to have seized and searched a cargo ship off the libyan coast and gore says the cargo is checked after the ship's captain requested help from libya's coast guard because of mechanical problems. well now to iraq thousands of protesters have marched on blocked roads demanding that the appoint to ponding the appointment of an independent prime minister demonstrators in the capital baghdad and in the southern city of basra say one of the nominees is too closely linked to iran the protests come ahead of the looming deadline for the naming of an interim prime minister demonstrators say they're fed up with corruption core services and a lack of jobs hundreds of been killed since and to government ronnie's began in october. there are going to argue we want to talk about the political regime we want to change the constitution these people have been destroying us to 15 use we don't want them

greece's sent 2 letters to the united nations denouncing a maritime deal between turkey and libya the agreement signed last week set out new boundaries in the eastern mediterranean sea which greasers are illegal in egypt and cyprus of also back to greece and saying that the deal violates international law as ongoing tension in the region due to a territorial dispute about oil and gas drilling around the island of cyprus. police in the czech republic say a 42 year old gunman killed 6 people in a hospital waiting room in the eastern city of a struggle before fleeing and fatally shooting himself a minister under bevis told reporters it was an individual act and it's unclear what motivated the early morning attack is the country's deadliest shooting in more than 4 years. the unions in france are continuing to increase pressure against the government's pension reform plans airport workers and teachers have joined a nationwide strike which now into their 6th day president emmanuel michaels says he's planning to modernize the national retirement system but unions say it will force people to work longer. that's it for me the team in london for this bulletin back to elizabet

greece and cyprus on one side over the. energy reserves on the east mediterranean sea all right thank you mohamed indeed a lot of questions on whether the presence of maybe a will help end the conflict or in fact intensify unless i bring in. tripoli not so much do we know what role taking shows will actually play in libya there will be there to support the internationally recognized government of course but where will they be deployed. fully expected the military assistance is a very crucial in this battle to prevent have forces from advancing any further towards the city center that's according to government sources as you know that the military and security corp memorandum of understanding that was signed by the libyan. prime minister face and the turkish president the last month does not entail sending troops that is why president stressed on demanding all requesting an official request from the g.n.a.t. the government of national accord and now this separate men date to be submitted is to be submitted to the turkish parliament early in january so that the turkish government can send military individuals or turkish troops

joint exploratory operations in the eastern mediterranean sea the comments follow the signing of a controversial maritime agreement last month that led to greece expelling its libyan ambassador greece cyprus and egypt say the deal breaches international law by allowing turkey and libya to operate in contested waters but turkey says it's legal and it could also expand operations to the black sea or international waters . france will host an international conference on wednesday aimed at resolving the political and economic crisis in lebanon the country has been without a functioning government since the end of october when prime minister saad hariri quit over major and to government protests demonstrations are continuing with calls for those still in power to step down under lebanon's power sharing system and a new prime minister must be a sunni muslim. in india a controversial citizenship bill has passed through its 1st stage in parliament the proposed law is geared towards granting citizenship to those fleeing religious persecution but it excludes muslims some say is the governing hindu nationalist parties latest attempt at sidelining was lim

between turkey and libya it essentially draws a line in the eastern mediterranean sea cutting across a strip which is also claimed by greecelibya's foreign ministry says the expulsion of its ambassador from athens is unacceptable. has more now from athens. the reason for greek displeasure at libya is that the libyan government had given the greek government assurances that it was not concluding such an agreement with turkey it was known that these talks were going on the greeks were concerned but the the off the record discussions that the foreign ministers had had and that the ambassador had had with counterparts here was that this wasn't really a realistic prospect so this has taken the greek side by surprise and they believe that a certain amount of trickery on the libyan part. now the reason that the greeks are just pleased is that the legal reason is that the turkish and libyan areas of sovereignty in the greek you should not touch because greece lies between them greece says that according to the international law of the sea its southern region islands should have a continental shelf that comes between the continenta

implications with tension already rising between turkey and greece on one side as well as cyprus because of the energy reserves in the eastern mediterranean seaso it is going to have region or medications. they say they are in need of military commanders to run the battles on the ground especially during the past few days after half of those forces have advanced and taken control of throughout egypt locations in southern tripoli including get a military camps strategic military camps in southern tripoli helped by russian mercenaries from the wagner company in order for turkey to send troops to their d.n.a. it needs a new mend day because the agreement signed with libya last month does not entail sending troops in fact it only entails military and security cooperation which that includes military equipment and navy vessels maybe and also logistics but it does not entail sending get troops there is why odone is stressing on an official request from the d.n.a. is a must for the turkish government to send to send it to his troops to fire it along with the government of national accord to defend the capital tripoli against have to his forces. the

joint exploratory operations in the eastern mediterranean sea accordance follow the signing of a controversial maritime agreement last month that led to greece expelling its libyan ambassador greece cyprus and egypt so the deal breaches international law by allowing turkey in libya to operate in contested waters but turkey says it's illegal and it could also expand operations to the black sea or international waters. iraq's foreign ministry has summoned for foreign envoys for their statements condemning a weekend attack in baghdad 20 anti-government demonstrators and 4 police officers were killed when gunmen stormed a protest in the capital's to his square ambassadors of germany the u.k. and france and met with caretaker premier added up their body on sunday they urged him to ensure the protection of protesters and bring justice to those responsible for the killings a canadian ambassador was also summoned stating that the government should not allow armed groups with special agendas to roam free. france will host an international conference on wednesday aimed at resolving the political and economic crisis in lebanon the country has been with

very very far eastward into the mediterranean beyond the aegean sea and well beyond other greek islands greif says well that island enjoys the ability to define greece's territorial waters turkey says that's absurd its a tiny island how could it have equal weight to thousands of kilometers of turkish coastline in determining where turkey's territorial waters lie in this is a dispute that's extremely difficult to resolve there is a framework out there the un convention on the law of the sea but turkey is not a party to and by the way neither is the united states but love to see says islands do acquire full force in determining national waters but again turkey doesn't recognize that agreement. a bus crash in northern india has killed 24 people they were traveling through the mountains to a popular tourist town when the bus veered off the road into a valley at least 18 people were injured. and in siberia a bus crash there has killed 19 people another 21 are injured when the bus skidded off a bridge and fell onto a frozen lake a criminal inquiry is now under way. to new key figures of started their jobs at the head of the european union in germany is foun

implications with tension already rising between turkey and greece on one side as well as cyprus because of the energy reserves in the eastern mediterranean seaso it is going to have regional ramifications. they say they are in need of military commanders to run the battles on the ground especially during the past few days after half of those forces have advance of and taken control of throughout egypt locations in southern tripoli including get a military camps strategic military camps in southern tripoli helped by russian mercenaries from the wagner company in order for turkey to send troops to d.n.a. it needs a new mend day because the agreement signed with libya last month does not entail sending troops in fact it only entails military and security cooperation which that includes military equipment and navy vessels maybe also logistics but it does not entail. troops there is why is a stressing on an official request from the d.n.a. is a must for the turkish government to send to send it to his troops to fire it along with the government of national accord to defend the capital tripoli against have those forces. well let's look now at why

greece on one side as well as cyprus because of. the energy reserves in the eastern mediterranean sea so it is going to have region or medications indeedit is and of course so we'll continue to follow that from ankara and from and tell you where you are at the moment it's cross over to mahmoud of the wire had to say in the libyan capital tripoli and also and obviously this news to a certain extent will maybe bring some relief to the government in tripoli but it's still uncertain as to whether they've actually made the request. well what we know for certain is that the government forces are requesting get. military commanders to military commanders they they say they are in need of military commanders to run the battles on the ground especially during the past few days after half of those forces have advanced and taken control of throughout egypt locations in southern tripoli including get a military camps strategic military camps in southern tripoli helped by russian mercenaries from the wagner company now remember that in order for turkey to send troops to d.n.a. it needs a new new mandate because the agreement signed with libya last

the mediterranean eastern spacings into red so downpours some flash flooding as a result solved that side on the other side of the med littlest here as well just around greece western side of the sea of the turkish mountains some snow in an hour for causes that cool crisp the weather into those central parts cold enough into the northwest as well with some snow the northeast there pushing over towards that western side of russia 4 celsius the 4 moscow will celsius 2 with some brighter skies some bost spot in sunshine the 4 berlin as the winds start to pick up some shows there into central parts of the met still disturb just around the western side of the med around the valley erik's and there we go with mild cloudy skies out west where the tumbling in london will get up to around 9 celsius by the end of the week if you show us also affecting both west and possibly africa with some rain for northern parts of morocco along with more than areas of algeria. sponsored by countdown and this. one is the last time you were out on the streets protesting whether on line you feel the weight of the system you walk through each and every level or layer further further into the jail or if you j

sea boundary between them in the eastern mediterranean close to the greek island of crete several mediterranean states are just going to control the regions on tapped oil and gas reserves. from athens on why greece sees this pact as a gross violation of international. greece says libya deceived it into believing it would never sign an exclusive economic zone agreement with turkey recognizing each other's rights to exploit mineral wealth under the sea greece believed because it was known that turkey had already approached egypt and israel with similar proposals and had been rejected calls the agreement a raw violation of the international law of the sea the agreement marks out a corridor of water between the turkish and libyan coasts that cuts across an area that greece also claims as an exclusive economic zone belonging to its islands turkey is not a signatory to the international law of the sea and says islands don't have an exclusive economic zone greece is asking its allies in the european union and nato to condemn the agreement turkish parliament has already ratified it and is expected to lodge it with the united nations turkey also says it will send a drill ships to search for oil and gas i