in years gone by the used tunis government. in years gone by they used to — tunis government. by they used to pay — tunis government. in years gone by they used to pay colonel _ tunis government. in years gone by they used to pay colonel gaddafi . they used to pay colonel gaddafi beaches and break up the gangs. do they have a willing partner in tunis because according to the deputy prime minister, he thinks it is also if you read it. do you think he is letting him go through because the money has not arrived? we don't have evidence _ the money has not arrived? we don't have evidence of _ the money has not arrived? we don't have evidence of this _ the money has not arrived? we don't have evidence of this but _ the money has not arrived? we don't have evidence of this but for - the money has not arrived? we don't have evidence of this but for sure - the money has not arrived? we don't have evidence of this but for sure a l have evidence of this but for sure a country, a government like tunisia is well aware of the kind of leveraged it has on the fears of migration in europe. but

do they have a willing partner in tunis?ding to the deputy prime minister, he says it is coordinator any cup that he says it is quite donated and he calls it a war -- he calls it coordinated and he calls it a war. luca: he has been very skilled on migration to extract concessions in the memorandum that was signed in july, in terms of money that by the west hasn't been dispersed yet -- christian: do you think he is letting them go through because the money has not arrived? luca: we don't have evidence of this kind of organized attempt by tunisia. but for sure, a government like the one -- is well aware of the kind of leverage he has due to fears of migration in europe. but i don't have the elements right now to say that there is an organized attempt to force hands. for sure since the memorandum has been signed, there has been an increasing number of arrivals from tunisia. but i don't think -- again, i don't have the evidence to say this is an organized attempt. christian: ok, really good to talk to you. thank you for that. lu

the reason is that tunis did not announce the delegation of the european parliament that was supposedenter this country yesterday. he said that i will walk and by issuing a statement, the european parliament actually condemned the action . could you please explain the specific tunisian authorities about the action, which has been unprecedented since the revolution of this country in 2011, and that this european parliamentary delegation was supposed to discuss in addition to talking to you during the trip to tunisia. about the agreement regarding immigrants, about the organization and representatives of civil society organizations and trade unions and the leaders of the opposition to the government , the tunisian government has banned their entry, and in this regard, i am talking to mr. gonadabashi , an expert on african issues, in the name of allahu rahman al rahim. martyrdom of imam reza (peace be upon him) news network, thank you mr. qandabashi, please tell me why europe and especially some countries like france seem to be losing their position in africa, or losing to a kind of shir

tunis is the authority lebanon's media and arab countries' developments and become a strong source in the public opinion of lebanon and arab countries, a lasting work in jam danesh from the page of the best book , editorial, note by shajarian's pen. he played an important role in introducing nab islami and the leader of the islamic revolution. his presence was so prominent that in fact , the newspaper published the news of the departure of mohammad reza pahlavi darsht on its front page. lebanon in brazil and the resistance front complex and the capital of his own work was commanding. not long ago, at the age of 85 , he became a journalist who was not threatened or assassinated by his opponent . men mentioned that al-safir newspaper did not leave a silent voice, which according to those present in this meeting , was the golden head of a committed and expert journalist , the lasting tensile resistance of qamsar sahar zwanati of sed and sima news agency , from the discovery of 4 bodies in a house in seattle, america, to the protests of the people of niger. against the french military pre

he can market his products at lots of different places, including at sustainable farming events in tunisds here once a week. we're fighting for independent food production on multiple fronts. we're trying to get farmers to gather seeds. at the same time, we're trying to produce more seeds together with our partners. we're also doing our best to educate farmers and show them how they can contact clients directly or via social media. the organization hopes that more people will use traditional, local seeds as alternatives to imported ones. salim marzougui has started collecting his own, like these eggplant seeds. i've grown aware of the important role that local seeds play, and i'm using that knowledge. the demand for the orginal seeds has risen and the prices have gone up along with it -- which seed sellers are taking advantage of. these seeds should really be available to all farmers. the best case scenario would be farmers obtaining and reproducing them themselves. the strategy has worked well with the eggplants, and now the farmer hopes it will be just as fruitful with his other crops.

developments from neighbouring tunisia, and our north africa correspondent bassam bounenni joins me now from tunisand the estimated death toll? do you think that gap will close over time, or will we always have to accept that we don't know the true number of people who have died because of this collapse? £31 of people who have died because of this collapse?— this collapse? of course, the main reason is having _ this collapse? of course, the main reason is having rival— this collapse? of course, the mainj reason is having rival governments meaning rival institutions and bodies on the ground. so both parties have been releasing separate statements with different figures and statistics, even regarding the appreciation and assessment of the situation on the ground that that would be quite different from one statement to another. we and the absence of a reliable source —— we are overwhelmed by fake use of the absence of a rival source about a fresh disaster, a daniel like disaster and the other point. and this could look very vague, but the tobruk government has called for the reconstruction of derna a

he is live in tunis. thank you for being here on the programme.he latest that you are hearing? yeah, thank you for having me. i want to express my thoughts and condolences to the thousands who have died in libya and also to a number of front line emergency workers who have also lost their lives. the storm daniel has swept across libya, causing heavy floods. many cities have been impacted. benghazi, misra and tripoli. according to reports confirmed more than 2,000 people have died. almost 10,000 are missing and the numbers are rising. we have received reports that 25,000 people have been displaced. and two dams have reportedly collapsed that have resulted in significant flooding and destruction of neighbourhoods and residential buildings. the norwegian refugee council have around more than 100 colleagues in libya and we have teams in benghazi and we want to expand support working with local partners and authorities. in to expand support working with local partners and authorities.— partners and authorities. in terms ofthe partners and authorities.

earlier, i spoke to our north africa correspondent, bassam bounenni who joined us from tunis, in neighbouring one of the strongest movements in the east in years, calling on authorities for accountability. of course, protesters know that there are little chances to get through accountability because of the rival governments. the public prosecution is based in tripoli. the situation is catastrophic and for the eastern authorities are overwhelmed. politics or let's say, geopolitics, have been one of the points in rescue working as the eastern authorities have many countries hostile to it. and it is a matter of time for people in derna to look for more survivors, which is now very difficult, especially that libya has entered its rainy season. and there is... there are fears of more diseases outbreaks in derna. so they felt abandoned. they felt left alone to face this disaster alone. what impact will this situation have on the governance of libya as a whole? because, like you say, there are two power blocs. there is a government in tripoli in the west. there's a government in tobruk in the east.

the only thing i know is there is rescue teams coming from turkey and another from tunis and anotherare going to reach out soon through the internet or any other connection. but the only thing i know is they're in shock. they are not reacting psychologically 0k not reacting psychologically ok because of what happened. that is the only thing that i know. and they are still missing one family member, which is something that i can understand that it is going to be very hard for them. according to the situation i have. and we are trying the best to do, to do the best thing we can do. . ~ the best to do, to do the best thing we can do. ., ~ the best to do, to do the best thing we can tie-— the best to do, to do the best thing wecando. . , . ., we can do. thank you very much for takin: we can do. thank you very much for taking time — we can do. thank you very much for taking time to _ we can do. thank you very much for taking time to speak— we can do. thank you very much for taking time to speak to _ we can do. thank you very much for taking time to speak to us, - we can do. thank you very

tunis as well on the ground. most of these teams have arrived in benghazi.hey have to make their way to the hardest hit area, which is derna. and as you say, residential buildings being swept away. frankly, these images look like they're melting away into the sea. the human cost is enormous. estimated numbers right now very difficult to verify. right now we no 5,300 people have lost their lives. the scary part of that is more than 10,000 people are still missing. now derna in particular has a population of over 100,000 people. and when you see the level of catastrophe, there is a big worry that more people are trapped, and of course that the search and rescue now continues. these hours are going to be very critical in terms of getting rescue teams on the ground in a place where roads are impass impassible, difficult to get through there, blockages. you've had the two dams that burst, sending mud slides into the city, exacerbating the heavy rainfall that was around 414 millimeters in just one day. that is as much as rain that is received in eight months, peri

father before he went into exile to germany, and his father ended up in this jail in the capital, tunisres of other political prisoners. bechir: it's a horrible treatment. it's the most disgusting treatment you can imagine. i'm tired, aziz. i can't talk anymore, please. aziz: imagine serving your country for 34 years, literally giving your life and blood to this country, dismantling massive terrorist entities, literally saving it from terrorism itself. malcolm: in 2015, islamic extremists killed 22 people at a museum. and then a lone jihadi murdered 38 tourists at a beach resort in sousse before being shot dead. judge akremi spearheaded the investigation, and his work led to the arrests of and ultimately life sentences for seven terrorists. aziz: tunisia, when my father took those terrorism cases in 2015 was in dire straits. it was a country where it was about to get besieged by terrorism. and he effectively dismantled all of that. malcolm: but that hasn't swayed tunisia's president kais saied, seen here in a trademark mute facebook video with music that's become his theme tune. saied i