there is no internet censorship in tunisia. and that was a country that really specialized in cyber police in the old o'days. in the old days. so this is a remarkable story. and, of course, tunisia is a country of maybe 11 million, and so it's small, and it's not big on the world's radar perhaps, but you can say that the tunisian youth -- you can't say that the tunisian youth didn't accomplish anything. they accomplished an enormous amount a. and then in yemen as well there's been a relatively healthy transition. they're going to have elections early next year, and, you know, there's pushback in egypt, but the generation, i argue, hasn't gone any place. now, it may be that the 60-somethings are powerful, they control institutions, they have a lot of wealth, they don't like the changes that were demanded, and so they've pushed back in some instances fairly successfully for the moment. but the 20-somethings do have one advantage over the 60-somethings -- [laughter] in the long run, it's the 20-somethings, today's 20-somethings th

be in tunisia they may yet get it.hat is to say, the economic statistics after 2011 have been better and better every year in due needs ya -- tunisia, and the government is projecting 4% growth in the next few years. so if they actually do that, that's not so bad. but certainly, the youth thought that this was a way to improve the economy. i think in the long term they're right. that is to say, as i said, the corruption was so bad that it was discouraging foreign investment. and i think these new governments that are coming in are weak and unexperienced for the part, but that's the message they got, is that they need outside investment. and so it may well be that things over time will look up in that regard and that the youth were right to try to get rid of this log jam. thank you. well, i think we have to leave it there. i really appreciate all your good questions and appreciate you coming out, and we'll go to a signing now. thanks so much, take care. [applause] >> just give me a minute to get this taken down and a ch

. >>> thousands of people continues to flee libya to tunisia.tain has sent a ship to evacuate its citizens. we have more from tunisia. >> reporter: they all look the same. exhausted, but relieved as they leave libya and cross this to tunisia. this 19-year-old moroccoan says it's not safe anymore in tripoli. >> translator: the missiles landed next to our house. >> reporter: so he packed his bags and left. >> translator: it's not secure in tripoli. it's chaos. no fuel. no oil, no electricity. nothing. >> reporter: thousands chose to flee with their families as rival libyan m militias thought each other on the streets of the cities. for some of these people it cook days to be able to cross as desperate families tried to use the border crossing. >> translator: the situation is dangerous, you can hear heavy gunshots. we scared for our lives so we fled to tunisia. >> reporter: after close its board fore a day the tunisian government rereopenned it on saturday but only partially and only for those who have proved they are passing through tunisia and no

thousands fleeing the violence are stranded at the tunisia boarder. it was closed on friday after two people were killed due to unrest. some westerners were allowed to cross. people without visas are not allowed to enter. >> we are at the border crossing between tunisia and libya. what is happening there at the moment. >> today there's more flow of people, some are workers, some are diplomats. the tunisian government reopened the border. they have put enough measures in place. they are willing to help those who flee, but want to help those that are staying. we saw all kinds of people crossing the border crossing. >> reporter: they all look the same, exhausted but relieved as they leave libya and cross into tunisia. >> translation: the missile land the next to our house. he packed his bags and left. >> it's not secure in tripoli, it's chaos, no fuel, no oil, no electricity. nothing. >> reporter: thousands chose to flee with their families as rivals fought each other on the streets and capital of the libyan city. for some it took days to cross as desper

the fighting in libya intensifies - thousands escape into tunisia. the israeli prime minister says the offensive in gaza will continue until it's achieved all its objectives. those objectives were distroibd as destroying -- described as destroying hamas tonne 'em, and killing -- tunnel, and killing an officer they said was captured by hamas. it's been confirmed that the second lieutenant was killed in action on friday. he's been posthumously promoted to the rank of lieutenant. >> translation: with great sorrow the family announces that it has accepted the military's decision in determining that hatar was killed during nighting in rafah. the family thanks all the people of israel and announces that the date of the funeral will be announced later. relaying the request of the family to all of israel and whoever can come and accompany hafa the hero on his final journey. >>> kim vinnell is in west jerusalem and has been following developments. >> the israeli military confirming that it believed the lieutenant was killed in action in gaza on friday. he's b

it's the growing strength and influence of extremist islamists that is worrying for tunisia. there has been an increasing attack. last month 14 tunisian soldiers from killed and 18 injured when 60 armed many attacked the army post as the soldiers sat to break the fast. almost weekly they spoke of caches of weapons. this veteran tunisian diplomat said the fighting in libya are seeking to cross into tunisia and beyond. >> translation: the militia fighting in libya want to overthrow the regime. they are looking to share influence. we are targeted by the same groups in libya that destroyed it. tunisians see the security threat as something that will weaken the economy. tourism is a major source of income, and instability will help the industry. this is where the students want to see stricter measures. people are worried, families are worried when they see the young men killed in the attack. >> this person says they are undermined with weapons, and want the government to go up to the extremist groups. this is not islam. they are killing other muslims. >> reporter: on the streets o

streets of tunisia.ily business, his nephew helps out for a few dollars a day. and every morning he gives his wife some money, he doesn't know if the police will arrest him and takeaway his goods. >> translator: we have families to feed. so we need to work. we are reaching out to the government to help us become legitimate. but if they don't assist us, then we will state say in this chaotic system. >> reporter: it is more than three and a half years since a young street seller mohamed, was targeted by the police. he set fire to himself, his death sparked a revolution. this is one of the consequences of tunisia's revolution, you can find illegal vendors selling their goods like this across the country. according to some estimates, half of the economy here is made up of the informal sector. for years a small number of people connected to the ruling family crowded out the competition. after they left, the rules became more relaxed. the tunisian government says it's trying to make things fairer but insists v

while did in libya, this bangladeshi man is hoping to get treatment in tunisia. >> he was injured by a weapon at work. he was hit by gunfire. he stayed four days in the hospital. now we are taking him to tunisia. >> over the past few days, most foreign embassies have evacuated citizens and closed their doors, a decision that reflects the growing instability in the country. >> i know there are clashes in aaa. there is war going on. when i see cars with the geomet plates leaving tripoli, i think they have a good reason for leaving. the number of libyans and foreign workers leaving, tunisia has threatened to close its borders if the government deems it necessary. officials are worried about a repeat of the cast that followed the overthrow of moammar qaddafi in 2011. is the worst ebola outbreak in recorded history. west729 people now dead africa, sierra leone has declared a state of emergency and called in troops to quarantine infected patients as the world health organization announced a $100 million response plan. josh has details. >> a united response against the worst ebola outbreak

thousands of people continue to flee libya to neighboring tunisia. has announced it will send a navy ship to evacuate its citizens. we are more from tunisia. >> reporter: they all look the same, exhausted but relieved. this 19-year-old mont 19-year-on says it's not safe there anymore. >> translator: the missiles landed next to our house. >> reporter: so he packed his bag and left. >> translator: it's not secure in tripoli. it's chaos, no fuel, for oil, no electricity. nothing. >> reporter: thousands chose to flee as rival militias fought on the streets of the capital and other cities, for some of these people it took days to be able to cross as desperate families tried to use the boarder crossing. >> translator: the situation is dangerous, you can hear heavy gone shots. we are scared for our lives so we fled to tunisia. >> reporter: after closing its border for a derrek the tunisian government reopened it on saturday. but only partially. and only for those who have proof that they are passing through tunisia and not planning to stay. government offic

tunisia benefited, tunisia had a islamist -- there's no doubt about it but they didn't have the military to appeal to to resolve the collective action problem. so they either to talk or they fight. they fought a lot and i am sure they will still fight a lot but at the end of the day they appealed to their own sense of self-interest but also to the arbitrating role to other institutions in resolve the political pact for creating the constitution. there i remained optimistic. i think it's much more difficult for countries such as bahrain and syria for you at this relatively small minority that sees democratization as an existential threat. an election could mean that they are overwhelmed by the majority. alawites had a piece in the times about this. alawites do not see -- bahrain sunni government so structurally there are cases that are much more vulnerable to reassertion of authoritarianism. i think the kind of authoritarianism we have now in bahrain in egypt is worse than anything we have had before but you also have to look at opportunities. i see them in tunisia and i still remain not

one of tunisia's main concerns is security.ernment fears some of the strong islamic militant groups in libya will use the pass to go infiltrate in to tunisia, exploiting the chaos to smuggle weapons. 10s of thousands of foreigners make their living in the oil-rich country. and some despite the vi violence are refuse to go leave. 13,000 filipinos are still there. their minister is traveling there to persuade them to leave. >> we were ale own to bring back about 760 and about 200 are waiting there for evacuation, that's even less than a thousand. so we have 12,000 more to go to evacuate. >> reporter: for those trying to flee libya, the tunisian government measurements semen fair but for many tunisians watching the conflict spin out of control there is real concern that it may still over to their own country and there is strong support for the tunisian government'sests and measures to control the border crosses. al jazerra, tunisia. >>> the head of the world health organization is warn that go failing to stop the worst-ever ebola

. >>> thousands are fleeing to tunisia. we have this report from the border crossing in tunisia. >> reporter: they all look the same - exhausted but relieved as they leave libya and cross to tunisia. >> this 19-year-old says it's not safe any more in tripoli. >> the missile landed next to our house. he packed his bag and left. >> it's not secure in tripoli, it's chaos. no fuel, oil or electricity. nothing. >> thousands chose to flee with the families as libyan militia said fought each other on the streets. for some of these people it took days to cross as desperate families tried to use the border crossing. >> the situation is dangerous. you can hear heavy gunshots. we are scared for our lives. we fled to tunisia. >> reporter: after closing the border for a day, the government reopened it. only partially. only for those who have proof they are passing through tunisia and not planning to stay. government officials say tunisia can't become a shelter for refugees, just a transit for those trying to leave. the estrictions meant

tunisia benefited, tunisia had a islamist -- there's no doubt about it but they didn't have the military to appeal to to resolve the collective action problem. so they either to talk or they fight. they fought a lot and i am sure they will still fight a lot but at the end of the day they appealed to their own sense of self-interest but also to the arbitrating role to other institutions in resolve the political pact for creating the constitution. there i remained optimistic. i think it's much more difficult for countries such as bahrain and syria for you at this relatively small minority that sees democratization as an existential threat. an election could mean that they are overwhelmed by the majority. alawites had a piece in the times about this. alawites do not see -- bahrain sunni government so structurally there are cases that are much more vulnerable to reassertion of authoritarianism. i think the kind of authoritarianism we have now in bahrain in egypt is worse than anything we have had before but you also have to look at opportunities. i see them in tunisia and i still remain not

and now according to freedom house i think correctly judged there is a democracy in tunisia tunisia. it's transitional. it has elements of fertility. things we should be concerned about. we shouldn't take it for granted and that's precisely my point. if i were an american policymaker i would be saying okay what's the economic agenda for embracing and lifting up this economy, for strengthening the state, for partnering with the civil society and political institutions. you've got to start somewhere. this country is crucially important in an outsized way i think to the future of democracy and freedom throughout the world. the final thing is you know i really do believe and i think my colleagues agree we are really still in a very early days here in terms of the process of the struggle for, to use one of the arabic words, corona dignity throughout the region and this isn't going away. there are many historical events that are going to unfold in the years and decades to come that i think are going to rock these regimes and reduce them to come to demand for the terms of popularity and sov

let's go now live to the crossing in tunisia. really yesterday we saw chaos at this particular border as people tried to escape the violence. what's the situation there now? >> reporter: well, today it's much more under control. this is the border between tunisia and libya. for many people who are stranded in libya this is the only way out. now yesterday the government closed this border crossing. it was reopened today this morning partially. in the past couple of hours we've seen more cars, more people coming in. some are tunisian. there are more than 60,000 tunisiaens. some are libyans who are fleeing the violence, and some are egyptians. we saw 55 egyptians leave this border crossing but there are thousands more who are stuck on the other side of the border there. the estimate is between 10,000 to 15,000 of them, and they have been stranded there for more than three days. yesterday they tried to force their way into tunisia but they were not allowed in. and today they were meeting with officials to try to organize how can they

they can claim asil up in tunisia if they -- asylum in tunisia. many were from eritrea, and the fighting surrounded them. >> the first rocket landed. it didn't hit anyone. a second came. 20 were killed. when the thirdnd landed, we scattered. >> the tunisian coast card rescued the drifting dingy after two days at see. this is tunisia's maritime border. migrants and asylum seekers can't cross by land. tunisia and egypt say they can't let them in. they are forced to make a dangerous journey across the waters. it's the only way out. there are reports that fighters are preparing to battle. there's fear that it could spill over into tunisia, sending more migrants out to see. >> we are prepared to secure the borders against suspicious boats and confront lawlessness on the seas. >> it led to that. the red crescent in libya finding 300 bodies off the coast of the tripoli since july. >> this is why so many drown. the fisherman shows me this ripped dingy. on this occasion, they managed to pull in to tunisian shores. saving the lives of 70 people on board. >>

thousands fled libya to tunisia. reports from a border crossing in tunisia. >> reporter: they all look the same. exhausted but relieved as they leave libya but crossed into libya. this 19-year-old moroccan says it's not safe any more in tripoli. >> translation: the missiles landed next to our house. >> reporter: so he packed his bags and left. >> translation: it's not secure in tripoli. it's chaos, no fuel, oil, electricity. nothing. >> reporter: thousands fled with their family as rivals fought each other on streets of the capital and libyan people. for some, it took days to cross as desperate families tried to use the border crossing. >> translation: the situation is dangerous. you can hear heavy gunshots. we are scared for our lives, so we fled to tunisia. >> reporter: after closing the border for a day, the tunisian government reopened it on saturday. only partially, and only for those who proved they are passing through, and not planning to stay. government officials say tunisia can't become a shelter for refuge

al jazeera, tunisia. >>> in nepal, rain is complicating a search for a massive land slide, part of aountain collapse friday morning. it buried a village about 75 miles east of katmandu. eight bounds have been found. dozens remain missing. it blocked part of a major river. thousands downstream have been evacuated over fears of flooding. miami has found a way around the traffic trouble by going underground. under base ka biscayn ebay. natasha ghoname has the story. >> this is the headache inducing sound of a complex construction project before completion. the roar of machines cutting grooves into asphalt to ensure that millions of wheels have traction. we are 120 feet below biscayn ebay in the new port of miami tunnel. the county cruise ship industry and port officials consider its almost mile lifelong tube vital to the future to get people and cargo on board faster. with this tunnel so drivers won't be forced today navigate streets to make it portside. despite the project's billion dollar price tags, people won't pay tolls because the funnel is punded through a public private partners

this is tunisia's maritime board we are libya.sue lu asylum ses can't cross by land. tunisia and egypt say they can't let them in because of security and economic concerns so they are force million dollars make this dangerous journal a cross these waters, it's the only way out. there are reports fighters are preparing to battle for libya's border region. the fear is the conflict could spill over in to identity newer i can'near itunisia andsend mor. >> translator: we are prepared to jew our maritime borders against any dangers including suspicious boats, we will continues front any lawlessness on the seize. >> reporter: that lawlessness has led to this. the red crescent in labia says it's has found at least 300 bodies off the coast of triply since july. and this is why so many people drowned. a fisherman shows me this ripped rubber dinghy, smugglers are used overcrowded and under inflated boats, they managed to poopull it to shore savoring the lives of more than 70 people on board. >> translator: our message is intervene as quickly

one of tunisia's main concerns is security. tens of thousands of foreigners make their living in the rich oil country, and some despite the violence are refuse to go leave. 13,000 filipinos are still in libya. the foreign minister traveling to tunisia asking them to evacuate. for those who are trying to flee libya the tunisia government it seems unfair. but for others watching the conflict spiral out of control there is concern that it could spill over to their own countries and there is strong report to control the border crossings. al jazeera, tunisia. >> in syria, pictures reportedly show the aftermath of a government helicopter dropping a barrel bomb on a village in italy pro dense. six people were killed and several residential buildings were destroyed. troops were killed in mosul. the armed group which controls the city say they have killed hundreds of is fighters in the violence that lasted several hours. the attack began friday with mortars dropped on a flash point town. the iraqis government launched renewed attract in

people are forced to escape to tunisia or europe. >> tunisia has become the latest country to ask allts nationals to leave libya. the shortage of essential items like fuel is also adding to insecurity. the latest violence came shortly after a largely peaceful parliamentary election in late june. the new parliament is due to convene on monday, but it is not clear whether it can influence events on the ground. >> today, the compensation fund for the victims of a defective edition switch -- ignition switch in certain general motors vehicles of ashley started accepting claims. so far, 13 deaths in 54 crashes have been linked to the faulty switches, but now anyone who feels they were injured in the recalled vehicles because of the defect can apply for compensation. kenneth feinberg handled the compensation for 9/11 victims and the boston marathon bombing, and he joined me a short time ago to explain how the process all works. you have the unenviable task of trying to decide what a human life is worth in dollar terms. how do you go about that? >> it's not easy, but usually, what we do -- us

out and things that were not looking so good in tunisia, oh my god like ron said when he is going to get the constitutional vision written. my reputation is on the line. low and the hold even a week before the constitution was agreed on colleagues didn't know what was going to go on. i felt and i am saying this for a serious reason and that is i think this may sound somewhat self-serving but the analytical framework i tried to set out in that article in egypt and tunisia is a framework that i think i am more convinced than ever i have to say is a useful way to think about the challenges of moving from what i call a authoritarian rackets, protection rackets to democratic protection rackets and government -- and the paradigm itself focuses on the dynamics of conflict and identity and arab political systems. that paradigm is by no means limited to the cases of arab world. let's just look at ukraine right now is another example where the issue of identity politics and autocracy and dread -- intersect but the issues of conflict are specially press and in the arab world for a variety of re

they leave libya and cross to tunisia. this 19-year-old moroccan says it's not safe in tripoli any more. >> translation: the missiles landed next to our house. >> reporter: so he packed his bags and left. >> translation: it's not secure in tripoli. it's chaos. no fuel, oil, electricity. nothing. trrnal thousands those to flee as militia had to leave. for some it took days to cross as desperate families tried to use the border crossing. >> translation: the situation is dangerous. you can hear gunshots. we are scared for our lives. we fled to tunisia. >> after closing its border for a day, the tunisian government reopened it on saturday, but only partially. and only for those who prove they are passing through and not planning to stay. government officials say tunisia can't become a shelter for refugees, just a transit for those trying to leave. the restrictions meant that thousands of egyptians were stranded along the border for days. on saturday a plan was great with the egyptian government to start a process of evacuation

now, this is general omar bradley who is a pretty good core commander in tunisia. he's a pretty good corps commander in sicily and then he's over his head in normandy when he's promoted two grades above where he has been comfortable. he becomes an army group commander in normandy in the summer of 1944 and he's overmatched in my opinion. he's talking incidentally to terry allen who commands the infantry in sicily and will be relieved of command by omar bradley. and this strutting cock, you may recognize as george patton, and patton is the senior american commander in sicily. and, of course, patton is a special case. he looms very large in the sicilian campaign as the commander of the seventh campaign, but then he disgraces himself by slapping two soldiers on two consecutive sundays in august 1943, soldiers he claims are cowards. in fact, they're both sick. they're in the hospital for a reason, and he is thus disqualified for further command in the mediterranean. patton will spend the italian campaign in purgatory until he is rehabilitated sufficiently to be whisked

they drive the americans back 85 western tunisia.terms of yardage loss, it is the greatest defeat. more than 6000 casualties. that gives you some sense of the terrain. strengthes lacked the to exploit their winnings and the battle soon killed against -- tilts against them. permit theses to exception from tunisia for a few specialized units and german and italian units are trapped and annihilated or forced to surrender. about a quarter million access bagged.prisoners are we have won the first major battle in the liberation of europe and it occurs in africa. now it is time to see use sicily sicily. the assault is comparable in size to be invasion at normandy. it is no small thing. attacks seventh army from the south. attacksish eighth army from the southeast below syracuse. the campaign goes pretty well. the island falls in six weeks from although several things go wrong. example, high winds, for poor training and friendly fire cause more than 60 british troop carrying gliders to crash into the sea. and others crash on land. the casual

they are stuck ton border as tunisia has restricted those leaving. it insists that only the those who will leave for egypt can get in. agreed on a plan to evacuate those who are stranded. >> we don't have a precise estimate of figures considering there are still many more citizens blocked on the libyan side. we can say there are about 5,000 to 10,000 people. there are some difficulties to move them to the tunisian border. we have repatriated about 3500 citizens. >> ensured those stranded that the egyptian government is doing their best to end their nightmare. an air lift is underway but it will take days to get all those who want to leave out of libya to tunisia and straight to egypt. rula amin, al jazeera, tunisia. >> maria ines ferre has the headlines make. >> final order. today's decision comes days after a similar law was blocked in mississippi. the law requires doctors at abortion clinics to have hospital admitting privileges. in denver the u.s. air force academy's athletic program is under investigation. the probe comes amidst allegations of dr

of course tunisia's a company -- country is not big on the world trade. but you can't say that the tunisian youtube came out to not accomplish anything. and then human as well, there has been a relatively healthy transition. are going to have elections early next year. and, you know, there is pushed back. degeneration, i argue. but, it may be that the 60 somethings are powerful. they controlled institutions, a lot of wealth. the changes that were demanded. so they push back. they do have one advantage. and in the long run. today's 20 somethings. in 1968, remember well. a playwright he got on a pirate radio call of protests in the crackdown. and he was arrested. in that system, you know, if you sit up to the authorities they your kind of a non person. so while he had to work in a brewery. and then by the early 90's he was president of the czech republic. so we shouldn't think that these end people, these are prominent dissidents of 2010, 2011 to help make the egyptian revolution, lionized and so forth. so to. i don't think the we have heard the last of the

as he had commanded the army group in sicily and in tunisia.this is alexander on the right, again, with general truscott, american general. alexander's generalship lacks intellectual depth. it even lacks curiosity. he relies more on his legendary s savoir and has a sterling reputation at the can thon's mouth and sure looks the part, immaculate, unfazed. in command. one journalist wrote he looked like he had a steam bath, massage, a good breakfast and a letter from home. [ laughter ] he's in his early 00s at this point in the war. he will earn his field marshal's baton in italy, the equivalent of a five-star general. there's no shortage of contemporary disparagement of alexander. his own chief of staff wrote that the limitations of his ability began to appear when the forces under his command became so huge that their manipulation required weeks and months of forethought, not hours or days. another british general simply insisted he's bone from the neck up. [ laughter ] it was said he was a born leader not a made one. an english countrymen almos

riots broke out at the border between tunisia and libya. tunisian government closed the crossing yesterday. thousands were trying to flee the violence in libya's capitol. it has been re-opened but only a small number of people are being allowed through. >> palestine was the touchdowno of pan-harab solidarity but it has been muted. some criticize the arab league and its members for not doing more. it was founded in 1945 with six members but has grown to 22 countries today including palestine. as a group, the league has called for an end to the conflict and it's highly critical of israel. the individual members have their own interests and have done little to haintervene. syria is involved in a civil war. it has led to its membership being suspended. iraq is growi is /*. >> jordan signed a peace treaty nearly 20 years ago and may not feel like it's worth jeopardizing that relationship. rockets were fired into israel from lebanon early in the conflict. those came from the south of the country where the country's government has little sway and

yesterday they tried to force their way into tunisia, but they were not allowed in. today they were meeting with officials to try to organize how can they evacuate from libya without having to stay in tunisia. the tunisiaen government has major concerns. they don't want their country to turn into a refugee center. they're only allowing people who are going in and have a way out. for now the agreement is that the egyptian government is going to start flying charters from cairo to hear to take 2,000 egyptians every day. it's a lot of suffering for thousands of people who are stuck on the other side. libya is an oil rich country, and there are tens of thousands of people who work in libya. tunisiaens, egyptians, indians and filipinos, all having a hard time letting go of their jobs there. >> three al jazeera journalists have spent 217 days in an egyptian prison. in june mohammed fahmy and peter greste were given sentences of seven years and bader mohammed was given seven years plus three years for having a spent bullet case. al jazeera demands their release. >>> a recor

tunisia and egypt can't let them in because of security and economic concerns. they are forced to make the dangerous journey across the waters. it's the only way out. >> reporter: there are reports fighters are preparing to battle of border region. the fear is the conflict could spill over, sending migrants out to see. >> we are prepared to secure the maritime borders against dajers. we'll confront lawlessness on the seas. >> it led to this. >> the red crescent found at least 300 bodies off the coast of tripoli since yule. this is why so men brown. the more a fisherman shows me a ripped dingy. smugglers are using substandard and overcrowded boatsment on this occasion it was pulled to tunisian shores, saving the lives of many on board. the message is intervene as quickly as possible, and stop the human smugglers being sent into the sea. >> the migrants are worried about their friends. some are imprisoned. some in hiding. the mediterranean sea is a barrier to a better life. >> there has been a new eruption much iceland's bardabunga volcano. it was calm and lasted

tunisia and egypt say they can't let them in. they are forced to make this dangerous journey across the waters. it's the only way out. >> reporter: there are reports that fighters are preparing to battle for libya's border region. the fear is the conflict could spill over into tunisia, sending more migrants out to sea. we are prepared to sewcure the borders. >> the lawlessness has led to this, the red crescent in libya saying it's found 300 bodies off the coast of tripoli since yule. >> and this is why so many people drown. a fisherman shows us the ripped rubber dingy. on this occasion, it was pulled to the shore, saving the lives of 70 people on board. >> our message is intervene as quickly as possible, and stop the human smugglers sending the poor people into the sea. >> the migrants war whiched about their friends into syria. others are in hiding, waiting to take the next vote. the mediterranean sea remains a barrier to their dreams of a better hive. >> japan's prime minister visited kyoto's tempting, ahead of a summit. india

they are stuck on the border as tunisia has restricted those leaving. only solid proof they will leave for egypt can get in. the egyptian for minister has agreed on the relief of those stranded. >> we don't have a precise estimate of figures considering there are many more citizens blocked on the libyan side. we can say there are 5,000 to 10,000 people, there are some difficulties to move them to the tunisian border. we have repatriated about 2500 citizens. >> the minister are visited the border area, reassured that the egyptian government is doing the best to end their nightmare. an air lift is underway but it will take days to get all those who want to leave out of libya to tunisia, and then to where they want to go. rula amin. >> maria ines ferre has the headlines. ines. >> attorneys to give him additional information before issuing a final order. today's rulings comes days after a similar law was blocked in mississippi. >>> a droit man -- a detroit man testified at his trial today. be wafer said he heard loud noises outside, opened the door slightly

they are stuck on the border as tunisia has restricted those who are leaving.ptian foreign minister and tunisia prime minister have agreed on a plan to evacuate those who are stranded. >> translator: we don't have a precise estimate of figures considering there are still many more citizens blocked on the libyan side. we can say there are about 5,000 to 10,000 people. there are some difficulties to move them to the tunisian side of the border. >> reporter: the egyptian foreign minister visited the border area, and assured those stranded that the egyptian government is doing its best to end their nightmare. an air lift is underway, but it will take days to get all of those who want to leave out. >>> douglas is a senior national secure if i fellow with the new american foundation, and joins us now. what do you make of the situation right now in libya. it got worse over the weekend. the airport in tripoli is now essentially closed. where is this headed? >> good to talk to you david. where it is headed is not clear. we have a lot of conflict in the area. we still ha

two weeks before i was in tunisia, there is the commission in tunisia but until now, the and then anotherfrica. >> what do you hope to accomplish? >> there is a challenge in our region. iraq,e this in libya, egypt, yemen, syria. the challenge in our region is to reform democratic in a peaceful way. to do what europe in the united states accomplished in five or six centuries. the process of reform is quite an >>. we want -- it is quite complex. we want a peaceful, democratic society. it is quite difficult. the arabthat before spring. we begin also with 10 years before with the reform of the family code giving women more rights. one of the challenges in arab and islamic countries is between men and women. there are lots of problems there. they making progress on that? inin our societies, males societies like ours, tunisia, lebanon, they silence revolutions. urban, young, connected to society. 51% of moroccans are under 25 years. .hey now live in the cities we are about 7 million moroccans on the internet. you have to give jobs to this young population. >> and/or unemployment rate -- and you

thousands are trying to escape the violence through libya's border with tunisia.housands more are stranded waiting to be allowed through border crossings. two were killed while protest -- while protesting after tunisia refused to let them in. west african countries have agreed to a cross-border isolation zone to stem the worst outbreak of the ebola virus in history. thevites has claimed more than 720 lives since it began spreading in march and medical experts warn that it is spiraling out of control. this report from the nigerian capital, abuja. >> isolation centers at major entry points. these are common sites at airports in west africa. governments in the region are scrambling to deal with the ebola epdi ebola epidemic spiraling out of control. one of the busiest airports. it is here that a man who died of a ebola in nigeria was in transit after arrive from nigeria. >> we have around 700 passengers transitting at the airport every day, coming from various destinations. >> that's why we needed to take these measures because we could be exposed today suspected cas

and now according to freedom house i think correctly judged there is a democracy in tunisia tunisia. it's transitional. it has elements of fertility. things we should be concerned about. we shouldn't take it for granted and that's precisely my point. if i were an american policymaker i would be saying okay what's the economic agenda for embracing and lifting up this economy, for strengthening the state, for partnering with the civil society and political institutions. you've got to start somewhere. this country is crucially important in an outsized way i think to the future of democracy and freedom throughout the world. the final thing is you know i really do believe and i think my colleagues agree we are really still in a very early days here in terms of the process of the struggle for, to use one of the arabic words, corona dignity throughout the region and this isn't going away. there are many historical events that are going to unfold in the years and decades to come that i think are going to rock these regimes and reduce them to come to demand for the terms of popularity and sov

but i'm a revolution junkie, and it succeeded in tunisia. it succeeded in egypt.o succeed everywhere. >> for decades gadhafi was one of the world's most eccentric leaders, known for his flamboyant outfits and his all-female bodyguards. but he was also an open supporter of international terrorism, with links to the lockerbie bombers, the i.r.a., and other militant groups. >> he kept libya under very, very tight wraps. he would disappear people. there was no freedom of any kind. massacres in prison. so he was a horrendous, horrible, brutal dictator. >> anyone who spoke out against him at all would be arrested immediately, sometimes tortured, sometimes killed. >> tracy shelton is a 34-year-old freelance journalist from australia who heads to libya to cover the conflict. >> it began with protests, as in many of the arab countries, inspired by egypt and tunisia. people started protesting for more freedom. but the reaction from the gadhafi regime was to shoot protesters, to try and stop these protests with violence. >> the violence that gadhafi unleashed on them was a v

tens of thousands are trying to escape and cross into tunisia. the border crossing is closed, leaving them stranded. we have this report from neighbouring tunisia. >> these are the lucky ones. after days at the liban-tunisian border this family was allowed into tunisia. thousands have been stranded on the other side of the border. on sunday hundreds were allowed in after the government promised to send chartered flights to take them to egypt. from the border. mostly workers like abdul yes, who left his job in libya -- abdullah, who left his job in libya because life was unbear table, spending four days at the border. >> translation: so much destruction. it's not safe. we feared for our lives. >>> thousands of egyptians worked in libya. many opted to leave the jobs and run for their lives. >> translation: libya's doors were open. most of the people you see are college graduates with no chance to get a job at home. people are sad to leave. >> reporter: this 38-year-old says there was no clashes, but he ran from the state of lawlessness. when i ask

the buy is from tunisia.card is written on one of the papers and it says he studied chemistry and physics in tunisia. we contacted a university and they confirmed he studied there and left in 2011 and they don't know where he went. the employee at the university told me out of the blue that you'll find his belongings in syria. and indeed that was the destination where this guy eventually left to. and you know, joined isis to fight. >> it's a fascinating piece in your magazine. thank you for taking the time to talk to us about it. jenan mousa thanks. >>> and paul, i'm sure you overheard the content of that interview. it's not as if we have not heard of these kinds of finds made before specifically when it came from al qaeda who tried to carry out these attacks. but do you see as isis as a different animal with more money, recruiting and savvy? >> if first thing to say is there is a big difference betweens a separation and research and any sort of capability to pull off an attack with chemical and biological we

in the ensuing months of 1943, in tunisia and sicily, we heard about thosestories invasions. the united forces did exactly that. learn how to defeat the forces in battle. invasionf launching an when hitler had over 25 divisions waiting for us to defeat the beach. as the united states forces, young general eisenhower himself, learned these tough lessons, the president laid down the further strategy for them to follow. mediterranean, they would have the field and amphibious grades the u.s. forces needed. 1944, he got everyone to agree would be the right moment for d-day. the moment when u.s. mass production, we have heard of rosie the riveter, when u.s. mass production of planes, tanks, and ships would make it make itt to clean -- logistically feasible. and a moment by which the united states would have the requisite combat and command experience, anded in the mediterranean coalition experience that would ensure the troops themselves had -- of chance exceeding succeeding in a venture that even hitler had not dared to undertake at the height of his the reason 1940. in 1940.e jur

. >> in tunisia. it was a young street vendor promoting the arab spring. since the revolution informal strayed has increased almost a quarter of the population. they are cracking down on the only way many know how to sti. >> for years. this man has been selling illegally on the streets of tunis. it's a family business, his nephew helps out for a few dollars a day. every morning he gives his wife money. he doesn't know if police will arrest him. >> we have families to feed, we need to work. we are reaching out to the government. if they don't assist us, we'll stay in this chaotic system. >> it is more than 3.5 years since a young street seller was targeted by the police. he set fire to himself, his death sparked a revolution. >> this is a consequence of tunisia's revolution. you can fipd illegal vendors selling goods like this. according to some estimates, half the economy here is made up of the informal sector. for years, a small number of people connected to the ruling family crowded out the competition. after they left, the rules became more relaxed. the