commanded by a warlord from the east who is in a power struggle with the un backed government in tripoli the u.n. chief has been trying to avert a renewed civil also coming up. to remember its deadliest one hundred days on sunday the nation cooked nation commemorates the twenty fifth anniversary of the genocide that killed nearly a million people will hear from the survivors striving to keep the peace. and. the strikingly multan designs were created a century ago at the powerhouse here in germany we visit a new museum in the city of. mackinnon thank you so much for joining us the united nations security council has called on militia forces closing in on the libyan capital tripoli to halt. troops commanded by khalifa haftar a warlord in the east of the country launched their offensive on thursday and have battled their way to the south of tripoli which is held by a un backed unity government and in the array of militias there are now fears of irony. civil war in libya which has been riven by violence and division since longtime ruler muammar gaddafi was overthrown in two thousand and eleven u.n.

u.n. back government in tripoli the u.n. chief has been trying to head off for renewed civil war also coming up. in berlin thousands take to the streets to demand more affordable housing a growing population and not enough accommodations being built by driving up and house trucks. and who would have thought these strikingly modern designs were created a century ago at the battle house school here in germany we visited a new museum in the city of baltimore house began. a michael thanks for joining us. the united nations security council has called on militia forces closing in on the libyan capital tripoli to halt their advance but the militias commanded by a warlord called khalifa haftar have also suffered some losses inflicted by fighters for the u.n. back while the u.n. special envoy to libya has said he is determined to go ahead with a planned national peace conference in a week's time there are now fears of a renewed civil war libya has been riven by violence and division since the longtime dictator wylma gadhafi was over

u.n. backed government in tripoli has sent out its militias in an attempt to stop them tell us how serious is the situation it is quite serious right now because as we have seen fighting has been ongoing yesterday night around the former international airport of tripoli also after the meeting of u.n. general good terrorist with with huffed out of the u.n. envoy to libya. said that made it obvious that he had no interest in halting the complain and it is quite obvious that hostile is determined to take over the capital so it is quite serious tell us more about khalifa haftar what exactly is he trying to achieve he is a quite powerful man he has. quite a rich history he has helped gadhafi to overthrow the former king of libya then afterwards while he was in chad he was captured for almost twenty years afterwards he moved to exile in the u.s. and worked for the cia there and he helped. he helped for the soul of afterwards in two thousand and eleven now his most important aim is to take over the capital of course because the one who takes over the capital is the one in power basically. if he s

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u.n. efforts is a position of some of its members the government in tripoli is backed by the united nations however some u.n. members in particular egypt the united arab emirates have given a military backing to khalifa haftar and his particular forces so there's this issue which will be underlying discussions in the security council in the course of the afternoon peter is there a chance here do you think might the back conference might not actually happen i mean given that the choreography in the run up to that must have been very difficult anyway and given the relief i have to has taken his forces so close to the boundaries of the city. indeed yes in fact the military action has very clearly taken the u.n. by surprise but there is some speculation in corridos here that it is precisely because of this conference that this military action has been started basically the argument goes that khalifa haftar is attempting to establish his credentials to be included in the political process using force armed force to do so attempting to remind the united nations that he is a player in libya needs

backed government in tripoli the u.n. chief has been trying to a but for a new to civil war. coming up an escort on the moon over night turkey closes this old istanbul airport and opens a new one it's been billed as the largest move in aviation history and a fake prestige project the president had a want. and big game three five brits germany is this legal leader's dortmund i'm guy in munich prepared for that biggest jewel in the match could go a long way to deciding who finishes the season as champion. i knew chris mckinnon thank you so much for joining us. the united nations security council has called on militia forces closing in on the libyan capital tripoli to halt their advance but the troops commanded by khalifa haftar a warlord in the east of the country have also suffered some losses inflicted by troops from the un backed government there are now fears of a renewed civil war in libya which has been riven by violence and division since long time ruler moammar gadhafi was overthrown in two thousand and eleven. the road to tripoli. this is general have toes self-styled

tripoli. well libya has had two rival governments over the last few years the u.n. recognize administration led by prime minister fayyad. is based in the capital tripoli most western nations support the unity government including italy which is worried that the fighting will force more migrants to cross the mediterranean qatar and turkey also box. in the east there is the two brew based government the center of power for highly for half time he is backed by egypt saudi arabia and the united arab emirates france is also accused of providing military support to have to and russia recently vetoed a u.n. security council statement to condemn his advance on tripoli now protesters in tripoli have urged the foreign ministry to summon the ambassadors of egypt's the u.a.e. saudi arabia and france and they say they want libya's representatives to the u.n. arab league and the african union to take measures against halftime are. the and. let's bring in our panel now joining us from london and. director of the tripoli based sadek institute in rome francesco guy head of the politi

backed government in tripoli has declared a state of emergency u.n. secretary general is in libya and is calling for an urgent deescalation head has more now from tripoli. despite calls for calm from international institutions including the united nations but the evil factions on the ground in libya do not seem to be responding to those calls now the u. n. bag the government of national accord in tripoli has given orders to its air force to engage and launch air strikes to target what it calls any military activities that would target the capital tripoli and threaten civilian lives and state premises also the government of national accord has ordered its military units in the central area in the city of misrata to move towards the capital tripoli and reposition in the hour to skirts of tripoli to protect head and face have to us forces we understand that have the us forces have taken control of the town of the u.n. and aren't one hundred kilometers to the south from tripoli and the other now threatening to move towards the capital tripoli what is a war

u.n. supports the government in tripoli, there are some u.n. who have been giving financial and military support to the rebels. these countries, such as egypt and the uae, maybe some members are bringing pressure to bear on them to attempt to curb the military offensive by the rebels. but it is a major issue. as i said, plan a was the conference of national reconciliation leading to an electoral process. if that does not happen, it does not appear the u.n. does not have anything ready to put in its place. host: thank you very much for the latest from the united nations as that special session continues, mike hanna. iq, mike. our the top story, -- thank you, mike. our other top story, thousands of protesters in the algerian capital as the president announces his resignation after nearly 20 years in power. it led to celebrations across the country. but protesters want radical change in say they will keep up pressure to push out a corrupt elite. algerian media says the country 's close ally -- here's more. correspondent: the algerian military migh

tripoli well the u.n. security council fears that the fighting will threaten talks to rebuild libya's fraction political system. we are very concerned about the events over the last two or three days in libya specifically the military activity was seen in the vans towards tripoli and we are very clear today in calling for elena to withdraw to previously held positions and to cease military activity there is no military solution in libya and we need to see everybody getting back into the political process being so expertly chaired by ghassan salama and to resume dialogue mike hanna has more from the united nations. the emergency meeting concluded and the german ambassador in his capacity as president of the council issued a short statement he said the security council was united in its call for all parties to withdraw all their forces in particular the rebel l n a he said the council called to one all parties to resume a process of dialogue the un was due to sponsor a conference of national reconciliation i

tripoli and to. peacefully. the. u.n. secretary general and turn you go terrorists have been enter a plea mediating between huffed as rival administration in the east of the country and the un backed government in tripoli i want to make a very strong appeal. for. us to stop there is no military solution for every problem in the world and there is not military solution for the problems in libya. a u.n. organized regional conference aimed at reaching peace in libya is due to start in nine days time. it may not be up to date but some of the stories making news around the world thousands of anti-government demonstrators are marching through the algerian capital. for a seventh consecutive friday calling for change of government on the latest rally comes just days after pressure from the army and street protests forced the president of the. to step down after twenty years in power. the international criminal courts she prosecutors say is a u.s. visa has been revoked fatto bensouda was going to launch an investigation into possib

tripoli on april 4. the fighting pits the u.n.acked government of national accord against a militia led by former libyan general khalifa haftar, who already controls much of eastern libya. the libyan government has accused the united arab emirates, saudi arabia and egypt of funding and arming haftar's offensive. meanwhile, qatar has called for the enforcement of an arms embargo against haftar. libyans have taken to the streets to protest the escalating violence. >> there's a true invasion of tripoli from haftar and his military. they were starting to attack the capital of libya, tripoli, and the government of national accord. this happened around 15 days ago. today the position of the government is very clear. this is a coup. he has to go back with his troops to where he was before this happened. amy: the fighting has displacedd 18,000 people but authorities fear the humanitarian crisis could quickly escalate if f the fighting continues. human rights groups s are alslso sounding the alarm over the safety of the many migrants and r

the forces commanded by a warlord who's in a power struggle backed government in tripoli the u.n. chief has been trying to avert civil war also coming up. on the move over turkey closing old airport and opens a new one it's been billed as filled largest move in aviation history and a big project for president. and big gains fever grips germany. for their biggest. match could go a long way to deciding who finishes the season as champion. thanks for joining us. the united nations security council has called on militia forces closing in on the libyan capital tripoli to halt their advance but the troops commanded by a warlord called khalifa haftar have also suffered some losses inflicted by fighters for the u.n. back government while the u.n. special envoy to libya has said he is determined to go ahead with a planned national peace conference in a week's time there are now fears of a renewed civil war libya has been riveted by violence and division since longtime dictator moammar gadhafi was overthrown in two thousand and eleven. general have to us troops advancing towards the capital

u.n. supports the government in tripoli there are some u.n. members who have been giving financial and military support to highly for half hours rebels now these countries such as egypt and the u.a.e. maybe some members bringing pressure to bear on them to a trend to curb the military offensive by the rebels but it's a major issue because as i said plan a was that conference of national reconciliation leading to an electoral process if that does not happen the does not appear that the u.n. has anything ready to put in its place thank you very much with the latest from the united nations is that special session continues mike hanna thank you mike. well to our other top story this hour vos crowds of protesters have flooded the streets of algeria's capital in the first mass demonstrations since the president announced his resignation abdulaziz beautifully because departure after nearly twenty years in power that the celebrations across the country but the protesters want radical change and say they will keep up the pressure to push out a corrupt

forces have to our troops are imported to be preparing to open a new front in that push towards tripoli the u.n. has called for a temporary truce so injured people can be moved to safety but there is quest has been largely ignored the u.n. back tripoli government says at least eleven people have been killed in the fighting since thursday mahmud abdullah the head has this report from tripoli. fighters loyal to the u.s. and back tripoli government more trucks mounted with machine guns to does the libyan capital under orders to stop will have to advance on tripoli. we call on those brainwashed and radicalized to lay down their arms we will not allow the you wanted to return to roll libya will be a civil state and our pledge will be to the homeland and god we announced the launch of the volcano of wrath in order to restore the seized areas. have to his assault began last week and so far his forces say they have seized some areas around the south of the capital. saturday the sand the taking over the old eighth port but were pushed out by forces loyal to the tripoli based government have to his force

u.n. secretary general has called for a ceasefire in libya to avoid what he calls a bloody battle for tripoli the security council is just how that emergency closed door meeting on the situation in the capital as fighting there intensifies dozens of people have been killed and that includes at least thirty fighters loyal to the eastern warlord have tied his forces are trying to take tripoli from the u.n. backed government the u.n. says at least four thousand people have been displaced and many more are trapped it still time to stop it still stime for a cease fire to take place for a suspicion of all still it is to take place and can afford the worst which would be a dramatic bloody battle for tripoli but it's still time to recognize there is no military solution only political solution scale apply to situations like the one in libya. still to come the calls for change are growing louder protesters demanding the sudanese president step down get support from several western nations when all elections are announced that will cheer yeah but will it be enough to satisfy protesters their demand the

funerals in the libyan capital tripoli honoring fighters loyal to the u.n. backed government victims of the clashes. when the militia forces of the warlord khalifa haftar are his troops are closing in on the city. we must take our revenge on this criminal who is killing our children he's coming to invade tripoli. government forces are preparing to defend the capital the number of casualties on both sides is rising steadily the fighting threatens to disrupt oil production and drive mo migrants to seek refuge in europe it looks like being a bitter battle. here. we will protect the capital with our lives we will give our lives for tripoli. but have to ask militias are equally determined to launch a decisive assault on the city it appears the strong man a general in the army of the former dictator muammar gaddafi wants to seize control of the whole country to protect the people he says and that it had a as this campaign was specifically launched to defend civilians to defend the libyan people to defend our country's resources and for the dignity of libya now in

nations backed conference aimed at bringing peace to libya but as fighting rages around the capital tripoli the u.n. is instead warning that the lives of thousands of civilians are at risk among the many refugees who previously escaped conflict in their own countries a warlord general khalifa haftar is battling to unseat the internationally recognized government. these families fled as have tours troops advanced on tripoli from the south they've sought shelter in a school building with the capital in their sights have tars fighters are paying little heed to the safety of the civilians in their way. my children and i had to leave our hirees because i was afraid we'd get bombed. cos the. government fighters are trying to hold their positions but they are faced with tough times heavily armed forces which can draw on tanks artillery and air support if they breach tripoli's defenses the fighting will soon spill over into the city the families huddled in the school would be in danger once again in the absence of help from the government they're relying on boy scouts volunteers for survival with . no supp

u.n. recognized capital tripoli as masters forces close to the city the u.n. security council is just about to go into a special session with a live update out of tripoli and from the u.n. in new york i will see you very soon about. the official story is that there are no i'm sure we all still are you i don't care about the official story what has the media been telling join me now as he has an all out from time i guess from around the world take the hot seat and we debate the week's top stories and big issues here and i'll just say. the biggest democracy in the world is going to the polls in an election process that will last for over a month and with over nine hundred million eligible to vote india is about to choose its new government how will the controversies of the citizenship bill announcing tensions with pakistan influence the vote. join us as we assess all phases of the election as india decides its path india votes twenty nineteen on al-jazeera. on counting the cost this week libya's wealth has pitted east against west we take a look at the war econom

with us we begin tonight in libya where the battle for control of the capital tripoli is raging a militias opposed to libya's u.n. backed government are closing in on the capital tripoli they forced the closure of the city's only functioning airport thousands tonight are reportedly fleeing the city now the militias are under the command of military strongmen khalifa tar he backs a rival government in the east of the country and he says he's conducting a war against terrorists but his opponents say he wants to set up a military dictatorship and the u.n. back government in tripoli says its forces are mounting a counter offensive dozens have died in the fighting so far western countries are calling for a truce and the resumption of peace talks. funerals in the libyan capital tripoli honoring fighters loyal to the un backed government victims of the clashes with the militia forces of the warlord khalifa haftar his troops are closing in on the city. we must take our revenge on this criminal who is killing our children he's coming to invade tripoli. government forces are preparing to defend the capital the number of c

has come it is time to advance as you have always done with a firm step towards tripoli and to answer peacefully. the u.n. secretary general. is calling for dialogue he's in tripoli trying to mediate between have powers administration in the east of the country and the u.n. backed government in tripoli i won't make a very strong appeal. for. any movements. there is no military solution for any problem. and there is love and military solution for the problems in. the streets in tripoli are still calm but that could change if forces push into the city. ok let's have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world thousands of anti-government demonstrators marching through the algerian capital algiers for a seventh consecutive friday calling for total regime change the latest rally comes just days after pressure from the army and street protests forced the ailing president of the of these beautifully to step down after twenty years in power so ukrainian president petro poroshenko and his main rival will comedian of a lot of me as the lenski of both undergone tell if i used alcohol and drug

public and private property any dead fighter flying or tripoli will not be allowed and will be targeted the airbase it came from in order to be targeted. u.n. secretary general antonio gutierrez who's been in tripoli ahead of talks on rebuilding libya's fractured political system has been forced to leave the u.n. says the talks will still go ahead. we will not give up this work quickly i know very well that holding the national conference in the conditions of escalation and fighting is difficult but we will insist on holding it on time unless other circumstances interfere. libya has been divided between two competing governments since two thousand and fourteen the un talks are seen as one of the few options for peace in libya the only explanation available to us that he probably wanted to shift the. balance or you know to his favor just days before the reconsideration conference so he can see all he can advance as demands during this conference because negotiations at the end of the day are reflections of. you know on the ground in france foreign ministers of the g. seven group of countries have been voicing their concerns. if libya's oppo

tripoli. well the u.n. security council for us at the fighting will threaten talks to rebuild libya's fractured political system. we are very concerned about the events over the last two or three days in libya specifically the military activity we see in the vans towards tripoli and we are very clear today in calling for. to withdraw to previously held positions and to cease military activity there is no military solution in libya and we need to see everybody getting back into the political process being so expertly chaired by ghassan salama and to resume dialogue and mike hanna has more from the united nations. the emergency meeting concluded and the german ambassador in his capacity as president of the council issued a short statement he said the security council was united in its call for all parties to withdraw all their forces in particular the rebel l n a he said the council called to one all parties to resume a process of dialogue the un was due to sponsor a conference of national reconciliation in l

who controls parts of eastern libya he is called on his forces to in his words liberate tripoli the u.n. security council is due to hold an emergency meeting on friday to discuss the latest developments al-jazeera spoken to libya's interior minister from the un backed government he says half the artist trying to invade tripoli at a time of unprecedented peace and calm. i mean why use weapons in force to to arise the people of libya to kill them and to force them to accept one thing only which is to be ruled by a military dictator what makes mr have to be a candidate then the other libyans if he's calling for a state with a strong army and police we are also calling for a state with a strong army and police and for the rule of law we will not be subdued by any use of force by any side or any person and if anyone is willing to use force that gives us we are really to secure for us but we will not give up on democracy which is what we've always wanted from the beginning former u.s. assistant secretary of defense lawrence korb says the latest crisis poses a serious challenge for the interna

of tripoli while the u.n. security council has echoed calls for have to and his forces to halt their offensive mike hanna has more from the united nations in new york. the emergency meeting concluded and the german ambassador in his capacity as president of the council issued a short statement he said the security council was united in its call for all parties to withdraw all their forces in particular the rebel a he said the council called to one all parties to resume a process of dialogue the un was due to sponsor a conference of national reconciliation in libya later this month that was aimed at creating a road map through a political process leading to national elections that conference now in jeopardy because of this upsurge in conflict secretary general antonio good terrorists had been in libya to actually organize this conference it turned instead to a mission of shuttle diplomacy we held a series of meetings with senior figures including the prime minister in tripoli and rebel leaders in both to brooke

begin this broadcast in libya where the battle to win control of the capital tripoli is reaching militias opposed to libya's u.n. backed government are closing in on the capital tripoli they forced the closure of the city's only functioning airport and thousands are reported to be fleeing the city all the militias are under the command of military strongman huffed or this man that you see here behind me he backs a rival government in the east and says he's conducting a war against terrorists but his opponents say he wants to set up a military dictatorship meanwhile the u.n. bank government in tripoli says its forces are mounting a counter offensive dozens have died in the fighting in western countries meanwhile are calling for a truce and the resumption of peace talks. in benghazi members of have two hours militia prepare for their onslaught on the capital tripoli despite calls for restraint by the international community have to are seems determined to ignite a civil war he's one of the fiercest critics of the un backed transitional government so far efforts to find a peaceful solution to the crisis have faile

and the east i'm all orderly for how tough has ordered his forces to quote liberate the capital tripoli the u.n. backed government in tripoli has declared a state of emergency his power base is in the eastern city of benghazi and he's backed by the u.a.e. saudi arabia and egypt the u.n. secretary general is in libya and is calling for an urgent deescalation of the situation and get more live from mahmoud who's in tripoli how many forces are outside the city boundaries. will peter it seems that to a huge force affiliated with the warlord who for have to. of tripoli now but on the other hand there are other forces major forces as well from the city of misrata which are moving now towards the capital tripoli upon requests and orders from the. bag to prime minister himself as you know peter that the united nations secretary general antonio good turkish has suppressed concern about a potential military show down as you know now ironically himself is in a two day visit in libya to short his support of the peace talks and the efforts made by the united nations support the mission in libya to bridge th

u.n. back government are being deployed in and around the capital tripoli that's a response to an advance on the city by troops more toward hof thought who controls parts of eastern libya. the un security council will hold an emergency meeting on friday to talk about the situation in libya the country's interior minister telling our visitor the u.n. back government has lost faith in international efforts to resolve the crisis. the united states house of representatives has approved a resolution to end u.s. support for the saudi u.a.e. led war in yemen bill will now go to president donald trump but he's already said he'll veto it. if the open government has released its first report into last month's fatal plane crash it says the ethiopian airlines boeing seven three seven max a jet was forced downwards by a faulty automatic anti stall system the pilots tried to regain control but it crashed just six minutes. after takeoff from. all one hundred fifty seven people board were killed but he will hammer reforms. it's been almost a month since the boeing seven three seven took off from ethiopia

africa and the un is worried about this that's why mr good terrorist was there today it tripoli what would happen if the u.n. backed government in tripoli were to fall. if this government falls then we would see. after becoming the leader of libya which he has been aiming to be in the last four years he wants to be the strongman and the leader of libya. on the other hand there are many forces inside libya and many arms or sit there and lots of weapons in libya this is also dangerous who are against after you. do not want. to be in power so this would be a very dangerous situation for libya and also for neighboring tunisia. is worried about the what about egypt is egypt the biggest supporter of how to or egypt is a very strong supporter of have to there's also the united arab emirates who have been backing after in the last few years with money and with military. equipment. and there are also european supporters of have started like france that they want. to to come to an agreement with the un backed government there is should be elections there should have been elections in two thousand and eighteen already

tripoli. well libya has had two rival governments over the last few years the u.n. recognize administration led by prime minister fayyad. is based in the capital tripoli most western nations support the unity government including italy which is worried that the fighting will force more migrants to cross the mediterranean qatar and turkey also box in the east there is the two brew based government the center of power for highly for half time he is backed by egypt saudi arabia and the united arab emirates france is also accused of providing military support to have to and russia recently vetoed a u.n. security council statement to condemn his advance on tripoli now protesters in tripoli have urged the foreign ministry to summon the ambassadors of egypt the u.a.e. saudi arabia and france and they say they want libya's representatives to the u.n. arab league and the african union to take measures against have tar. the and let's bring in our panel now joining us from london and. director of the tripoli based sadek institute in rome francesco guy head of the political risk

are the top stories the libyan warlord has ordered his troops to quote liberate the capital tripoli earlier the u.n. backed government declared a state of emergency after halftime his forces moved closer to tripoli his power base is in the eastern city of benghazi and he's backed by the u.a.e. saudi arabia and egypt the u.n. secretary general is in libya and is calling for an urgent deescalation the u.s. house of representatives has approved a resolution to end u.s. support for the saudi u.a.e. led war in yemen the bill will now go to president trump was announced his plans to veto it he made that announcement last month mr trump has criticized the new york times newspaper after it reported that members of the special counsel's team are unhappy with the way the findings of the inquiry have been handled robert muller led a nearly two year investigation to find out if there was any russian collusion in the twenty sixteen u.s. presidential election campaign. ethiopian investigators say the pilots of an aircraft that crashed last month performed all the recommended procedures to regain control of the a

international airports have to say as he wants to in his words liberate the city but the government in tripoli has a u.n. support and soldiers loyal to it say they've captured at least one hundred four forty five. men from tripoli and one hundred reports. the prime minister of libya has you and back the government meeting the troops thirty kilometers west of tripoli i was in earlier fighters loyal to the warlords twenty four have attempted to enter tripoli but eventually surrounded dozens of their vehicles you will see used a setback for hathor who has ordered his troops in his words to liberate tripoli it's raising fears of a major confrontation with the u. and recognized government the united nations secretary general antonio arrived in tripoli this week he flew to eastern libya to meet hafter in an attempt to ease tensions he also visited tobruk whom to libya's parallel parliament which is backed by have to i still hope it will be possible that a lot of station in and around tripoli. and united nations remain. available facilitate any political solution able to unify the libyan institutions here in t

tripoli. libya's u.n. backed government is warning egypt against meddling in its affairs. we hope that all countries including the republic of egypt are aligned with the will of the libyan people the stability of libya will be beneficial to egypt as for terrorism and those who play to the tune of terrorism and if you don't agree with me you are a terrorist or a member of the muslim brotherhood this kind of talk is feeble and baseless egypt is totally free to conduct its own policy but the libyan people are absolutely free to choose what they want and what is in their best interest no country or group can impose their opinion on the choice of the libyan people which is the libyan people's voice will be strong in choosing what they see as in their interest. algerians living in the u.k. and france have held rallies to demand the immediate resignation of the interim government in london they demonstrated in trafalgar square all allies of former president abdul aziz to be removed from power that same call was made inside algeria the interior minister was forced to cut short an

tripoli. zero has spoken to libya's interior minister from the u.n. back and he says half that is trying to invade tripoli at a time of unprecedented peace and car. i mean why use weapons in force to to arise the people of libya to kill them and to force them to accept one thing only which is to be ruled by a military dictator what makes mr have to be a candidate then the other libyans if he's calling for a state with a strong army and police we are also calling for a state with a strong army and police and for the rule of law we will not be subdued by any use of force by any side or any person and if anyone is willing to use force that gives us we are really to secor for us but we will not give up on democracy which is what we have always wanted from the beginning. of france italy britain the u.s. and u.a.e. have released a joint statement warning against military action our diplomatic editor james bays has more from the nato summit in washington. libya wasn't on the formal agenda of the meeting here at the state department of nato foreign ministers b

time has come it is time to advance as you have always done with a firm step towards tripoli and to peacefully. the u.n. secretary general. is calling for dialogue he's in tripoli trying to mediate between have powers administration in the east of the country and the u.n. backed government in tripoli i want to make a very strong appeal. for. movements to stop there is no military solution for any problem in the world and there is love and military solution for the problems in. the streets in tripoli are still calm but that could change if forces push into the city. ok let's have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world ukrainian president petro poroshenko and his main rival the comedian volodymyr zelinsky have both undergone teven televised alcohol and drug tests as the country's presidential election ramps up selenski had called for the test after accepting poroshenko challenge for a live policy debate the runoff vote will take place on april the twenty first. thousands of anti-government demonstrators and marching through algeria's capital algiers for a seventh consecutive fri

fighting rages for control of the libyan capital tripoli the u.n. and the united states are pulling troops and urging sides to see military action. a general election looms that is well under cumbered leader benjamin netanyahu faces a close race look at how much his relations with the u.s. played a role in the upcoming vote. leading world powers struggle to find an answer on what to do with foreign fighters who are joined by still in styria and iraq another want to go home r.t. his from some of the military. might be the biggest mistake of my life that we have a great mistake that we made absolutely cannot be undone unfortunately we will be punished for the mistakes made. and cyber security experts say facebook is failing continue to contain online crime claiming so-called free markets trade stolen identity data credit card details and hacking tools in plain sight. very warm welcome to you you're watching r.t. international with me they care and now the latest is that at least forty six people from both sides have been killed in fighting and schools

have been displaced and aid workers are struggling to reach people trapped in parts of tripoli the forces of the u.n recognize the government are vowing to push half the forces out of tripoli. fighters lake mohammed and his comrades are determined to reclaim the city but with no sign of the fighting anytime soon there are likely to be many more commemorations in this main square with. tripoli. pressure is mounting on sudan's military leadership with one hundred judges joining protesters in the landing a civilian government that will straighten for the first time the judges marched from the supreme court to join hundreds of thousands of people outside army headquarters there demanding the military. council which ousted president bashir two weeks ago hand over power. from almost every corner of the country they travel to the capital to make their voices heard these protestors from the southern state of white nile joined the sit in at the army headquarters in how to turn in a parade as the million people march there demand the military hand over power to. you to come here to join our brothers in the su

has ordered his troops to quote liberate the capital tripoli earlier the u.n. backed government declared a state of emergency after after us forces moved closer to tripoli his power base is in the eastern city of benghazi and he's backed by the u.a.e. saudi arabia and egypt the u.n. secretary general is in libya and is calling for an urgent deescalation let's get more now from our correspondent mark what abdel wahab who's in tripoli. what's the latest information you have for us. well peter the latest is the recorded message that is a recorded message by the warlord have that himself and he in this message he is addressing his troops which is positioned near tripoli to start what he calls the battle to liberate the capital tripoli of this recording has been posted by. central command facebook page. central command of have put its forces it was posted on facebook and that seems to be a message through radio communication to all the units that is there of affiliated to have to or near tripoli he's addressing them to move towards the capital tripoli and to feel not

u.n. is worried about this, that is why mr. guterres was there today in tripoli. at would happen if the u.n. backed government in tripoli were to fall? reporter: if this government falls, we would see khalifa haftar become the leader of libya, whihich he has been aimig to be. he wants to be the strong man and the leader of libya. on the other hand, there are many forces inside libya, many armed forces, lots of weapons in libya. -- lots of weapons in libya who are against haftar and don't want haftar to be in power. this would be a very dangerous situation for libya and neighboring tunisia. brent: tunisia is worried about that. what about egypt? is egypt the biggest supporter of haftar? reporter: egypt is a strong supporter of haftar. there's also the united arab emirates backing him in the past few years with money and military equipment. there are also european supporters of haftar like france. they want haftar to come to an agreement with the u.n. backed government. there should be elections. there should have been elections in 20 already but it didn't work out.