was behind the plot schembri was released without charge for many a sign of the corruption on the island we're here because even though there is rock solid evidence that the prime minister she forced off is probably the biggest criminals out this country has of a seen the police have just let him go since then the capital valetta has been rocked by protests activists have brandished signs bearing the face of the murdered journalist screaming mafia at prime minister joseph more scots he says he'll resign in january but for many that isn't soon enough. it's not about politics is it about the red or blue this is just about justice for and yet he was doing had job. multi citizens and e.u. lawmakers have got to step down immediately so the much investigation can proceed. as if you brief down some of the other stories making news today supporters of lebanon's 2 main shia groups of rioted and clashed with police in beirut violence was triggered by an online video that showed a man insulting shia leaders to heighten tensions come as lebanon's president put back talks on naming a new prime minist

with mr schembri being called in by the police again today, where is this investigation heading? to talk to him about some testimony given in court this week by a man named melvin theuma. it is alleged that mr theuma was the middleman who was the go—between the mastermind who commissioned this car bomb that killed daphne caruana galizia, or the man who paid for it, allegedly. and three other man who we re allegedly. and three other man who were accused of actually planting the bomb and setting it off. the prime minister said he would step down in january prime minister said he would step down injanuary but are the protesters willing to wait that long? no, i don't think so. the protests are still continuing. this week we saw the start of a long—awaited public enquiry into the murder and daphne caruana galizia's family have been given very damning evidence in that enquiry which is stinging about many of mr muscat‘s closest colleagues and indeed mr muscat himself although there is no direct link which has been produced so direct link which has been produced so far between mr muscat

on suspicion of arranging the car bombing and it came as the prime minister's right hand man key schembri was behind the plot schembri was released without charge for many a sign of the corruption on the island we're here because even though there is rock solid evidence the prime minister stoff is probably the biggest criminals out this country has of a scene the police have just let him go since then the capital valetta has been rocked by protests activists have brandished signs bearing the face of the murdered journalist screaming mafia at prime minister joseph scots he says he'll resign in january but for many that isn't soon enough. it's not about politics is it about the red or blue this is just about justice i did yes i was doing had you all. citizens of the e.u. little make use of cool to most got to step down immediately to the much investigation can proceed. things there we apologize for the technical difficulties we're having right now let's try to bring in our brussels correspondent barbara basal who's of following the story for us barbara can you hear us yes i hear you good mo

was behind the plot schembri was released without charge for many a sign of the corruption on the island we're here because even though there is rock solid evidence that the prime minister she forced off is probably the biggest criminals out this country has of a seeing the police have just let him go since then the capital valetta has been rocked by protests activists have brandished signs bearing the face of the murdered journalist screaming mafia a prime minister joseph more scots he says he'll resign in january but for many that isn't soon enough it's not about politics is it about the red or blue this is just about justice for any man that jen was doing had jobs. citizens and e.u. law make use of calls from us got to step down immediately to the much investigation can proceed. find out more now with our brussels correspondent barbara good morning to you barbara the european parliament will be taking up the situation in malta today could we see sanctions against the c.u. member state. at least they will be calling for a sanctions because they're losing patience they've been dealing w

lawyers have said in court that police should be probing the prime minister's chief of staff keith schembried this week, was questioned by police but released. daphne ca ruana galizia's family have long fought to bring her killers tojustice. they say her work exposed shady dealing among many around the prime minister, and he has to go. we now expect the prime minister to leave office and parliament with immediate effect, to allow a full investigation into his and keith schembri's role in daphne's assassination. but the prime ministerjoseph muscat is refusing to budge. this was him on friday. i want this case to close under my watch. i think the authorities have already delivered what many thought could not be delivered, that is a major breakthrough in the investigation. myjob is to see this investigation concluded. the criticism ofjoseph muscat is that he has overseen the murder investigation for the past two years. he and his chief of staff were privy to some of the secret information it unearthed, but that information may have leaked to suspects the police are looking into. at the same ti

and parliament with immediate effect, to allow a free and full investigation into his and keith schembri'sf daphne. but the prime minister, joseph muscat, is refusing to budge. this was him on friday. i want this case to close under my watch. i think the authorities have already delivered what many thought could not be delivered, that is major breakthroughs in the investigation. myjob is to see this investigation concluded. the criticism ofjoseph muscat is that he has overseen the murder investigation for the last two years. he and his chief of staff were privy to some of the secret information it unearthed. but that information may have leaked to suspects the police were looking into. at the same time, mr muscat, his critics say, has done little to clean up corruption at the highest levels. damian grammaticas, bbc news, malta. dutch police have arrested a 35—year—old man, in connection with a stabbing in the hague on friday. two teenagers who were injured in the attack, have since been released from hospital. clashes have continued between anti—government protesters and security forces in

his arrest fenech attempted to implicate the multis prime minister's closest political ally keith schembri as a coconspirator schembri resigned last week his chief of staff to the prime minister he was interrogated for 2 days by police before being released without charge 2 other ministers who also step down and being questioned by police they deny any involvement in murder the resignation of top level officials within the labor party has done very little to calm protests still remains hugely popular amongst many here multi he's credited with bolstering the economy but he swept to power promising to stamp out all forms of corruption and now some of his closest associates are embroiled in allegations of shady dealings corruption and even murder muskrats departure say these demonstrators must not be a substitute for a full investigation into the journalist death they want the guilty to face justice . al-jazeera for lesser. a vigil has been held in the united kingdom for the 2 people killed in 5 days long bridge attack by a man who'd been jailed for terror offenses jack mary jones was stabbed

and parliament, with immediate effect to allow a free and full investigation into his and keith schembri'swas in custody last night. the prime minister himself hopelessly compromised. malta, sullied and corrupted on his watch. under police guard, multi's richest man arrived to be charged the news coming out of the meeting here is that the party has decided to back the prime minister to choosing his own time as to when he goes. while he stays, it seems the political situation in malta will remain. police in hong kong have used tear gas to disperse pro—democracy demonstrators. pepper spray was also used as tensions rose. earlier thousands of activists marched to the american consulate to express gratitude for washington's support for the movement. that's after a decision last week by president trump to sign a bill that supported the demand for greater freedoms — much to beijing's anger. (read 0n) that supported the demand for greater freedoms — much to beijing's anger. 0ur correspondent in hong kong, nick beake, has been following developments today. well, the pro—democracy activists of hong

and parliament, with immediate effect to allow a free and full investigation into his and keith schembri'snation. the businessman was in custody last night. the prime minister himself hopelessly compromised. malta, sullied and corrupted on his watch. and those figures close to the prime minister, the chief of staff, the minister, the chief of staff, the minister, they resigned earlier in the wake but the news coming out of the wake but the news coming out of the meeting here is that the party has backed the prime minister to decide at his own time of choosing whether or when he goes, but while he stays, it seems this political crisis in malta will continue and a big demonstration has been called for this evening in the letter. back to you. damian, thank you very much. cricket and joe root returned to form as he and rory burns hit centuries for england, but the second test against new zealand remains in the balance. it was root‘s first test century in 15 innings — as england closed on 269 for 5, 106 runs behind. burns reached his second test century before being run out for 101. that's all

and parliament, with immediate effect to allow a free and full investigation into his and keith schembri'ssinessman was in custody last night. the prime minister himself hopelessly compromised. malta, sullied and corrupted on his watch. those close to the prime minister resigned earlier in the week, but the news coming out at the meeting here is that the party has backed the prime minister to decide at his own time of choosing whether and when he goes. but what he says, it seems this political crisis in malta will continue and a big demonstration has been called for this evening in the letter. iraq's parliament has accepted the resignation of the prime minister, adel abdul mahdi. there've been two months of anti— government demonstrations which have seen more than four— hundred people killed and thousands wounded. mr abdul mahdi submitted his resignation after violence intensified last week in the south of the country where the security forces continued to use live ammunition and teargas against protesters. rugby star gareth thomas says he wants his everlasting legacy to be greater awarene

charge meanwhile the person regarded as the middleman in the killing has pointed the finger both at schembri and fake as being coconspirators in planning the killing of cairo and i believe as the european parliament delegation said it was either out of complete naivety or complicity that the prime minister allowed this to happen on his watch. gunman in eastern afghanistan have killed 6 people including the head of a japanese medical charity the vehicle was ambushed on the village to the city of jalalabad in the east of the country 73 year old dr to 2 nakamura was given an honorary afghan citizenship by the president earlier this year he's worked on successful irrigation projects in rural farming areas for more than a decade no group has yet claimed responsibility. australia has repealed a law that allowed to sick asylum seekers in its remote detention centers to travel to the country for medical treatment it's a move which opponents say risks the lives of refugees the medivac law was passed by opposition m.p.'s last february it allowed doctors to request patients to be transferred from camps

charge meanwhile the person regarded as the middleman in the killing has pointed the finger both at schembri and faded as being coconspirators in planning the killing of car want to. as the european parliament delegation said it was either out of complete naivety or complicity that the prime minister allowed this to happen on his watch. israeli bulldozers have started leveland around 40 hectares of palestinian owned land north of hebron they are building a 7 kilometer bypass road connecting the illegal settlements of hebron to jerusalem human rights groups say it for the cement occupation off the west bank in one can reports from need to find its city of hebron this was once a fertile farmland on palestinian territory providing homes and livelihoods for the villages now it's an israeli military protected construction site linking it to settlements illegal under international law the construction has divided the palestinian village of beit omar in a half well it's completed the villages won't be able to reach their land on the other side of the bypass road legally that land still belongs to t

interests and you're going fanning now will probably everybody expects this here so the point to keys schembri he was the cabinet chief of the prime minister so it would sort of the affair would go right into his office and that of course increases the pressure on the government we're talking about that pressure on the government reports that the maltese prime minister was getting ready to resign do you think he will step down or will he try to write this crisis out. he has been clinging on by his fingernails for 2 days now on friday his own party put out the announcement that his resignation was imminent so we all rushed out and said yes he's going to step down and then fierce power struggle behind the scene started where most could still try to sort of keep his keep his seat and even his own party and the enemy in this sort of other part of the labor party here in malta said enough of this we have to get you know we have to get through this we have to sort of step away from this horrible scandal and they are really trying to push him so is he is really being pushed by strong forces plus ther

charge meanwhile the person regarded as the middleman in the killing has pointed the finger both at schembri and fake as being coconspirators in planning the killing of power want to leave as the european parliament delegation said it was either out of complete naivety or complicity that the prime minister allowed this to happen on his watch. tens of thousands of people have joined most anti government demonstrations in colombia unions and student groups called a nationwide strike after talks with the government failed it's the 3rd strike in 2 weeks protests that angry over president even do case plan to economic. reforms trying to get is also want him to do more to tackle corruption and police violence on a sunday he has more from the rally. this is the 3rd national strike in just 14 days here and part of an unprecedented series that demonstrations and protests against the government. against i'm number cannot make reforms that the government is proposing but also a long series of grievances that both old and new to be on that this street now today has been an absolutely at peaceful and ste

his arrest fenech attempt to implicate the maltese prime minister's closest political ally keith schembri as a coconspirator schembri resigned last week his chief of staff to the prime minister he was interrogated for 2 days by police before being released without charge to other ministers have also stepped down and being questioned by police they deny any involvement in murder the resignation of top level officials within the labor party has done very little to calm protests that still remains hugely popular amongst many here in multan he's credited with bolstering the economy but he swept to power promising to stamp out all forms of corruption and now some of his closest associates broiled in allegations of shady dealings corruption and even murder muskrats departure say these demonstrators must not be a substitute for a full investigation into the journalist death they want the guilty to face justice leave barca al-jazeera for lesser. staying in the region hundreds of refugees and migrants remain in a makeshift camp in bosnia despite concerns for their welfare amid freezing weather but

charge meanwhile the person regarded as the middleman in the killing has pointed the finger both at schembri and faded as being coconspirators in planning the killing of car want to leave as the european parliament delegation said it was either out of complete naivety or complicity that the prime minister allowed this to happen on his watch. israeli bulldozers have begun to level ground in the occupied west bank as part of plans to link to illegal settlements palestinian villages say it will destroy their livelihoods and they fit fair this is the end of the start of more demolition israeli benefit in one qana ports in hebron. this was once a fertile farmland on palestinian territory providing homes and livelihoods for the villagers now it's an israeli military protected construction site linking it to settlements illegal under international law the construction has divided the palestinian village of beit omar in a half well it's completed the villages won't be able to reach their land on the other side of the bypass road legally that land still belongs to the palestinian villages practically

having organized the killing and implicated prime minister joseph muskets former chief of staff keith schembri who resigned as a result. matthew carroll on the journalist son wants the prime minister to go now otherwise he says muscat will do everything he can to hinder the investigation the prime minister and the justice minister say over and over again they repeat the same lie that the the the fact that some people are being arrested and interrogated is now is assigned as our institutions are working this is our ally we're jurors are from a scarf we invited the criminal into our house allowed him to they gone through over everything. now where we're want to kick him out. many multis people believe is allegations against the government were justified and that the prime minister's power operates has prevented an investigation. this external functioning government which governs for everybody not just with. angry and betrayed by people that's. the the country puts it's the trusted. care in the european union small estate a matter the code of silence people quiet for a long time they were scared

charge meanwhile the person regarded as the middleman in the killing has pointed the finger both at schembri and faded as being coconspirators in planning the killing of power want to leave as the european parliament delegation said it was either out of complete naivety or complicity that the prime minister allowed this to happen on his watch a nationwide transport strike has started in france to protest against president manuel merkel's plan to overhaul the pension system but flights trains and buses have been counsel 55 percent of teachers are expected to join the strike with hospitals affected to thousands of police officers have been deployed ahead of the march by workers unions backup plans to merge 42 state pension schemes but strikers say they'll work longer hours and have less money for retirements. us today is hosting the world architecture festival the largest annual showcase for the best in new buildings and urban design walls and 500 projects are shortlisted for an award with china leading the list of nominations under thomas has more from beijing . china is known for ancient arc

charge meanwhile the person regarded as the middleman in the killing has pointed the finger both at schembri and fake as being coconspirators in planning the killing of cairo and i believe as the european parliament delegation said it was either out of complete naivety or complicity that the prime minister allowed this to happen on his watch. that's it for me in the team in london back to fully into an hour and thank you very much for that we're going to take a short break but still ahead on al-jazeera a new push to see if war crimes were committed in afghanistan on protesters in lebanon condemned the political elites branston backed a prominent businessman as the next prime minister and in support saudi arabia and host nation qatar are set to meet in a politically charged arabian gulf cup semifinal on hear from both campaigns force with peter coming up to stay with us. hello welcome to the other look at the international forecast because some of the changeable weather around northern parts of the middle east over the next couple of days this area of cloud just spilling out so of europe out

denies soon after his arrest he pointed the finger at a person very close to the prime minister keith schembri the prime minister's former chief of staff he stepped down from his role last tuesday spent 2 days being questioned by police before being released without charge meanwhile the person regarded as the middleman in the killing has pointed the finger both at seminary and fake as being coconspirators in planning the killing of cairo want to leave as the european parliament delegation said it was either out of complete naivety or complicity that the prime minister allowed this to happen on his watch and they should want to transport strike has started in france to protest against president manuel buchholz plan to overhaul the pension system most flights trains and buses have been counsel 55 percent of teachers since but to join the strike with hospitals affected as well thousands of police officers have been deployed ahead of the march by workers unions for plans to merge 42 state pension systems but strikers say they'll work longer hours and have less money for retirement. tens of thousan

police questioned the chief of staff, keith schembri, and released him.alta who now believe that the prime minister, joseph muscat, should step aside so that a full and free police investigation can go ahead. dutch police have arrested a 35—year—old man in connection with a stabbing in the hague on friday. two 15—year—old girls and a 13—year—old boy who were injured in the attack have since been released from hospital. local media is reporting that none of the victims knew each other. police say it's too early to suggest a motive. officials in afghanistan say a senior army commander has been killed in a roadside bomb attack in the southern province of helmand. the head of the military‘s border forces, brigadier general zahir gul muqbil, was leading a convoy of soldiers and local journalists to marjah district when his vehicle hit a mine. no group has yet admitted it carried out the attack. clashes have continued between anti—government protesters and security forces in the iraqi capital, baghdad, following the prime minister's announcement that he intends

denies soon after his arrest he pointed the finger at a person very close to the prime minister keith schembri the prime minister's former chief of staff he stepped down from his role last tuesday spent 2 days being questioned by police before being released without charge meanwhile the person regarded as the middleman in the killing has pointed the finger both at seminary and fake as being coconspirators in planning the killing of power want to leave as the european parliament delegation said it was either out of complete naivety or complicity that the prime minister allowed this to happen on his watch. greenpeace in japan says radiation hotspots have been found where the tokyo 2020 and pick torch relay will begin in march the refurbished j village sports complex was used as an operational base to deal with the fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown in 2011 it reopened earlier this year and the argentinian rugby team stayed there during the world cup. contender not to the top stories on out as their legal experts called by us democrats say president trump has committed impeachable offenses they w

exchange for testifying in court after that 2 cabinet ministers and the prime minister's chief of staff schembri resigned he was arrested on tuesday but released 2 days later on saturday you're going fenech was charged with being complicit in the murder he has pleaded not guilty well earlier i spoke to him and greg editor in chief of the times of malta newspaper in valetta he said that people are on the unlikely to be satisfied with this announcement as they want his immediate resignation it wasn't accepted to such an extent that just minutes after the prime minister made his announcement another protest has been lined up for tomorrow afternoon people are saying it's not good enough joseph must guard the prime minister has to go but he has to go today not next week or next month but today and decide pressure this on president it's quite unprecedented in maltese politics. the iraqi parliament has approved prime minister adl abdul maddie's resignation it comes after weeks of protests across the country demanding that he step aside he will stay on to lead a caretaker government but attention now tu

for testifying in court of divac to cabinet ministers the prime minister's chief of staff keith schembri resigned he was arrested on tuesday but released 2 days later on saturday you're going fenech was charged with being complicit in the murder he has pleaded not guilty well this was the announcement from the prime minister earlier. definitely and if we do the greatness of our country is not defined by individuals this is greater than i am i will write to the president of the labor party so that the process for a new leader of the labor party is set for 12th of january 2020 on that day i will resign as a leader of the labor party in the days after i resign as prime minister our country will start a short process of approximately one month for the labor party to choose a new leader and new prime minister is also informed the president of the republic . will join me now from valetta is herman gregg his editor in chief of the times a multi newspaper and who knew death need. so joseph muscat has now confirmed that he will resign but it won't be immediate he will wait until a new leader is a

exchange for testifying in court 2 cabinet ministers and the prime minister's chief of staff keith schembri resigned he was arrested on tuesday but released 2 days later and on saturday you're going to find it was charge of being complicit in the murder he's pleaded not guilty let's bring to rebecca chile a in st julians malta and she's a journalist at the malta independent rebecca what's your response then to the news that muscat is now resigning and how much pressure was he under to step down do you think. i get evening. when the prime minister hours that he's the resigning a few days out as well as of january. he's been under a lot of pressure of the. investigation to cedars itself. and the idea. as the nation today was. except. to be if you only way forward for the country. for some people it's not enough they want him to resign immediately a protest was. again exactly what i lament. because they once to him to resign immediately and that i also spoke to that i want to get serious. businessmen you defend it was her night and she wanted for his immediate transformation and also to be inv