979 Shah Mohammed to raise our pocket he was overthrown by a revolution that put an end to a monarchy that was more than 2500 years old. Its true nature i didnt believe it was an uprising at 1st. You know. Thats where 13 regimes fall 1st gradually and then suddenly. The shahs mistake was to want to do too much too fast Mohammad Reza pocket he was the last shah of iran and a key figure in World Politics during the 2nd half of the 20th century. Is our own and was the shiite ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini who became a beacon of resistance to the shots room. He by groups who got to see the 2 of them were polar opposites both in terms of social image and personality by then bells on they became very fierce antagonists absolutely and the shock developed. And almost of session with. Their rivalry lasted almost a lifetime eventually the shah was defeated and with the ayatollahs victory came islamic fundamentalism a new challenge for World Politics. In september 941 at the height of the 2nd world
That illegal part possible what does that mean that. Has been used effectively with violence with pornography and many many images of. Us for joining us in the weekly here and. Welcome to the program. I was spent a week dominated by events in the middle east has admitted to accidentally downing a ukrainian passenger jet due to human error and faulty communications all 176 people on board were killed in the accident in the early hours of wednesday the plane crash follows an exchange of missile strikes with the u. S. After washington killed a top iranian general and iran retaliated by targeting an american airbase in the region. It over caps a little wonderful that. This week has said more than the tragically its the average man is the victim of political wars amid tensions not seen in decades terror on and washington have been engaged in a war of the Iranian Regime is aggression in the region must stand now weve told the Iranian Regime enough. To really revenge and the ultimate response
And the bodies of 11 ukrainian citizens who died when a passenger plane was accidentally shot down by iran are returned to cuba. So lets begin in berlin where libyas warring sides and World Leaders have agreed on a final communique at a un backed peace conference it was announced by the german chancellor Angela Merkel she hopes that 12 World Leaders including the president s of Turkey Russia and the u. K. They agree to extend the temporary truce in libya in the hope that it will develop into a full ceasefire Angela Merkel emphasized the need for a political solution to end years of conflict. We all believe that a political solution will be necessary i think it has become very obvious over the past few weeks and months that it cannot possibly be a military solution to this conflict this will only increase the suffering of the libyan people. Well jim is in berlin and joins us now live. Chancellor they really emphasizing of course political solution not a military one what further detail
About 7 hours to disport little beat Manchester United 16 points clear at the top of the premier league but the slip up for title chasing interval and italy out to a draw by struggle. We begin in berlin where libyas warring sides and World Leaders have agreed on a final communique the u. N. Backed peace conference it was announced by the german chancellor Angela Merkel she hosted 12 World Leaders including the president s of Turkey Russia and the u. K. They agreed to extend the temporary truce in libya in the hope that it will develop into a full ceasefire Angela Merkel emphasize the need for a political solution to end years of conflict. Everyone with an agreement including the regional organizations the arab league the e. U. And of course the African Union that we need a political solution its become evident in the last few weeks that there is no chance for a military solution which could only increase the suffering of the libyan people. Parties to engage in libya known to live in a
A lasting deal can be reached. What was interesting also was the fact that for example. The u. N. Envoy on libya. Said that this process the berlin conference was a combination of meetings that had triggered or started off some 9 months ago why is this interesting because throughout that 9 months all weve seen on the ground in libya is actually an escalation of fighting primarily triggered by the side of Khalifa Haftar and thats where maybe the skepticism is coming again from is that there are people who would say that whilst these agreements conferences discussions are taking place be described one in iraq will be its moscow be its here in berlin thats all well and good but theres been very little implementation facts on the ground whats happening is one side has been gaining more and more ground gaining more and more territory getting more and more state institutions on the rates and thats whats making any agreements very unlikely to be achieved least not in the framework of the time