One month after the death ever alberto nisman, and British Television Society Honors the three al jazeera journalists who are jailed in egypt. Libyas government has asked the u. N. To raise militia to help it fight terrorist groups. Arms embar go was imposed by the u. N. In 2011 to protect civilians from libyas former leader moammar gadhafi. Geeptegypt is supporting the request and wants a naval blockade. Our diplomatic editor james bays explains. Two days trying to lobby diplomats on his countrys initiative. At first trying to pursued persuade them he wants an embargo against all governments except the government of toeing bruk. Tow bruk. Tobruk. It has not been our success that is on the table here. It is success of the Security Council and the International Community to address this threat. We believe it is necessary we are considering that we are the last line of defense against the more violent activity that has already started to reach European Union source. So i think success is
Ceasefire. Im very proud of every single moment i spent in prison for the sake of freedom of expression. And back home, al jazeera journalists Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy are freed on bail. A prosecutor in argentina has ordered a fcial investigation into allegations that the president tried to cover up iranian involvement in a 1994 bomb attack on a Jewish Community center. The allegations were first made by another prosecutor who was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head last month. Daniel schwindler reports. Prosecutors have determined that the case against president kirchner and her minister timerman will not go away. The 1994 are bombing that killed 84 people. The government has always vehemently denied those allegations but the latest revelation has rocked the political establishment. One thing that is distinguished, the judicial aspect is highly questionable. While we tend to deny it is having an extraordinary political impact. The allegations were initially made by pros
Journalism awards. Plus. One month after the suspicious death of prosecutor alberto nisman. Its. Hello. The United Nations Security Council has held an open emergency session on libya. Diplomas from egypt and libya. Foreign minister asked the Security Council to lift an arms embar go, and International Help in building up the libyan army. Egypts minister asked for a blockade to stop Arms Exchange in libya. James bays has this report. Egyptian foreign minister tried to lobby u. N. At a there should be a military intervention in libya. He later watered down that plan. He told the council that he wanted an arms embargo for all but one government in libya the government in tobruk. And support for companies authorization for egypts ongoing air strikes. It doesnt look like the u. N. Will support any of those ideas. It is not our success that is on the table here. It is success of the Security Council and the International Community to address this threat. We believe that it is necessary. We
Out killing more than 2 dozen people and its partytime. Brazil kicks off carnivale celebrations. Five days of nonstop parties. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. And im antonio mora. We begin tonight in argentina where officials are renewing an investigation into argentinas president kirchner, following up on a bombing of a Jewish Community center moreover two decades ago. Who was lind the behind the bombing is still unclear. Today a prosecutor reaffirmed accusations that kirchner held back blame. Both kirchner and tehran deny it. AflAlberto Nisman died before he could prevent his evidence. Allegations will not go away. The allegation is they covered up iran annually involvement in the 1999 attack on a Jewish Center in buenos aires the government has always vee mentally denied those rks vehemently denied those accusations. Translator one has to distinguish between the judicial and the political aspects. The judicial aspect is highly questionable while we cant deny its havi
Areina kirsh inner. Battle is getting worse near debaltseve. The rail railway junction, near the rebel stronghold of donetsk. There is also shelling in luhansk. This is not just an attack of the ukrainian sector, but the minsk result. After minsk the offensive operation of russia, intensified significantly. At least 25 have been killed since the ceasefire was signed. Charles stratford reports from the front line there. Ukrainian tanks behind me are in a support position for what is believed to be 8,000 ukrainian soldiers in the town of debaltseve. Separatists say they have surrounded the town. Become a major stronghold, if the separatists take control of debaltseve, it will give them a direct route via rally way to russia. Ukrainian fighting close by. Everything is destroyed said this ambulance driver, you cant get into town and there are dead bodies on the road. We pushed up further towards debaltseve. Were here at a Ukrainian Army check point. There is a lot of heavy weaponry going t