>> talks are resuming in morocco, but expectations of a solution are low. >> we have asked for -- we can't go to the outdated national conference. >> the countries oil wealth is going up in smoke in the meantime. al jazeera. >> we have live not capitol of morocco where the talks are still not underway. >> we understand that members of the internationally-recognized government in tobruk just landed and are on their way now to the capitol along with the united

they know that if they have an agreement here in morocco

but nevertheless, morocco is stable. and citizens are looking at that stability right now as an asset, right? morocco has good relations with the europeans it has good relations with the americans. nobody wants to rock that stability and open up, again, if there's regime change, will you bring a more islamist-leaning government to power? will that islamist-leaning government alienate the monarchy when the monarchy is in dire need of strong economic ties with the europe and the u.s., for example? i don't think anybody's willing to push that envelope further. >> host: is the u.s. always the elephant in the room in the middle east? >> guest: so i get this question quite a lot. it is -- the u.s. figures in in a lot of conversations and debates. as does europe to alesser extent, but the u.s. is certainly dominant. it's not though -- i think where there is a little bit of a misconception, it's not that everybody is focused or obsessed with the united states when they talk about the u.s. role in the region but if you look at th

but talks are set to resume next week in morocco. in central libya gunmen attacked an oil field killing eight guards. the government targeted the field in the south of the country. witnesses report smoke rising from the fas till. a statement from the national oil corporation, which runs the oil field implies the attackers are from the city of sirte which has been ceased by the islamic state of iraq and the levant in the last month. hashem ahelbarra has the latest from rabat now. hashem when we say they have agreed to the structure of a deal what does that mean? >> reporter: well basically delegations from the internationally recognized government of tobruk and the -- the tripoli-based gnc which is recognized as legitimate by though country's constitutional court came out of a meeting with the united nations special representative and they basically said that they have come up to some sort of agreement about how to move forward. this agreement tackles two main issues. forming a national unity government and the security arrangement, w

so if we could first look more closely at the various parties taking part in these talks in morocco. are all the factions represented at these talks? >> i think that you have the major political parties being represented, in particular both political parties that are claiming legitimacy, the hor which is in tibruk as well as the former remnants being represented in tripoli. how much authority do these groups have on the streets on the ground. not so much the bigger militias but the 13,458er shaller militias that have splintered off. >> exactly. even if these parties at the talks in morocco can reach a deal, will they be able to implement it in libya and make it stick? >> i think that's always the challenge no matter what you do in peace negotiations particularly in terms of dialogue. it's first finding the political climate, which i think is very important in conversations in morocco. but as you point out will it stick? will it be implementable. as long as they're giving the right rhetoric, hopefully they'll be able to move it along side if they're able to see tangible concrete actio

a new round of political dialogue will take place in mow morocco. talks are expected to start on thursday. let's speak to james bayes who joins us from the united nations. the security council has been meeting, we heard from the libyan envoy to the u.n. but also the u.n. representative for libya. >> reporter: yes, the secretary general special representative has been speaking to the security council with regard to libia. he is trying to facilitate these talks. talks that are supposed to take place in the next 24 hours in morocco. he told the security council what is at stake. >> the overall situation on the ground is deteriorating rapidly, and libya can no longer afford to allow the political crisis and armed conflict that has gripped the country for much of the past year cannot to fester longer. >> james meanwhile we heard from the libyan representative to the u.n., who had some very harsh words for the security council and the international community. >> reporter: yes, and i think this is going to disturb the ambassadors at the security council, b

he has announced that there will be more talks taking place in morocco on thursday. he told the security council that there was a great deal at stake. >> the overall situation on the ground is deteriorating rapidly, and libya can no longer afford to allow the political crisis and armed conflict that has gripped the country for much of the past year cannot allow to fester longer. >> so a sense of urgency there, james. we also heard from the libyan ambassador to the united states who was addressing the security council also today. and he had some very harsh words. deplored the silence of the international community. how did they go down there? >> reporter: well i think the security council saw for itself exactly how difficult it is going to be to bring peace to libya, because moments after we heard the special representative leon talk about those talks taking place in just a matter of hours, then this very explosive speech coming from the libyan representative, the representative of the government in tobruk because they hold the u.n.'s seat. and he was most critical of

ned it was a project that is dealing with maternal health in morocco. the mobile ultrasound patrol took low-cost ultrasound machines to villages. the women were scanned, and the images were sent to doctors in the city. they were able to respond in hours with all the necessary follow up. the result of these scans dropped from 80 to just $2. meaning these women for the first time could access life-saving technology that many people in the world take for granted. al jazeera barcelona. >> well, that's it for this news hour from doha. from me and the whole team, thank you for watching. lauren taylor is life with you next. i hope you do stay with us. >> on al jazeera america >> a team of scientists are taking their inspiration from nature. >> technology...it's a vital part of who we are >>they had some dynamic fire behavior... >> and what we do.... >> transcranial direct stimulation... don't try this at home! >> tech know's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is my selfie... what can you tell me about my future? >> ...can effect an

talks are due to resume next week in morocco. >>> the u.n. has approved a resolution condemning the use of chlorine in the as a weapon in syria. >>> in eastern ukraine, the truce is holding and fighting over all has dropped. it comes as russia and ukraine have doubled the number of osce observers in the region. >>> rescue necessary argentina are racing against time to deliver vital supplies after the worst flooding to hit you had north of the country in 50 years. weeks of heavy rain have left large areas under of water with homes and businesses swept away and more rain is coming. thousands have been forced to evacuate but many towns and villages are still cut off with the rising water. >> this is just one of the examples of the many roads bridges in this region that have been ripped out by the raging rivers, a product of the very heavy rainfall we've been having across the whole of argentina in the last few days. many houses, 700 houses in this particular town have been destroyed or badly damaged. thousands of people evaluatinged, taken to sa

brokered talks have resumed in morocco seeking a way out of the ongoing political instability in libyaking part are representatives from the two competing governments. it's hoped that by sunday an agreement will be reached on the formation of a unity government with a knew prime minister. adding urgency to the talks is the museum attack in tunisia. hashem ahelbarra has more. >> reporter: another round of talks to narrow differences between libya's warring factions. the u.n. says that the only way out to break the political impasse is for both parties to make concessions. >> but this should be a decisive moment, because we are as i said before, in -- in previous meetings running out of time. you know that in the last days we have seen more fighting. we have seen air strikes. we have seen more actions by daesh, not only in libya, but also in the region. >> reporter: but libya's feuding factions remain more divided than ever. the united nations recognized house of representatives in tobruk insists its the only legitimate authority in libya. >> we have basic differences especially about le

in morocco authorities say they've dismantleed a terrorist cell, which was planning attacks across the country. we have reports from the capital of rabat. >> reporter: these are members of morocco's counterterrorism unit storming buildings in different cities across the country. they say it was a major operation launch simultaneously to arrest members of an armed group affiliated with isil. they confiscated weapons ammunition phones and laptops. the government said that the group was planning to target syrian political and officials. >> we were determined to continue our preventive measures. it is exactly why we continued the investigations. >> reporter: the newly created bureau is responsible for fighting organized crime and terrorism. >> since we placed the first attack in 2013 we have faced a new challenge and the new phenomenon of the terrorist threat, and the solution was to adopt a security approach taken in a account the complexity and the evolving aspects of criminality. >> reporter: morocco is part of the u.s.-led coalition against isil. it has recently wrapped up it's securit

the european union is partly funding the talks going on in morocco, and feel they have an investmente outcome. we're not talking about a huge military commitment, but we are talking about observer status missions to build up the libyan national army. we may see troops on the ground helping board the border oil installations, that kind of thing. which would be quite a departure from its normal activities. now, why you might ask that this is such a big priority for the european union? i guess it's the situation deteriorating so rapidly and the realize in capitols across europe that libya is very much on the doorstep of its borders to the south. it's clearly the jumping off point for this terrible ongoing migration issue, which the europeans are very concerned about, and with the rise and spread of isis in libya, i think that's really focusing people's minds and for the first time really, they realize this is a problem in their back garden in their neighborhood, and they need to do something about it. >>> niger and chad armed forces have found the bodies of at least 70 people in a mass

also coming up new fighting in and around libya's capitol threat peace talks in morocco. >>> and a message from rulers, a call for peace in turkey. >>> what of naples most dangerous neighborhoods and tells the people to resist the mafia. and theyand appreciating part art in myanmar. >> we begin in yemen where 20 houthi rebels have been killed in the south of the country. they expand the area beyond the northern heartland deploying fighters to central and southern regions. it comes a day after targeting of houthis killing 137 people in two mosques in sanaa. there have been demonstrations in the south. anti-houthi protesters gather where gunmen fired into the air trying to disperse the crowd but there were no reports of any casualties. well houthis who have taken over the capitol of sanaa have now flown hundreds of fighters to taiz where mr. president hadi has been taking refugee since escaping forced house arrest in sanaa last month. there have been fighting between hadi loyalists and those loyal to ali abdullah saleh. al-qaeda fighters killing around 20 soldiers before being driven out by

from reaching morocco. who doesn't want them to go? >> basically over the last few days, we were covering the libyan talks here in the moroccoen capitol. you see an uprising in different parts of the country as an attempt to undermine the political process. the international community is looking forward to seeing a political settlement to pave the way for more stability in the country. we've been in touch with a spokesperson of the general national congress in tripoli and they accuse forces loyal to the general hafta of carrying out the attack. at the same time, yesterday the united nations ever i should a statement criticizing the tripoli government for what it says were attacks targeting the zintan, the faction loyal to the internationally recognized government. there's also fear that the attacks are seen as attempt to undermine the political settlement, but having said that the u.n. said it is confident the two delegations are going to arrive later in the day here in the moroccan capitol and they expect

also coming up new fighting in and around libya's capital talks continue in morocco. >>> victories at the ballot box and how afghanistan's new policy or marble export has put producers between a rock and a hard praise. praise--place. the battle for control of yemen is intensifying. a day after suicide-bombers killed people in mosques. the houthis appear to be expanding the territory they control. now the u.s. has pulled its forces out of an air base in southern yemen. people gather to protest against the a rival of pro outy forces in their city. they want to drag us into war and we refuse. a helicopter flying over a military convoy below was a sign that pro outy forces might be closer to a collision course with president hadi. hadi is in haden trying to hang on to power. >> there interest "r" those who oppose the outiness but they're not militant. they are not armed. they're not al-qaeda. they will protest the outy, but they will not fight the houthies houthies. >> as people gather over the mass bombings that killed 137 on friday president hadi appeared on television. he needs to secu

brokered talks are set to resume in morocco to end the violence. >> reporter: an attack on libya's oil facility left it inoperable one of several oil targeted in recent weeks, most linked to islamic state of iraq and levant. they destroyed equipment at an

morocco has good relations with the europeans and with the americans. nobody wants to rock that stability and open up feign -- if there's regime change wilt be a more islamist leaning government to pour and will that government alienate in the monarchy when the man no, okay is in dire need of strong economic ties with europe and the u.s. i don't anybody is willing to push the envelope further. >> host: is the u.s. all the elephant in the room in the middle east? >> guest: i get this question quite a lot. it is. the u.s. figures in a lot of conversations and debates. as does europe to a lefter extent, but the u.s. is certainly dominant and it's not -- i think where there is a little misconception, it's not that everybody is focused or obsessed with eunited states when they talk about the u.s. role in the region but if you look at the u.s. role in the region, since the cold war, u.s. is more economically entrenched in in the middle east more militarily entrenched in the middle east than it has ever been and all the talk about us leaving the middle east or

the threat level in morocco has been raised and there are fears the group affiliated with the islamic state of levant and islam could launch attacks. >> reporter: these are members of morocco's counterterrorism unit storming buildings in different cities across the country. they say it was a maiming yore operation launched to prast members of an armed group affiliated with i.s.i.l. they confiscated weapons, ammunition, phones and laptops. the government says the group was planning to target military officials. >> we were determined to continue preventive measures at the same time developing a security approach. this is why we created the central bureau of judiciary investigations. >> the newly created bureau is responsible for fighting organised crime and terrorism. >> since we faced the first attack since 2003 we are facing a new change and the phenomenon of the terrorist threat. and the solution was to adopt a security approach taking into account the complexity and the evolving aspects of the criminality. >> morocco is part of a u.s. led coalition against jill i.s.i.l. and ramped u

. >> the two governments battling it out for control of libya have resumed peace talks in the morocco capital rabat. it after so many years of upheaval and fighting libyans hope that peace may finally be within their grasp. but there is little trust between the factions still struggling for power. >> yet more casualties of war. people of misrata continue to bury their men. two brothers, and their cousin, these men died fighting groups affiliated with the islamic state in iraq and the levant. but libya has another war front one where libyans are killing each other. misrata is part of the libyan dawn coalition which believes their rivals are linked with muammar qaddafi's regime. >> we are still facing groups from the old regime, and also we're fighting groups and we are still insisting that we'll finish out but we are offering our hand in negotiation. >> the future of libya is at stake. these university students grew up under a dictatorship. they fought for freedom but after that libyans failed to unite. >> we want security. we want our country to be like any other. we have been dieing

brings libya's rival governments together in morocco for another round of talks but the fighting on the ground continues. >>> at least 17 miners are dead in ukraine after an underground explosion. more unaccounted for. >>> security forces in mexico capture another leader of a violent criminal drug cartel. and unveiling hidden treasures we look at a rare collection of artwork from north korea. now the u.n. envoy to libya say the situation on the ground is quickly deteriorating. they have addressed the u.n. security council video i can't via a video link to libya. they would hold talks with the

brokered talks are set to resume in morocco to end the violence. >> reporter: an attack on libya's oil facility left it inoperable one of several oil targeted in recent weeks, most linked to islamic state of iraq and levant. they destroyed equipment at an oil field on wednesday. wednesday, a pipe line carrying crude came under attack. the facilities were hit last month. 14 were killed at an oil field. in a company plagued by war, the oil industry is a prime target. production falling from 1.6 million a day. there have been so many attacks in recent days that libya's national oil confirmation says it will not fulfil the accountants. it may close the fields and ports, if the security situation

resumepea talks resume in morocco. >> also this hour, marathon nuclear talks between iran and world powers set to resume next week. we'll have the latest from switzerland. >>> taking cheating to the whole new level. the length that some parents go to help their children get better grades. >> now we begin with a developing story out of yemen. 20 houthi rebels have been killed during fighting between tribesmen in southern yemen. shots have been fired at people protesting outside of the security forces building in the south of yemen. and we're being told that houthis are now sending hundreds of fighters to the area by air. on friday, twin blasts hit two houthi mosques in sanaa and another hit where 137 people

special representative planning fresh talks in morocco on thursday. they said that everyone needed to be aware of what was at stake. >> the over all situation on the ground is deteriorating rapidly. libya can no longer afford the armed conflict that has gripped the country for much of the past year cannot fester longer. >> moments later an explosive speech that threatens to undermine those talks libya's ambassador that represents one of two rifle governments declared the other side based in the capitol of tripoli were in his words militia and terrorists. >> the resolution of these strategies cannot be tied to the dialogue that remains to this day hostage to the will and maliciousness based on crime. libya has been in turmoil for more than four years. >> life is difficult. many in the country the economy is not as brilliant, of course, as it was in the past and people are very worried. they are in fear of an occupation. >> here in the u.n. there are some including the libyan ambassador, the egyptians and a number of arab countries who wants arms to be

coming up in this half hour of international new, dismantling terror cells in morocco, a bureau organised to fight those joining i.s.i.l. >> rescue teams in peru after a mud slide buries homes and cars under rubble >>> first the top story, 150 feared dead after a germanwings plane crashed in the french alps today. recovery efforts called off for the night. crews will return at dawn. the airbus a320 was travelling from barcelona to dusseldorf when it crashed. it will be analysed. >> day two of testimony in the case of a u.s. marine on trial for killing a transgender filipino. the death occurred in object, after pendleton discovered she was a transgender woman. friends of her's was concerned. it ring nights the debate over crimes in the philippines >>> problems for crash-strapped greece. the government could run out of money. they are trying to convince european lenders that the country is committed to economic reform. they are trying to get the e.u. to give them a billion left over from a bailout. >> the latest round of nuclear talks with iran and the timing of nuclear site inspections wil

libya's factions have been meeting in morocco. peace talks to end the conflict in south sudan have been extended before the government and rebels missed the death line for a deal. the regional block had given both sides until thursday to reach agreement. >> egypt's interior minister had been sacked in a reshuffle. he'll be replaced by afar, a leading figure in the national security agency. we have this report >>> it is the first cabinet reshuffle under president abdul fatah al-sisi, who staged a coup in july 2013, and won an election later. ate ministers have been sacked including the ministers of tourism. the most important was the sacking of the minister of inter. he was a long-term security officer. he was appointed as interior minister in 2012 after mohamed mursi. supporters of mohamed mursi accused the minister of collaborating with the ministry to orchestrate the coup. he led the crack down on the muslim brotherhood and supporters. between 400 to 800 were killed in cairo by security forces. dispersed at protest camps. human

. >> talks are resuming in morocco, but expectations of a solution are low. >> we have asked for -- we can't go to the outdated national conference. >> the countries oil wealth is going up in smoke in the meantime. al jazeera. >> we have live not capitol of morocco where the talks are still not underway. >> we understand that members of the internationally-recognized government in tobruk just landed and are on their way now to the capitol along with the united nations special representative and they should be able to convert. in this building use that behind me they'll meet with the government from tripoli to stitch together a political deal. the international community is throwing its weight behind this talk. it's very crucial and one of the most since talks started in january in geneva, because now the sentiment is that the government of tripoli and tobruk sit together as a unity government and form who is going to lead and start drafting the constitution. sources from the tripoli delegation told me that they have been given full mandate from the g.n.c. in tripoli that if there is as

>> basically today could be the most significant in the talks held here in the morocco capitol and theions of both parties will be are you ready for a unity government? the biggest obstacle now the international community has to overcome is trust deficit and bring in the internationally recognized community of tobruk and tripoli to sit together to tackle this issue, and stick that to the point of the sole legitimacy in libya and the other side is rogue and trying to undermine peace and stability. if they can come to some sort of consensus today they will be able to talk about a national unity government we know from our sources they have been floating some names about who is likely to become prime minister but at this particular stage this could be a long way to go until they decide whether or not they want to have a national unity government agreed upon here here. >> reporter: there does seem to be an air of optimism libya is talking about it in very optimistic terms and tobruk agreed to sus spenldz-- suspend air strikes as talks are going on this is a positive sign isn't it? >> a ste

also ahead heavy fighting inside libya threatens to derail peace talks being held in more morocco . andand an australia detention center claimed abuse. >> and is serbian pass with a special greek connection. >> we begin in yemen where the security situation is deteriorating quickly edging the country close for civil war. houthi rebels are moving south and 20 of their fighters have been killed in battles. shots have been fired as protests take praise outside of security force buildings. houthies are accepting hundreds of fighters to the area by hair. twin blasts hit two out mosques and 137 people were killed. well saudi arabia have reacted to the twin mosque bombs in sanaa and the kingdom denounced the terrorist attacks. and stressed the need for all political parties which support the security of yemen to participate in negotiations in riyadh. the spokesman for the houthi fighters say that saudi arabia does not really want peace and they say the man that they support, hadi is working with al-qaeda. >> a lot of al-qaeda fighters are in these villages. let me tell you that's are the r

talks are resuming in morocco, expectations of a solution are low. >> we have asked for dialogue. dialogue based, recognising the legitimacy of the parliament is a red line and we can't go back to the outdated national conference. >> in the meantime the country's oil belt is going up in smoke >>> libya's internationally recognised government called on a u.n. security council to lift an arms embargo. the tobruk-based government needs weapons to fight the rise of i.s.i.l. >> to other news and the united states condemned an attack on the ambassador to south korea. he was slashed with a knife. we have more from washington d.c. >> reporter: this was the u.s. ambassador seconds after he was attacked. bleeding from a cheek wound. he was attending a breakfast conference in seoul. as he left. a man rushed forward shouting no drills. referencing u.s. marine exercises, and south and north korea should be reunified. he was overpowered. police identified him as a man called kim. he was taken to hospital the condition described as not life threatening. the u.s. and south korea carried out exten

hopes of nailing down an agreement in morocco are looking unlikely. they are on the verge of collapse. on the ground there has been fighting in and around tripoli. hashem ahelbarra reports from the moroccan parliament. they are divided and enable to reach a compromises. delegations try to stitch together a deal. fighting has been flaring up. forces loyal to the offensive to capture the capital. by forces loyal to the government. one of its senior commanders was killed. the united nations envoy brokering the talks is concerned. >> there was a military operation against tripoli. profile in a decisive moment and our reaction today is as strong as it was in the past. it's not just military act tisty and putting the unity in fighting terrorisms. the operation and we condemn in the strongest terms. the eyes of the representatives, the fighting in the capital. the g.n.c. top military commander to defend the capital, they gave those orders. >> the delegation for the government in tobruk insists a deal is possible. our biggest concern is to stop violence fight

-brokered talks have resumeed in morocco. taking part are representatives from the country's two competing governments. the internationally recognized parliament in tibruk and the congress in the capitol of tripoli. it's hoped by sunday that an agreement will be reached on the formation of an unity government with a new prime minister. but adding urgency to these talks, wednesday's museum attack across the border in to tunisia they say that they were trained in libya and if allies are not stopped in libya it could go on to europe. >> talks between libya's warring factions u.n. said the only way to break the political en pass is for both parties to make concessions. >> this should an decisive moment because we are as i said before in previous meetings, running out of time. you know that in the last days we've seen more fighting. we've seen airstrikes and we've seen more actions by daesh not only in libya but in the region. >> but libya's feuding factions remain more divided than ever. the united nations recognized house of rep

. >>> factions are meeting face to face in morocco. the u.n. said it would step up it's role if the talks lead to a second. the rival governments do appear to making some progress. >> libyan rifle factions are closer to clinching a political deal. they have agreed in principle implementing a cease-fire bringing out militias from the cities and forming a national unity government. while the two delegations need to travel to libya to consult with their governments if things go well, they'll return to the moroccan capitol rabat for a final ceremony. >> there are signs of a deal. we've now moved to a new face, and with the u.n. we're starting to talk about guarantees but once there is a deal we'll have a government that has a clear mandate. we'll summit a draft to the united nations with a comprehensive deal with all the guarantees and new form of government as soon as possible. >> a deal was almost unthinkable a few days ago. the bitterly divided government of east and west libya don't trust each other. the tibruk government is recognized by the i

there are libya talks going on in morocco. it's success looks questionable after fighting continues on the ground. >> a rescue in the mediterranean mediterranean, just 24 hours italy's coast guard picked up almost a thousand people but ten migrants died after their dinghy capsized about last year 3.5 million died but the flow of refugees is actually speeding up. >> the first two months of this year we have over 7,000 crossing the sea despite wintery conditions despite very rough sea, despite the fact that the waves can reach five meters high. you can imagine the desperation that takes people to these boats to find safety. >> they've heard pleaing for far more search and rescue operations. but leaders in brussels denies that italy is left to deal with the crisis on its own. >> we have put half million euro euros in for management of italy, and we've come up with this operation. >> between october 2013 and october 2014, italy's search and rescue program saved an estimated 100,000 lives. the budget was around $10 million a month.

libya's capital kills a militia leader loyal to the tripoli government and threatens peace talks in morocco. >>> a renewed call for peace in turkey. >>> and one of naple's dangerous neighborhoods visited by pope francis, and tells its residents to resist the mafia. >>> battle for control of yemen is intensifying a day after suicide-bombers killed 137 people in two shia mosques in sanaa. 20 shia houthi rebels have been killed in the south. she haven't now called for an offensive. and appear to be trying to expand the territory that they hold. now all that brings them closer to aden, where president hadi has been taking refuge. on thursday, the southern port city was the scene of fierce fighting between hadi loyalists and those loyal to ali abdullah saleh. al-qaeda fighters briefly capture the capitol of the province killing around 20 soldiers before being driven out by the army. >> reporter: people gather to protest against the arrival of pro houthi forces in their city. they want to drag us into war and we refuse. >> a helicopter flailing over a military convoy below was a sign that pro-hou

they know that if they have an agreement here in morocco international sport will follow. there's no agreement libya could face more uncertainty violence and bloodshed. >> israeli policeman were happened outside a police station on the border which divides east and west jerusalem. >> the russian dissident alexei navanny has been released from prison. he was arrested for promoting a valley when nomtsov was to speak. >> i know you will have lots of questions concerning recent tragic events. we will not lessen our efforts or change anything. in this sense the act of terror that took place will not achieve its aims. i am sure that it will not frighten anyone. it has not frightened me or my com address. >> more from rory challands. >> section see navanny is dismissive that nemtsov was murdered because of the air of hatred in russia. next for the opposition, many consider they are in danger. you could argue that navalny has been a more prominent member of the opposition than nemtsov and maybe the more obvious target for assassination. another opposition figure was warned at bori

brokered stalktalked have resumed in morocco between the libyan government. it's hoped by sunday an agreement will be reached on the formation of a unity government but with a new prime minister. adding urgency to the talks wednesday's museum attack in tunisia, they gunmen were trained in libya. and they warn if they can't stopped in libya, they could go on to europe. >> translator: they come from sudan to the desert and always by sudan by planes. what we need are weapons and ammunition only. the men are available. the army is growing every day, and increasing in number. isil fighters concentrate on libya, because libya is a petro state with a small population and a vast land. it's easier for them to spread. they thought it would be easy to control, and they can employ libya's resources from oil, gas, gold and uranium for their movement. >> hashem talk of a new sense of urgency surrounding this. do you think it will bring the parties any closer together any faster? >> reporter: well, they are definitely under mounting pressure by the international community t

we are live in the morocco capitol. there are hopes that these talks getting the two opposing governments on the same table to hammer out some peace deal will actually achieve something. as far as i know, they haven't even started talking yet. >> well, surely i can tell that you both dell gases are now here and are about to convene here in this building, which you can see behind me to start talks under the umbrella of the united nations. there is some optimism despite the escalation in libya. i've been talking to members of the internationally recognized government in tobruk and basically, this is what they said that they are genuine about reaching a political settlement. they haven't booked their return ticket to libya and they are going to stay for as long as it takes here to pin down the details of the political settlement. basically, this is going to happen here in the coming hours. they are going to talk about when they conform a national unity government and who is going to lead that government. then, they will st

. >> there are currently talks happening in morocco between libya's rival governments. we had condemnation from the special envoy to libya. to what extent has the violence inside the country undermined the talks there? >> people are concerned that talks are under way could collapse as violence continues. we learned from our sources that the tripoli-based government has called for hundreds of fighters to move from different locations in different parts of the country to join fighters stationed in the capital of tripoli, ready for what could be an attempt to launch an offensive against fighters loyal to general haftar based in the southern parts of the capital. so it is a very delicate situation. many are concerned that this is why the united nations has intensified talks with different factions and there is concern that talks could collapse if violence continues. >> what, then, are we expected to come out of rabat? >> basically the two factions, the u.n.-recognized government in tibruk and the government of tripoli will come together and establish a government and nation

. >> reporter: these are members of morocco's counter-terrorism unit storming buildings in different cities across the country. they say it was a major operation launched simultaneously to arrest members of an armed group affiliated with i.s.i.l. they confiscated weapons, and other its. the government says the group was planning to tart official. we are determined to continue preventative measures. at the same time develop the security approach. this is why we created the central bureau of investigations. >> the newly created bureau is responsible for fighting organised crime and terrorist. >> since we faced the first bombing attack in 2003 we are conscious that we face a new challenge, and the phenomenon of the terrorist threat. and the solution was to adopted a security approach taking into account the complexity and the evolving aspects of the criminality. >> morocco is part of the u.s.-led coalition against i.s.i.l. it has recently ramped up its security measures. that is because hundreds of moroccans have joint i.s.i.l. and al qaeda groups in syria and iraq. this man was a comma

air strike is targeted the airport delaying a delegation from taking off to go to peace talks in morocco. >> u.s. and irhinian diplomates are meeting in switzerland, this is the fourth day of talks they have been having about iran's nuclear program. well john kerry and his opposite number, mohamed disa reef has hoped to set up some sort of a deal by next week. mr. considerry has described the talks as tough and intense, one of the news agencies that the discussions may have to be extended. our diplomatic editor joins us live -- all depends on who you believe, doesn't it? the iranians say 90% there kerry saying we are getting somewhere, but this unnamed european diplomate saying i ain't going to work. >> absolutely, david. they are trying very hard, certainly, there have been talks all day various configuration as lot of different people here, seven delegations in total, of course, the main players are the u.s., and the iranians about 15 minutes ago they started another round of negotiations with the u.s. secretary of state and the iranian counter part in that meeting that's taking place.

. >>> plus an attack on tripoli's only working airport delays talks in morocco. >>> and robots doingverything for us but there is a real concern it could leave millions unemployed. ♪ >>> we begin in yemen where the president has fled his residence in aden amid escalating violence. air strikes were launched on the presidential palace, and hadi's forces responded with gunfire. it was centered near the international airport, and there are reports that two shells hit the ground. imran khan reports. [ shouting ] [ gunfire ] >> reporter: in many ways this is battle not between two rival groups but between two men. forces loyal to president hadi retake the airport from forces loyal to the former president. it was a short but tough battle lasting four hours. the special forces unit fighters had refused to give up their arms then they attacked the airport. the fighting got so intense, the airport was shut down and passengers taken off of planes and back into the terminal. hadi fled from sana'a last month after houthi fighters took control of the capitol. he insists he remains the legitimate l

warned all parties against carrying out attacks while sensitive neckgotiations are taking place in morocco. it's reported the two rival governments appear to be making progress. >> libyan rivals factions are closer to clenching a deal. they have agreed in principal on implementing a cease-fire pulling out malitias from the cities and forming a national unity government the two librations need to travel to libya to consult with their governments. if things go well they will return to the moroccan capital for a final deal ceremony. >> there are signs of a deal. we have now moved to a new phase. with the u.n., we are starting to talk about guarantees that once there is a deal we will have a government that has a clear mandate. we will submit a draft to the united nations on a comp prehencei deal that all of the guarantees in the form of government as soon as possible. >> a deal was almost unthinkable a few days ago. the bitterly divided government of east and west libya don't cross each other. the government is the recognized by the international government while the tripoli-based government

. >> i was going to ask you, because after the talks in morocco, they are scheduled to meet in algeriaunderstand. what is the purpose of the meeting in algeria? and how hopeful are people there? and do you get a sense they can achieve anything in rabat to start with? >> reporter: basically the international community and the united nations are enforcing this new formula, where you have parallel meetings. representtives of both governments, meeting in different locations. after the rabat meetings. you will have meetings by tribal leaders, local communities in algeria. there is also going to be a meeting in brussels and there is a talk about a meeting in egypt, to try to agree on some sort of political settlement. but then again you have to take into account that if -- if there's a break through here in rabat that could have a knock-on effect for the meetings to happen in the coming days in different capitols. if there's no break through here in rabat, if talks fail they are just going to have competing negative impacts on both delegations. the international community made it quite clear

-brokered talks in morocco. but they also say bringing peace on the ground may be the real challenge. >> if there is an agreement in morocco between libyan dawn and dignity, the question is can it be implemented. that's because these groups have been watt war. not one group can control. >> peace and security, that's what libyans want. a lot of blood has already been spilled. libyans have been at war with each other. there is a dangerous power struggle in this country. >> none of the factions have been able to rule this country alone. now they're being asked to share power to end the conflict that has caused so much pain and suffering. al jazeera misrata. >> trial of two al jazeera journalists in egypt have been adjourned since april 22nd. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have already spent 400 days in jail with their colleague peter greste. now they're out on bail, but now they're accused of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. charge that they and al jazeera deny. >>> a suicide car bombing in heart of afghanistan

maybe 60% morocco, 40% tunisia. the moroccan government did a few extra things to make it better and we decided that was a good place to go. i think we should be thinking a lot about where the next 500 million jobs come from. i believe they come from these entrepreneurial businesses. we also should be thinking in these conflict zones, where you have a lot of young unemployed people, how do we figure out how to get them jobs? if you have a new administration but you still have a lot of unemployed young people, you have not really solved the problem. what i also worry about is these places where we have been, dropping bombs for a few decades. once all the smoke clears, you still have a lot of young unemployed people. unless they can go back to their families and explain that tomorrow is going to be better you still have a problem. there is no new administration that can solve that problem. we have to be thinking, how do we create jobs over there? that to me is the root problem. david: any regrets in your career? again

-brokered talks have continued in morocco. taking part are representatives of the two competing parliament parliaments. it's hoped by sunday that a formation will be agreed with a new government with a new prime minister. security officials say that the gunmen were trained in lib y and libya's defense minister haftar have warned that if they are not stopped in europe isil could go libya, isil could go on to europe. >> the u.n. says the only way out to break the political en pass is for both parties to brave concessions. >> but this should an decisive moment because we are as i said before in previous meetings, running out of time. you know that in the last days we have seen more fighting. we have seen airstrikes. we have seen more actions by daesh. not only in libya but also in the region. >> but libya's feuding factions remain more divided than ever. the united nations recognize house of representatives in tibruk insist it is the only legitimate authority in libya. >> we have basic differences especially about legitimacy of b

. >>> peace talks have resumed in morocco's capitol, the government in tripoli and the government inruk have welled a u.n. proposal. the draft proposal calls for the formation of a national unity government comprised of tech know cats. a presidential council would look after the implication of the agreement during the transitional period. >>> peace talks may be taking place outside of the country, but inside libya the fighting rages on. we spoke to the human rights director of the u.n. mission in libya, he says human rights violations are also on the rise. >> there's a humanitarian crisis in libya, but there's also a human rights crisis. many of the abuses are associated with the fighting. there are several conflicts taking place at the same time in various partsover libya, with its associated abuses sump as attacks on civilians, people being adducted sometimes simply because they belong to one side or the other, so as they get exchanged prisoners are being tortured. so this is one aspect that is particularly concerning. however, we want to appeal to these militias particularly their

recognized parliament in tobruk says its forces will end air strikes to help peace talks in morocco.e meet to go try to prevent all-out civil war. >>> a salvage operation is underway in northern argentina after the worst flooding in 50 years. weeks of rain has destroyed hundreds of homes across four provinces and caused thousands to seek refuge for safety. >> reporter: this is just one of the examples of the many road bridges in the region that have been ripped out by the rain is rivers, a product of the very, very heavy rainfall we have been having here across the whole north of argentina in the last few days, many houses, 700 houses in this particular town have been destroyed or very, very badly damaged. thousands of people evacuated taken to safer ground. in the meantime a big rescue salvage operation is underway. mattresses fridge, food, water being delivered to the people here. while they are involved in a massive cleanup operation trying to salvage what they can. huge amounts of rainfall in a very very short time. causing massive devastation across the north of argentina. as i

condemns attacks on tripoli as violent factions resumepea talks resume in morocco. >> also this hour, marathon nuclear talks between iran and world powers set to resume next week. we'll have the latest from switzerland. >>> taking cheating to the whole new level. the length that some parents go to help their children get better grades. >> now we begin with a developing story out of yemen. 20 houthi rebels have been killed during fighting between tribesmen in southern yemen. shots have been fired at people protesting outside of the security forces building in the south of yemen. and we're being told that houthis are now sending hundreds of fighters to the area by air. on friday, twin blasts hit two houthi mosques in sanaa and another hit where 137 people were killed. many fear that yemen is descending into civil war. there was reaction to the attacks in sanaa. it has been called terrorist attacks. the statement stress the need for all political parties which support the security and stability of yemen to participate in negotiations in riyadh. meanwhile, the u.s. has pulled its forces f