that this military transitional council will last two years as the two thousand and five constitution will be will be canceled all political prisoners will be immediate released and at the end of this transition period free and fair elections will be held in a new constitution written i mean it all seems pretty poolesville it's the it's the two year thing that worries you as it hit. it isn't and i think all of this could be kaleidoscope into a shorter period of time and there admittedly has to be a period of. security and stability whether someone is ensuring that things do not go out of control and immediate turn over to a civilian government would probably not guarantee that that two years to strikes me is not necessarily a long period of time. going from a revolution to democracy is not that easy and a military government is perfectly reasonable in the short. i think in the case with sudan it is proved that in one nine hundred eighty five they had free and fair elections after one year and those are among the best elections that ever took place and she then albeit they didn't occur

dear people of sudan the transitional military council that will be declared in the second statement we are up to this responsibility and we are keen on the safety of the nation and of the citizens and we hope the citizens will be up to the sponsibility and will tolerate some of the security procedures for the sake of sudan long live sudan long live the people of sudan and peace be upon you. playing and i was live from sydney's national television we heard that the defense minister but i would. who since february this year has also been vice president announcing that the army has decided to remove quote the regime and to detain its head that means that the president or the president of the country has been arrested omar al bashir the army will implement a two year. military term transitional council he said with public representation it will cancel the two thousand and five constitution will be a three month state of emergency all political prisoners will be released immediately and during that two year transitional period they will prepare for elections and a new constitution let's

members will be civilians seven will be from the military they're not specified how long the transitional. council is going to rule sudan before organizing elections and then. you know a new government takes all of what we know is that the. military the transitional military council has been really pragmatic in giving in to the demands of the opposition supporters as well as the protest leaders who have been intransigent some and really adamant in having that the months listened to by the transitional military council they've been asking for all kinds of things including enough on the transitional military council itself three of its members who they had accused of being a member of the former regime of model bashir of representing the interests of whatever she is with him houses tend that resignation so we are seeing a situation where the two sides seem to be getting closer but there are still other issues that need to be thrashed out like for example how long the transitional council will remain in power of course the protest leaders want four years the transitional military council wants two ye

that was all but one the new leader of the transitional council the military transitional council in sudan speaking live on sudanese television let's bring in al-jazeera have a morgan who's in khartoum. apparently we don't have the moment we're just trying to restore. communications with khartoum let's speak to what mohamed to osman that is on the line from khartoum. what do you make of what we just heard to me is it was more or less the same that we heard from i would have been of the last head of the transitional council who stood down less than twenty four hours after being appointed to the job apart from the fact that the curfew will be lifted they will no longer. insist upon that curfew what do you think has been. thank you for having me. i think the care if you would defy by the protesters the protesters defied the care for you from the first day it has never been implemented but i think if if i have one comment on what i just heard from the new chairman of the transitional military council is that he spoke a lot of good word he said a lot of good things but i don't think the o

transitional council.because he has convinced me and all you was able to be concerned convinced to keep him in his position even for a while with. so this would not be in accordance with the rules of the military and i would like to. hear it or not. the shah this is a responsibility in trust. so i skated it is very important that we think. of this country until principalities and i do hope that those leaders. would have reached the point of working together soon. what on dishes for the benefit of. nation without having to look at special interests or other interests big or small that may preclude progress. or not. to say that this great people and the great army. would like to recommend that you are together and to hope and hope that you would reach. solutions very speedily and i would. hope that this. decision is not misinterpreted. i also. emphasized that i hope this decision is not misinterpreted and i wish all my brothers all of them wish them success too or in what is beneficial to our country long li

in the way that they want it is it that they they they were asking for a two year military transitional council a three month state of emergency these protests go to stop. that's a that's an excellent question and i think that the this transitional arrangement has been announced under military command won't. they won't appease the majority of. people who are demanding a transition to a civilian led government a civilian led legitimate government and what we have seen is there is some of the nuance that was announced by the now of talking about the inclusion of broader base political forces talking about the release of political all political prisoners. and i think those those elements need to be fleshed out so that we understand what the transition is likely to look like what the you know how they will pave the way for reactions in the next two years what those elections will look like what the constitutional review process is likely to look like with the constitution having been dissolved so there are numerous questions but i think people who want to confirm before you know they are they are a

day in the head of the transitional council saying that the way the military have no ambition to hold the reins of power we are the guardians of change we will guarantee change mandated by the people is that going to be enough to satisfy the protesters. well at the at the moment adrian it doesn't seem to be enough right now as we're sitting and talking we can hear people outside continuing to march to the army headquarters their whole point is that they don't want anybody from the old regime or associated with the old regime or the ruling party or the former ruling party may say to be part of the transitional council now out of me are admirals they nabbed in they're all part of the ruling party they are part of the old regime so for the people who are often in the streets and for the thousands who have been staging a sit in in front of the minutes or headquarters for the past week it's more or less the same thing they feel like they haven't actually achieved anything and that their past four months of protests for a demand demanding a change has not been heard from has not been heard

the military transitional council was responding to the sudanese people's aspirations for change and works to protect the lives of its citizens as well as their well being this council will be the guarantor of a civilian government to be formed in collaboration with the political forces in stakeholders no party will be excluded from the political process including groups moreover the suspension of the constitution could be lifted at any point in the transitional period could be shortened depending on developments on the ground and agreements with stakeholders of the sudanese representatives stressed that this was a domestic issue for sudan and while the government there may appreciate international support they were going to handle the situation themselves this against.

i think this is not going to be just like this transitional. council i think it could be also for the. going because well but that's just part of being you know. part of the game that people don't really think that you know. council can be trusted and can lead to contrary see a spot. so often to say well look tough you know i speak out against. the question so i will look a few being ignored again tonight. yes yes yes that's what appears to be just the situation nobody's talking about the curfew as if there is no curfew. yes so people to ask is coming people still protesting here. still be. going to curfew. this is. no. time to set any sanctity down when they see their protests cars or anything near the army headquarters in khartoum let's bring in someone once again a researcher at the africa program at chatham house joins us now via skype from london. astroid altogether then what do you make of what you've heard in the last hour or so. well i think you know very significant developments a lot more information provided by admitting. the i think the key

this military transitional council to run the whole thing so they're waiting for a civilian government to be formed one thing the military council said is that they don't have any members yet they are going to hold talks with the political parties later today and they will be letting them decide who will be on the council besides military personnel and so they have struck a conciliatory tone opening their hands saying that we are ready for dialogue and we want you guys to shape the future because you're coming with your solutions and we do not have an ideology basically that it is up to you to try to shape the country going forward and tell elections and that if things work out well and if the political parties can come up with solutions before the end of the two years that they set for themselves then they could bring back the constitution bring back the assembly and they could hand over power to civilian government here morgan called to continue this now with no wiles's the protests in khartoum she joins us by the phone from call to almost zero in labadee made to plead to

implement the curfew what demonstrators were hoping that there would be some form of civilian transitional council but as far as we can tell there's been no consultation of any opposition group. in these negotiations that have led to the nomination of of the military council these negotiations i've been purely we've been the regime and both the sudanese professionals association and the city put it opposition parties that are signatories to the declaration for freedom of change of denounce these transitional council i think any kind of serious. solution to these crises will require the regime to make a earnest effort to open this transition to civilian figures and to really put the reins of this transition in the hands of civilian figures and this is not what we're seeing so far the founder of wiki leaks was arrested in london today and is now facing an extradition warrant from the united states for computer hacking police tracked julian songs from ecuador's embassy where he spent the last seventy s. sonia gago reports from london. this was the departure julian a son she had feared a humiliating a

military transitional council would include public representation and that's a positive business. yes that is i think that's a positive statement a welcome statement there also i think needs to be direct engagement between the army and. political forces and civil society groups and others some within the declaration for freedom and change who have been calling for a transitional arrangement for a legitimate transitional civilian government so they do it does need to be time for those negotiations to take place and and this opening that he mentions including the you know release of political prisoners as well those are those are positive statements about the way forward of course. on the on the flip side of that as well you also have clarity at the moment about. which members of the regime are going to continue in place they talk about the removal of the regime and of course you know we're seeing unfolding in front of us lots of the allies of president bashir being arrested being put under house arrest including the man him self but his next steps where he will go what hits his sit

when what it will be the military transitional council was responding to the sudanese peep. pulls expirations for change and works to protect the lives of its citizens as well as their well being this council will be the guarantor of a civilian government to be foregone collaboration with the political forces in stakeholders no party will be excluded from the political process including groups moreover the suspension of the constitution could be lifted at any point and the transitional period could be shortened depending on developments on the ground and agreements with stakeholders. kryten salome has more from the united nations now. almost as soon as word got out that the military had taken control of sudan members of the security council were calling for an urgent meeting to discuss the situation on the ground there that meeting took place behind closed doors the fact that it took place so quickly according to the president of the security council german ambassador christophe poisson should serve as a signal to the military in sudan that the international community is watc

there is this transitional council in place.difficult to uproot the regime and have this sudden, immediate change happening all at once. >> i don't know how long it takes. it will take some time. i can see that. nicole we are focused on this we will not leave it. our goal is to have a civil government in place for the transitional period, and we will not shift away from that goal. >> thank you very much. appreciate your thoughts this evening. want to speak now to our guest live from the united nations in york. we have heard for the call of an immediate handover to civilian rule in sudan. they also want the avoidance of bloodshed and violence, but we have not seen that happen tonight, have we? the man who will replace the defense minister is also part of the military. >> absolutely. the international community is watching carefully because of sudan's history. the takeover that is happening there, almost as soon as word got out that he had been deposed , the security council call for a briefing today behind closed doors to get the

in sudan protest leaders and the army of reached a deal to form a joint civilian military transitional council seats on the new sovereign council as it's called will be divided between civilians and members of the military the breakthrough comes after days of deadlock protesters and opposition groups have been demanding that the military immediately hand over power to a civilian that government has more from hard to. the super bowl managed to agree a pawn tonight published mental will bill calling our transitional council member up of fifteen members. there saying that members will be civilians seven will be from the military they're more dispersed the five hole along the transitional. council is going to rule saddam before organizing elections mozambique's government has urged people to move to higher ground as to wrench will reign lashes the north in the wake of another powerful site clone so far at least five people are known to have died in aide workers report that entire villages have been wiped out there are warnings of widespread flooding to come with more than half a million people at

civilian government in place for the transitional period on one another who has more on the transitional councilnow from hard to. pull to the sudanese military headquarters in khartoum they are reacting to news of progress between the transitional military council and protest leaders every hope is formed into this square full of the. better for us to remain here then return to anything similar to what we had in the past we have suffered for thirty years we need a swift and final solution. a joint transitional council which would include military presentation is on the cut negotiations have not yet us publish the personalities who would leave the country in transition to a full democracy but all sides a hopeful that they will eventually reach an agreement on but. there's been a discussion on the points in which there were differences of viewpoints and i think the discussion is continuing in a positive and fair trial way and that has encouraged us. some of the issues that dealing with include the period of transition would it be two or four years and whether the military will retain control of sec

a delegation from the transitional military council which has ceased paul in sudan has traveled to neighboring ethiopia for talks with the african union here's what a sudanese military spokesman had to say about the transition process and the aid used to monde's we're out of money off of i would like to say that we are already in the process of choosing a prime minister and to form a civilian government. so we initiated this even before this session with the african union. this is our conviction and this is also the way forward to peace but also we respect it and we are committed to the decision of the a used peace and security council has it for them now there's been some angry reaction to the statement a huge chip is than most often put on sudan in a tikhon dam sudan's military take of a saying it wasn't the appropriate response to the challenges facing the country well researcher and political commentator michael court will be gave us his take on the statement and the reaction it's baulked among some africans. african union has a well articulated policy premix and yet it struggles to implem

of contention so the fact that they have agreed on a military on a joint military civilian transitional council is just the beginning they still have to decide how much representation each side gets the military council wants a military council a military transitional government with civilian representation and the civilian opposition coalition parties they want a civilian transitional council with military representation so that's one issue that they will be talking about today and they're hoping that they will be able to resolve that because that is one of them as i said one of the main sticking issues there's also the issue of how long the transitional government should last the military council wants it to be a period of two years while the coalition wants a period of four years there's so there's a lot of unresolved issues between the two sides that they have to sort out the reports that the military council is trying to dissuade an islamist party from having a march tomorrow for fear of clashes and what more do we know about this. well security authorities earlier issued a statement sayin

demands a civilian majority a transitional council as they're calling it which will technican to througha transitional period but they are running out of time because if they continue being intransigent as they were in the past weeks in dealing with the military council and for example that is a stalemate over some of the issues that are pending some of them this coming it's starting in less than a week and. that is why they're running against time because it would be very hard for them to sustain the presence of all those protesters tens of thousands of them when the people are fasting thank you very much with all the latest from khartoum on that breaking news story mohammed thank you now mozambique's government is urged people to move to higher ground as to rancho reign lashes the north in the wake of another powerful cycle and so far at least five people are known to have died but aid workers report that entire villages have been wiped out in carbon delgado province and there are warnings of widespread flooding to come with more than half a million people at risk it's fair kenneth cou

a joint transitional council which would include military presentation is on the cut negotiations havenot yet does publish the personalities who would leave the country in transition to a full democracy but all sides a hopeful that they will eventually reach an agreement on but. there's been a discussion on the points in which there were differences of viewpoints and i think the discussion is continuing in a positive in federal way and that has encouraged us. some of the issues that dealing with include the period of transition would it be two or four years and whether the military will retain control of security and defense ministers many people is a done credit the problem with the progress the chips fall for their clamor for a peaceful democratic dispensation may be far from over but they say the struggle they started here could potentially shape a new era on the african continent. encouraged by progress so far now a string of concessions by the transitional military council the mood within the protesters is one of defiance. today doesn't stop them gathered outside a building where

president bashir and his regime and the ruling party and handed over to an independent civilian transitional council what they got instead is as we've seen a military council currently running affairs of the country that many tree council as you said said that they are extending their arms a very conciliatory tone earlier when they made their press statement saying that all political parties are included or will be included that they will be meeting the political parties they also said that they will be meeting heads of the diplomatic corps but obviously people are not happy we can hear outside from the office hundreds and hundreds of people still making their way to the army headquarters saying that they will be camping out there and till the transitional government that is currently in place which is held by the military is handed over to the civilian and adrian let's just say it's not only civilians who are not happy with the military takeover part of the paramilitary a part of the security forces themselves are not happy the paramilitary group the rapid support force which has been commanding a

the military transitional council was responding to the sudanese people's aspirations for change and works to protect the lives of its citizens as well as their well being this council will be the guarantor of a civilian government to be formed and collaboration with the political forces in stakeholders no party will be excluded from the political process including groups moreover the suspension of the constitution could be lifted at any point in the transitional period could be shortened depending on developments on the ground and agreements with stakeholders. the sudanese representatives stressed that this was a domestic issue for sudan and while the government there may appreciate international support they were going to handle the situation themselves this against the backdrop of an outstanding i.c.c. international criminal court warrant for president omar al bashir and the general who was until just hours ago in charge of the military transition was also implicated in some of the crimes against the people of sudan that bashir is wanted for by the i.c.c. he's accused of genocide

on thursday the military ended president omar al bashir his thirty year rule and set up a transitional council security forces ordered a curfew overnight but thousands of people defied it even more when reports. this is how the end of fifty years of rule looked when president are many pushchair was deposed by his vice president and defense minister tanks trental through the capital cheered on by protesters followed by an announcement on state t.v. sudan's fourteen million people had waited six hours to hear. being the minister of defense the chairman of the committee to get rid of this the regime and to the head of the regime in a safe place i also declare the formation of a military transitional council to supervise the to the year of period more than one hundred eighteen others close to your have been arrested and political prisoners released as a protester who was arrested by sudan's intelligence agents in january a lot of emotion. everyone and. everyone. finally there is hope for the country. i hire bread prices provoked the first protests four months ago they quickly expanded into demands

of them back at the top stories this hour now the head of sudan's military transitional council has announced his resignation ahmed ahmed been sworn in as the country's interim made on thursday after the military removed president tomorrow the shia protest isn't hard celebrated the announcement saying his departure is a victory of the people's will define crowded spent thursday night on the streets of sudan's capital ignoring a curfew declared by the military and our other top story this hour police in algeria say they've arrested one hundred eight people off the clashes in algeria's hundreds of thousands of demonstrators returned to the streets of the capital ward eight successive friday. well in other stories we're following closely at least twenty people have been killed in a blast in the pakistani province of pollution but he say it happened in a fruit market in the southwestern city of quite a the market is owned and run by members of the minority has been targeted by sunni groups in the past and. hider reports now from karachi. the explosion is believed to be triggered by a suicide bomb

breaking news from the head of the military transitional council general abdul fatah bo han has accepted the resignation of the head of the national intelligence and security service and so he lived out a call to launch a series have a blog and can tell us more about the significance of this. well one of the conditions that have been placed by political parties and the sudanese professional association which has been spearheading the government process for the past four months is the abolishing of the in the national intelligence and security services which was headed by one man now he has resigned and people are very happy we can already hear the celebrations on the streets nowadays they have been eagerly following the national news since they started protesting and for them that means that the security service that's basically a victory that means that the head of the military council. one hand may actually be listening to them even before he has issued a statement we yet to hear from the new leader of sudan who has who has been sworn in last night who would we not we're not sure what

this is sudan's naval headquarters inside the military transition council is holed up outside a largely peaceful protests but with a clear message the sudanese people do not want to be ruled by the military chiefs who ended the thirty year regime of the veteran president omar al bashir but the army is still very much in charge immediate successor. a general linked to the genocide in darfur lasted just one day in the top job before announcing his resignation he was replaced by another army commander on the plus side the new chief. is not wanted for war crimes but protesters want a clean break with the old many of the demonstrators are young and they're actively organizing including setting up their own security they say more than a dozen people have been killed by security forces in recent days and they have already intercepted one car with explosives. we also. call some of. the most important. civilian called we call comes through we call. this. so you see. this no one not even the old is immune from being searched emotions are high but mixed. still i feel like i was a. joy that you fee

at the moment the military council is on one side saying that it's going to offer two years transitional council with members of the military and the political parties saying that they don't want military members especially those who are allied to the former regime and the former ruling party to be part of the council but in the middle of the political parties and the military council are the people who have been protesting for the past four months they have listed their demands that they do not want anybody to be part of who was part of the regime to be part of the council but at the same time they don't want people they have been seeing over the past thirty years in the political arena they wanted new fresh faces at the moment there are still people in front of the army headquarters where they've been staging a sit in for the past six days they're still angry they're saying that the statement that has been read out by the leader of the military council have been for example hand does not satisfy them and that they wanted to hear more from him they wanted to hear a tone basically that those who

members of the council certainly the european members of the council wanted to come out with a strong statement today in support of this transition to civilian rule that they were advised by african members of the council that it would be better to wait they decided in deference to them to wait to see what happens at an african union meeting that's supposed to take place on sunday but the president of the security council the german ambassador did tell the media here that they are watching the situation they're ready to call another meeting on monday and that today's meeting should really serve as notice to the military in sudan that the international community is watching this very closely and by way of background it was the security council back in two thousand and five that referred omar al bashir to the international criminal court where he is now facing charges of genocide and war crimes for the situation in daraa for so this security council which is very divided in many respects and often slow to act managed to get together and actually refer a sitting head of state to the international criminal court something that had ne

military council have offered their resignation in what appears to be an attempt to appease the country's opposition the two sides have been on a collision course in recent days but the transitional military council said they decided to resume talks on wednesday. we in the military transitional council would like to say together with the coalition of freedom and change forces there we are in this together in order to achieve the aspirations of the sudanese people and to build a prosperous future we are agreed on a number of main principles that is first and last we are partners and we will work together on disagreement we have to reach a common goal. and also to the missing they said they had reached common ground on a number of principles the sudanese professional professionals association and its allies who organized the four months of protests also agreed they'll set up a committee to iron out disagreements. we answered the call for a meeting following the positive statement issued by the military council regarding our demands the meeting was pleasant and in the nation's best interest we expressed our gratitude for how the military protected civilians and we agreed on forming

civilian rule is to done might be out on the whole to have a valid side the military at the transitional military council itself has been vetted pragmatic giving in to most of the demands of the. protest organizers some of them including given up pod's with in the transitional military council itself all the people conceded to be part of that idiom was a model of bush however we're seeing a situation where they're getting more and more leverage from the protestors and being intransigent and the moms and they are saying they have got a second option if all these talks fail they say they can bring the country to all i mean they can call for a general strike and bring saddam to all hold all over because they say they have the power of the people behind them and humbles for the strength and today when the transitional military council disbanded old thread unions in that country which means the protest organizers if it gets to thoughts will have. don't put unity took hold of all they want but i mean the first they are in khartoum thank you. sri lanka has a new defense minister the appointment as part of the g

of course the both sides have a different opinion on this the transitional military council once a transitional period of two years for the council. the protesters and the leadership asking for four years saying that this will be enough time to change the rule of law in sudan and also is sure that the is minimal interference in any future elections in sudan from the military have of all sides out of the mystic and say that they would be able in the coming days to agree on not only the parameters but the personalities who will take this country that is a transition to full democracy and as president big question mohammed is how all of those protests going to hear this because they are adamant in their intentions to see a whole transition to civilian rule as soon as possible. yes indeed and but is why any. transitional administration or council whatever you call it that is going to take this country through a transitional period that is dominated by the military would not be acceptable not only to the protestors but also their leadership some of whom are already preparing themselves for leadershi

on the military deposed president bashir and set up a transitional council. defense minister has been sworn in as the head of the transitional council the army's chief of staff will serve as his deputy counsel says it will govern for two years before elections take place. on the wiki leaks founder julian assange has been detained in the u.k. and is facing extradition to the united states the u.s. wants him to face charges relating to the publication of classified government documents. now aid workers in iran say u.s. sanctions are hampering their ability to help people hit by a massive flooding southwest iran is suffering some of the worst floods in decades and more rain is forecast the government's ordered tens of thousands of people to leave their homes in the city of capital of khuzestan province hundreds of villages in the oil rich province have also been emptied of people saying that robbie has been monitoring the aid effort from the capital tehran. landing into her on the first flight for the u.n. high commission for refugees thousands of blankets cooki

to first of all figure out if the military council will be the one having more say in this transitional council or if it's civilians the one of the representations one of the representatives of the coalition said that the military wants to be the council the transitional council the council to be a military council with civilian representation while the coalition wants it to be a civilian council with military representation so these are things they still have to talk about and they have to iron out there that difference there's also the issue of how long the transitional period should be and how it should be run so these things are still to be talked talked out between the two sides they will be having more meetings today and they're hoping to have an outcome both sides said they're optimistic but at the moment they're still waiting to iron out the final details of the transitional government and he reports that the military council is trying to dissuade an islamist party from having a march tomorrow for fears of clashes what more can you tell us. well daryn the security authorities have alrea

the public will schools the main form of contention being not one of these tional the hybrid transitional council that is expected to leave the country for a transitional period and it would include a government of technocrats. according to the proposals presented by. the president the theft of the protesters a prime minister who is civilian pulled out now since in that the military is small ceding any thing at the moment and they seem to have turned cocked before they were giving him to every dem on the coming from the protest leaders including given up with in the military council people considered to be cool. still almost all bullshit but now they seem to often talked just quickly muhammad there was a lot of talk in the news conference about the revolution being peaceful the street being cohesive that protests would remain peaceful is that the feeling you get there obviously it's noisy way you out but is it remaining peaceful. what is largely a peaceful daoism been an incidental while as for the week i have been covering these the most such and some protest right here in this where however in

encouraged by progress so far now a string of concessions by the transitional military council the mood within the protesters is one of defiance. today doesn't stop them gathered outside a building where the opposition popular congress party was holding a meeting chanting no place for islamists at least sixty four party members were wounded in the ensuing violence something that's been condemned by both the military and protest organizers. we've passed through along for the last thirty years every kind of. crime has been committed against justice is corruption the killing zone in the name of religion and why we want to secular government. protesters are also quick to point out they are a well and trenched deep state that wants to see a continuation of the policies of the past but their priority they say is the immense task chipping a transition from thirty years of military. hotline. after several bombings targeted hotels and churches in sri lanka churches remain shut instead christians held mass by watching a televised service is to sunday's attacks killed at least two hundred fifty pe

the protesters have to stay on the streets until a civilian not a military transitional council is in place. i don't even now in studio w.'s not. not i mean things are changing so fast on the ground we heard the latest news of don's interim leader announcing the formation of a limited civilian government within two years what do you make of that recent announcement it's interesting because he kind of made some concessions towards the protests movement to the. leaders. in contradiction to his predecessor who stepped down yesterday so it's not really known what's going to happen next because basically he said it's going to take two years that's was his produce is for disaster said yesterday so i'm not sure if the process would be happy with that that it's taking two years for them to have a transitional civilian government so we'll have to see how things develop in the next few weeks we've seen of course a few other victories for these protesters the defense minister abruptly stepping down that curfew has now been lifted will this all be enough to get those protesters off the streets or

encouraged by progress so far now a string of concessions by the transitional military council the mood within the protesters is one of defiance. today doesn't stop them gathered outside a building where the opposition popular congress party was holding a meeting chanting no place for islamists at least sixty four party members were wounded in the ensuing violence something that's been condemned by both the military and protest organizers. we've passed through along for the last thirty years every kind of. crime has been committed against injustices corruption the killing done in the name of religion and while we want a secular government. protesters are also quick to point out that they are against a well and trenched deep state that wants to see a continuation of the police is of the past but they are foremost priority they say is the immense task cheeping the transition from thirty years of military rule mohamed atta how to. libya's u.n. recognized governments told france to stop dealing with. its troops are continuing to lay siege to tripoli an airstrike on sunday by one of his heli

representation and the coalition of the declaration of freedom and change they want it to be a civilian transitional council with military representation so they have to still sort out that issue there's also the issue of how long the transitional period will be so really the beginning yesterday of deciding or the decision yesterday to have a joint military civilian transitional government is still only the beginning and meanwhile people in front of the army headquarters are still continuing to protest they're saying that they have high hopes that they will be able to get the military council to educate or give up power and hand it over to a civilian government so still a lot of issues to be discussed more talks between the two sides it's not clear if all these issues will be resolved tonight but they're saying that they are very optimistic and they hope to resolve it as soon as possible but there are reports that the military council is trying to dissuade the islamist party from having a march tomorrow for fear of clashes what more can you tell us. yes that's the popular congress party which was an ally of

watching al-jazeera let's recap the top stories right now the head of sudan's military transitional council has resigned. even though we've stepped down after continued pressure from protesters on the opposition movement in khartoum say they will continue to demand justice sit and police say at least sixteen people were killed on thursday and friday. placed in algeria say they have arrested more than one hundred people in algiers hundreds of thousands of demonstrators returned to the streets of the capital four and a successive friday. us media is reporting that days before libyan warlord clay for tar launched an offensive to seize the capital of saudi arabia promised to help pay for the operation according to the wall street journal riyadh offer tens of millions of dollars on the ground at least five civilians had been killed during fighting on the outskirts of the capital rockets and shells fired by forces hit a residential area west of tripoli both sides say they have made strategic gains and the past twenty four hours more than fifty people have been killed in fighting over the past wee

the military transitional council was responding to the sudanese people's aspirations for change and works to protect the lives of its citizens as well as their well being this council will be the guarantor of a civilian government to be formed and collaboration with the political forces in stakeholders no party will be excluded from the political process including groups moreover the suspension of the constitution could be lifted at any point in the transitional period could be shortened depending on developments on the ground and agreements with stakeholders. joins us live now from the united nations in new york so close and what has been or more of the reaction from the u.n. . it was interesting to hear the. representative sudan there are tempting to calm international concerns about the situation in sudan almost as soon as word got out that the military had taken control of the country members of the security council were calling for a meeting they held that meeting earlier today behind closed doors no action was taken by the security council but the president german ambassador ch

as for the transitional period the military council is seeing two years while the declaration for freedom and change which includes the sudanese professional association the body that has been spearheading the cause of the protests is asking for four years transitional period so they're going to have to sit down both sides seem to be willing to do that and come up with solutions to try to get the country out of the deadlock that it's it is currently in you see both sides are willing to sit down and talk how soon before those talks get on the way. while nobody has set a schedule the military council is leading the effort to one hundred said that he's ready to talk whenever the optical parties are ready to do that and we're talking about more than one hundred political parties if all are to be represented in the talks and in the transitional government some of them come under the same umbrella of the declaration for freedom and change which includes thirty two political parties but some of them are a stand alone they have their own representative so it's going to be very hard to see how the

will begin in sudan where the head of the military transitional council has stepped down he's been replaced by another general abdul fatah. protesters welcome the announcement demonstrations are being scaled back the council will rule for up to two years after the military forced president ahmed al bashir to resign but morgan has the latest phone call to. the power of protest the curates the second victory in as many days on thursday these demonstrators were celebrating the removal of president obama in this year by friday his replacement the general who had orchestrated the end of the shoes thirty year rule had also gone. this is for the benefit of the nation without having to look at special interests big or small that might preclude its progress we honored to say that this country has great people and a great many i would like to recommend you work together and hope that you would reach a solution very speedily i would also hope that this decision is not misinterpreted i wish my brother success in what is beneficial to our country long lives today and a peaceful and honorable country. ah