there were some shipments of weapons sent by qatar in tripoli. we know that.e shipment of arms coming to you from the uae, from egypt... you seem to be focused on the qatari connection in the west, when it appears there is a connection with the uae, egypt, and saudi arabia, here it is. these are weapons that have been coming to europe. i am not privy to those details. but you are the so—called foreign minister! but i am not involved with military affairs. i cannot co—operate what you have just said. i know there is a great deal of support that has been provided by egypt. i am mindful that in 2011, the libyan people rose up against a long—time dictator, muammar gaddafi. sometimes it looks as though, in a figure of khalifa haftar, there might once again be flirting with a potential dictator. the world wants a peaceful, united, safe libya, where terrorism is eliminated. do you think we will see that in the next one or two years? i am hopeful, optimistic, about that. there is a great deal of will among libyans that we should put an end to this split in libya, and

do you want to see marshal haftar marching to tripoli with the libyan national army? of libya because what he promised... but he would be a dictator. he is not a dictator! in three years, this guy had given the freedom and the confidence, not only for army officers, but for police, for intelligence, for internal security. everything. do you really think he would be... he gave us peace. do you really think he would be a good president for this country? he is truly a good leader. libya is a country of desert, vast distances and disparate tribes. it's also a land rich in oil and gas. the reserves are pumped to the coast, the so—called 0il crescent. this is brega, a sprawling oil and gas processing complex run by sirte 0il, part of the national oil company, the noc, owned by the state. awad guides me around this ageing plant. are they monitoring emission from the chimneys? yes. and how clean is it? it's not a new plant. it depends on the fuel. oil wealth was the glue that held in gaddafi's fiefdom together. after his demise, the jihadists tried to get their hands on these

backed government of national accord how said headquarters in libya's capital tripoli controls the western part of the country that government is representative is in moscow and you've just seen controls the east of libya and sizable parts of the south the political unity of the country was broken in twenty eleven following anti government protest. the government. happy to say that someone with a deep knowledge of the region joins us live now all over miles is a former u.k. ambassador to libya very welcome to the program i support some sort of action really has to preempt a breakthrough here doesn't it is love rovs meeting with a senior representative of the two broke governments army is that a significant step to wards uniting libya. well it's not a new step he's met him before and he's made it very clear as have all the russian spokesmen that russia is not backing against the policies in libya russia as i think it was live didn't go off the head of the russian contact he lives said a few days ago russia they don't want to be associated russia doesn't want to be associated with one party

we went to his home on the outskirts of tripoli.y but we were told he was tired and did not want to comment. well, we have tried to speak to ramadan abedi but he's been unwilling to see us. the authorities have told us they have no reason to hold him any longer in this case. he is now a free man but not free to leave the country. they want him to remain in libya in case they have any further questions and he'll have to check in with police from time to time. a relative told us ramadan abedi was shocked at what his son, salman, had done. no father wants his child to be a suicide bomber, he said. he told us the family was now happy at the release of an innocent man. 0rla guerin, bbc news, tripoli. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the red cross says bangladesh is suffering its worst flooding in decades, and that it's being largely ignored by the rest of the world. it says entire communities are cut off, many now short of food and clean water. the worst flooding to strike south asia in years has now affect

we went to his home on the outskirts of tripoli.th his family but we were told he was tired and did not want to comment. well, we have tried to speak to ramadan abedi but he's been unwilling to see us. the authorities have told us they have no reason to hold him any longer in this case. he is now a free man but not free to leave the country. they want him to remain in libya in case they have any further questions and he'll have to check in with police from time to time. a relative told us ramadan abedi was shocked at what his son, salman, had done. no father wants his child to be a suicide bomber, he said. he told us the family was now happy at the release of an innocent man. 0rla guerin, bbc news, tripoli. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a land dispute between the tanzanian government and the masaai people escalates, with herdsmen saying they'd rather die than leave their land. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a

orla guerin, bbc news, tripoli.isters want companies to force the uk‘s biggest firms to reveal how much more their chief executives are paid compared to the average worker. but shell‘s ben van beurden, who earned £7.5 million last year, argues that the government‘s proposal is flawed. our business editor, simonjack, reports from rotterdam. big business, how do you stop too much money flowing to the top? the government has a plan, but does it make sense? this is shell‘s rotterdam refinery, it has customers and employees all over the world. it‘s the most valuable company on the london stock exchange and pays more dividends to uk pension funds than any other company. that‘s the old refinery, but also a lot of the new stuff... ben van beurden is shell‘s chief executive. the uk government‘s flagship proposal to curb pay is to force companies to publish how many times more the boss gets paid than the average worker. simple. it‘s a matter of public record, you got paid £7.5 million last year, that was a 60% increase from t

world the twenty eight countries step up and even given something similar to that on his visit to tripoli johnson pledged the u.k.'s continued support for the libyan coast guard service to its being trained by the british royal navy and besides that the coast guard's also been receiving support from several other e.u. countries but kosko has been repeatedly accused of killing in abusing migrants as well as attacking aid workers oxfam's humanitarian campaign manager again says the e.u. support is part of an attempt to close european borders. the u.k. and the european union have for the last couple of years made a concerted effort to shut down borders and we see that happening out of the extreme cost to the individuals who are playing war and persecution and poverty is part of that for them it's simply a matter of shutting it down on paper they say that they're trying to explore other options and open up safe safe routes for people but we really just not seen that happen or we've seen as the shutting down of rates which is left people with really few other options then to take risky very in

such a long standing problem he's also voiced support for tougher border controls to speaking in tripoli said the crisis poses a direct security threat to the u.k. no less libya is the front line for many challenges which left unchecked composed problems for us in the u.k. but equally illegal migration under threat from terrorism it also means practical efforts to including the work we're doing to ensure that the libyan coast guard can secure their own borders reducing the number of illegal migrants hitting for europe . a campaign manager believes attempts to keep refugees in a war zone are actually a violation of the basic human rights simply throwing money at at issue will not be enough what is required is a long sustained investment and the opportunity for people to be safe and protected both now and in the future what we've been really disappointed with is the fact that this just flies in the face of international conventions it is in the refugee convention which all the european countries have signed up to that people are allowed to seek asylum on their shores and they have really a

and he was on his first visit to tripoli since leaving the country following his ouster by parliament on charges of embezzlement. early on friday he's picked from seventy four. pretty rough water problem the militia of the tripoli revolutionaries brigade are the ones who kidnapped me. the group is headed by high throughout the jury when it was not interrogated during my detention fires also raj in his capacity as chairman of the president's. council of the government of national unity responsible for what happened to me government is also responsible because it is the institution that guarantees national securit. in the net. getting on to the u. s. out of bounds of hurricane harvey has begun swiping the texas coast. high winds and dozens of inches of rain were expected to begin battering coastal and inland communities on friday. me one official supported marquetry evacuations of. seven texas counties. it's the sound being heard all along the texas coast. as residents do all they can to prepare for what's shaping up to be at the fiercest hurricane at their state has seen in over a deca

we went to his home on the outskirts of tripoli.ck here with his family but we were told he was tired and did not want to comment. well, we have tried to speak to ramadan abedi but he's been unwilling to see us. authorities have told us they have no reason to hold him any longer in this case. he is now a free man but not free to leave the country. they wa nt not free to leave the country. they want him to remain in libya in case they have any further questions and he'll have to check in with police from time to time. a relative told us from time to time. a relative told us ramadan abedi was shocked at what his son, salman, had done. no father wa nts his son, salman, had done. no father wants his trial to be a suicide bomber, he said. he told us the family was now happy at the release ofan family was now happy at the release of an innocent man. 0rla guerin, bbc news, tripoli. let's go back to our top story:. america's fourth largest city has borne the brunt of the rainfall, with large parts of the city underwater, forcing thousands o

at the former british residence in tripoli, mrjohnson promised to expand the uk's presence here.ats, but by libyan politicians and commanders agreeing to compromise. and that still looks far off. james landale, bbc news, libya. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories. councillors in kensington and chelsea have agreed a £76 million package to help people who lost their homes in the grenfell tower fire. £40 million will go towards buying homes from private social housing providers. money is also being set aside to compensate people who owned flats in the tower. at least eight people are still missing in eastern switzerland after the biggest landslide there in decades. almost ten million tonnes of rock and mud rode down into the valley yesterday near the tiny village of bondo. a rescue operation is under way, but police say the mud and rock covers an area of three miles — and is 30 feet deep in places. the husband of a woman — killed by a cyclist riding a bike with no front brakes — is calling for new laws to be introduced for death by dangerous cycling. the cyclist, 19

in 1805. -- the bank of -- bay of tripoli in 1805. this is happened more than people want to imagine. erik prince: -- steve scully: for the radio audience, our guest is erik prince. if you are a veteran of the war in afghanistan, we have been there the last decade and a half. if you have been to afghanistan, with navy seals and in blackwater, how many times? why did we get to this how did we get to this situation? why the stalemate? erik prince: you know, the taliban was decimated after 9/11 by 100 cia officers, a couple hundred special forces, and airpower. they were truly decimated. they were pushed back. but the more we turned it into a conventional army operation, we have gone backwards. and now we are at the point that the taliban, having survived this for 15, 16 years they are , at their best. those survivors of all those wars, they know exactly how the u.s. operates, how the u.s. collects signal intelligence, and surveillance, and targets and all of the rest. we have the finest military in the world. if they could just get the

you have a deal struck with italy but only by the authorities in tripoli, then the other set of authoritiesriticizing this. the meeting in paris, i think it will not solve the migrant this crisis is libya to thert of west part. we have a government of national accord supported by the international community, united nations, italy, they received a lot of help to deal with this crisis. obviously, it is not possible. findy, it is necessary to also a political agreement between the two players because, in the east, where you have territories under control of the , migrationonal army is under control. making possible these two andies to find an agreement get forces on the ground is important to solve this migration crisis. claire: was the paris deal, where they spoke of a cease-fire and elections, was that a step in the right direction because you have the authorities of both sets of authorities brought together in the same place in paris by president macron? >> it was a very important first step because, even the international community and all of the country's involved in the negotiation's abo

tripoli video agency obtained exclusive video of that offensive. thank you. i. thank you i. one. of the besieged city of there is or is located in east an excuse me eastern syria as you can see from the map we've prepared here is completely surrounded by terrorist forces the syrian army is in blockaded in a tiny portion of the city for almost three years and what's more the jihad this are refusing to let civilians leave. however i learned very late and even a bit as isis terrorists raided our house my thirteen year old cousin was staying with us i had her in a water tank so that the terrorist didn't take her as a slave it was obvious that it's not cowardice the situation in there is or is catastrophic terrorist from iraq executes civilians in the streets and leave bodies lying there for up to five days by secretly drove my sons out of the city otherwise isis militants would recruit them by force inject psychotropic substances and later use them a suicide bombers. ok let's bring in a guest to discuss this middle east expert on our walk off is the founder and director of the grosse

forat least the un backed government of national accord which has its headquarters in libya's capital tripoli and controls the western part of the country and the brooke government representative is in moscow controls the east of libya the political unity of the country was broken in two thousand and eleven following antigovernment protests. we got reaction on this from oliver miles a former u.k. ambassador to libya. doesn't want to be association with one policy. to bring all the parties together there are too many people in libya who have some power at the moment they have. probably afraid of what will happen if they give up the weapons they know that they might. be called to account for crimes they've committed or even if not crimes and they might be called them is i think that's the bottom line the difficulty is to bring all these groups together convince them that they have to work together because otherwise libya. libya's a rich country in terms of oil for of money but at the moment you wouldn't think it was a rich country at the moment everybody is living. there will be looking at the

backed government of national accord houses headquarters in libya's capital tripoli here in green controls the western part of the country and the tobruk government who is representative is in moscow and who you've just seen controls the eastern large swathes of the scythe of libya the political unity of the country was broken in twenty eleven following anti-government protests. i. see a. little. bit of that. we got reaction on this from all over miles a former u.k. ambassador to libya. russia doesn't want to be association with one policy the un efforts to bring all the parties together up there are too many people in libya who have some power at the moment they have weapons. probably afraid of what will happen if they give up the weapons they know that they might. be called to account for crimes they've committed or even if not crimes that they might be called to account by their in them is i think that's the bottom line on the difficulty is to bring all these groups together and convince them that they have to work together because otherwise libya is going to go down the drain it's mayb

. >> a prison in tripoli. final stop for many migrants dreaming of a better life in europe. the conditions are dire. no sanitary facilities and no escape for those stranded here. and, yet, these are reportedly the best facilities for newly arrived refugees in libya. in berlin, german chancellor angela merkel, discussed ways out of the current crisis together with the united nations refugee commissioner and the director of the international organization for migration. merkel would be willing to double the number of legal entries to the year to 40,000 as sullingd by -- suggested by the u.n. the prerequisite is that we get illegal migration under control. we managed that under the eu turkey deal. in libya it has not worked out yet as we would have expected. >> in the ports of sicily every week hundreds of migrants arrive by the central mediterranean route from libya. 90,000 have come to italy this year alone. many live on the streets in poverty and italy is increasingly overwhelmed. the many migrants that have arrived in italy this year put the country under considerable strain

it insists the mission will act only with the agreement of the government in tripoli, which is backedgermany has expelled the vietnamese press attache over the suspected kidnapping of this man trinh xuan thanh. it's alleged he was bundled into a car by armed men at berlin zoo, nine days ago. mr thanh is the subject of an international arrest warrant. there have been protests in bolivia as politicians supported plans to lift protection for indigenous territories in a national park. if the law is approved by the national assembly it will allow a major highway to be built, part of a drive by president morales to boost infrastructure investment. president trump has signed off on new sanctions against russia but without much enthusiasm. it was done behind closed doors and then came his statement shortly after that the law was "significa ntly flawed". the russian prime minister was quick to fire back — saying the sanctions are tantamount to declaring a full—scale trade war. dmitry medvedev also claimed the trump administration had shown its "total weakness" by handing over executive power t

it insists the mission will act only with the agreement of the government in tripoli, which is backedtwo people have died on a beach crowded with sunbathers in portugal, when a light aircraft made an emergency landing. an eight year old girl and a 50—year—old man died on saojoao beach near lisbon. the two people on board the plane were unharmed. venezuela's president, nicolas maduro, has postponed the inauguration of a new assembly until friday following international accusations that democracy is being undermined and the opposition calling for protests. the british firm behind the voting system used to elect members of new body said turnout was at least one million fewer than the government figure, a claim that's been dismissed by the venezuelan electoral authorities. katy watson reports from caracas. as international witticism grows over the vote, nicolas maduro appears defiant. there were more than 10 million venezuelan soon came out onto the street and 8 million could vote. the rest faced the barricades. the company that provided the vote said the government inflated the numbers o

in the east which supports field marshall hafta— opposes the decision— whereas the other based in tripolialy gets the most of the migrants— coming from all over africa — to make that dangerous journey from libya's coast, across the mediterranean, to italy's southern coast. more than 94,000 migrants have made the crossing since january. over 2,370 have died. italy is also putting forward other measures to stem the flow of migrants— richard galpin has more. at the start of the migrant crisis, the italian navy used to play a key role rescuing those caught in stormy seas. but now its mission is to enter libyan territorial waters to help the libyan coast guard spot migrant boats as they set sail, and stop them going any further. the abrupt change of mission was given the go—ahead by the italian parliament. most politicians clearly wanting an end to the crisis. the goal of the italian government is to stem the flow, bring it close to zero and basically tweak the turkey deal and adapted to the situation in libya but get the same result, which is to bring a flow which is in the hundreds of thousa

these are the latest migrants to be intercepted by the libyan coastguard and turned back to tripoli onhe smuggler to pay them an amount but others paid different amounts. italy has borne the brunt of the new arrivals. in rome this weekend, there were protests over poor living conditions for migrants. shouting. and while the paris summit was sparse on details, it is a sign that leaders are starting to address the route cause of this crisis, including efforts to make sure people smugglers have alternative ways of making a living. sarah corker, bbc news. its day two of a three—day visit by un secretary general, antonio guterres, to israel and the palestinian territories. the aim of the visit is to rekindle the peace process and address regional issues such as the ongoing energy crisis in gaza and syria's civil war. tom bateman has more from jerusalem. it is part of the trip, starting with powerful symbolism when it comes to palestinian national aspirations. the un secretary general will be laying a wreath at the tomb of the late palestinian leader yasser arafat. then there will be talks o

linked the suspects to groups in northern africa according to the head of the un backed unity group in tripoli quote if god forbid there are terrorist elements among the migrants a result of any incidents will affect all of the e.u. well despite this lingering across europe human rights watch criticized the police's use of water cannons however the italian please union said in a statement that officers use water cannons because of the risk of explosions caused by liquids and that officers had been hit by rocks bottles and pepper sprayed two people were arrested and doctors without borders said its medics treated thirteen refugees including one for a broken bone well since two thousand and fourteen some seven hundred thousand migrants have arrived in italy from northern africa really to hunt. thousand asylum seekers are reportedly in state run shelters in washington to talk to sweets or to drug administration is threatening to a not saying against four countries who refused to facilitate department of homeland security deportations these countries include cambodia eritrea guinea and sierra leon

tripoli has ordered firing ships to stay out of its coastal search and d rescue zone. coast guard his clashed with several rescue ships firing warning shots across their bows. i'm shoulder libia respect we find libya's announcements about its search and rescue operations area concerning about. we're worried about safety conditions and more generally. about the conditions for efficient search and rescue operation. and how that might jeopardize our own operations. i hope that soon. thousands of migrants die each year trying to make the crossing to europe. most are packed in flimsy barely see where the vessel. so far this year and geo operated ships have rescued more than twelve thousand pepeople. that's more than a third of the total number saved. but libyan authorities say the charities are facilitating people smuggling. i charge deems ridiculous by the ngos. remembering now one of the bloodiest upheavals in modern history this year marks the seventieth anniversary of the partition of the indian subcontinent. into two independent states muslim majority pakistan and hind

these are the latest migrants to be intercepted by the libyan coastguard and turned back to tripoli oneal to the smuggler to pay them but others paid different amounts. italy has borne the brunt of the new arrivals. in rome this weekend, there were protests over poor living conditions for migrants. and while the paris summit was sparse on details, it is a sign that leaders are starting to a sign that leaders are starting to a dress of the new cause of this crisis, including efforts to make sure people smugglers have alternative ways of making a living. —— starting to address. a nurse serving a life sentence for murdering two patients in germany is now a suspect in at least 84 other murder cases. niels hoegel was convicted and jailed two years ago — for giving lethal drug injections to intensive care patients. if found guilty it could make him germany's worst post—war killer — as jenny hill reports. they trusted him with their lives, but he killed patient after patient. in 2015, niels hogel was jailed for two murders. today, police revealed they have evidence he killed around 90 other p

it insists the mission will act only with the agreement of the government in tripoli, which is backedattache over the suspected kidnapping of this man trinh xuan thanh. it's alleged he was bundled into a car by armed men at berlin zoo, nine days ago. mr thanh is the subject of an international arrest warrant. four man from the west midlands in england have been convicted for a plot to attack police and military. they were arrested last august in a sting operation. a pipe—bomb, imitation gun and other paraphernalia were found in their cars. they met injailfor paraphernalia were found in their cars. they met in jail for previous convictions. here, queen elizabeth's husband, the duke of edinburgh, has bowed out of public life after almost 70 years of official engagements. the 96—year—old made his final solo appearance at a parade of royal marines at buckingham palace this afternoon. he announced his retirement in may after completing more than 22,000 solo appearances. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. it was the kind of afternoon, weatherwise, which would have made any

it insists the mission will act only with the agreement of the government in tripoli, which is backedamese press attache over the suspected kidnapping of this man, trinh xuan thanh. it's alleged he was bundled into a car by armed men at berlin zoo, nine days ago. mr thanh is the subject of an international arrest warrant. four men from the west midlands in england have been convicted of plotting to attack police and the military. they were arrested last august in a sting operation by security services. a pipe bomb, imitation gun and meat cleaver were found in one of their cars. three of the men had previous convictions for terror offences and met injail. brazilian politicians have rejected plans to put the president michel temer, on trialfor corruption. there were chaotic and angry exchanges in congress as lawmakers shouted abuse, pushed each other and threw fake bank notes at their opponents. mr temer was accused of receiving $12 million in bribes from one of the country's top companies. he has denied the allegations. here's the bbc‘sjulia carneiro from rio de janeiro. this is a big

they have the government in tripoli and the alternative government controlling most of eastern libya really reached a solution yet. that is a major problem. you have also got the problem that if they do institute some kind of centres to process asylum applications in niger and chad, won't the migrants simply try and evade those if they realise they have no chance of being accepted and find even more dangerous routes of getting across the mediterranean into europe? mike sanders. now, let's start the sport on outside source with tennis because the us open is under way at flushing meadows. on the men's side of the draw rafael nadal is number one seed. in the women's karolina pliskova of the czech republic is the number one player at the tournament and all eyes will be on this player, maria sharapova, who ta kes to this player, maria sharapova, who takes to the court in a few hours' time. what is herfirst grand slam appearance since serving a drugs ban. it is a really big occasion for her, isn't it? it is a big occasion for maria sharapova. back to sunday before we get a maria sharapova.

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italians, frenchmen, and they ended up liberating the 340 american sailors who were in 1805.age in tripoli this is happened more than people want to imagine. >> of her video august -- proper radio audience, our guest is erik prince to read if you are a veteran of the war in afghanistan, we have there for a decade and a half. andl get to your calls comments in the moment. you have been in afghanistan both as a navy seal and in blackwater. how many numerous times. why did we get to this how did we get to this situation? why the stalemate? ince: >> it is because of air power and other forces. they were decimated and pushed back, but the more that we've turned it into a conventional army operation, we have gone backwards. now we are at the point that the taliban, having survived this force exceeding years, they are at their best. they are survivors of all of the wars, and they know exactly how the u.s. operates, how the u.s. collect signals intelligence, and surveillance, and targets and all of the rest. we have the finest military in the world, and if they could just get the enemy to fight th

frenchman.lian, they liberated the 340 american sailors held hostage by the bay of tripoli in 1805. plenty of examples throughout history and a lot still classified because more of this has happened that people want to imagine. ,ost: our guest is erik prince the founder of blackwater usa, if you are a veteran of afghanistan, a line set aside, 202-748-8003. we will get to your calls and comments in a moment. you have been to afghanistan with the navy seals and blackwater, how did we get to the current situation and why the stalemate? guest: the taliban was decimated in months after 9/11 by 100 cia officers and u.s. special forces and air power. they are not 10 feet tall. they were truly decimated. the more we have turned it into a conventional army operation, we have gone backwards. we are at the point the taliban, having survived 415, 16 years, are at their best. survivors of the war u.s. operates and how the u.s. collects signals intelligence and surveillance, and target, and we have the finest military in the world, if they could just get the enemy in a way to fight the way they w

the associated press reports the tripoli government is using funds from the european union, with italy's support. it's led to a sharp drop in crossings, but it also empowers the militias that have destabilized the country. meanwhile, some migrants are still trying to flee. about 700 have been rescued in the last 48 hours. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has thrown up a new roadblock to peace talks with the palestinians. in a speech last night, he told a cheering crowd that israel will never surrender its west bank settlements. >> ( translated ): this is our forefathers' legacy. this is our land. we have returned here for good. there will be no more uprooting of settlements in the land of israel. settlements will not be uprooted. it was proven that it's not helping peace. we've uprooted settlements. what did we get? we got rockets. and therefore, it won't happen again. >> o'brien: netanyahu has made similar remarks before, but this time, he spoke just after president trump's son-in-law jared kushner visited the region. he's leading the new peace effort. the palestinians condemne