Decades in power but he is resisting calls to go well bring you the latest from our correspondent in herat it also coming up. The plot thickens in the recent middle east drama as lebanese Prime Minister saad hariri says he will return to beirut by mid week today he was in paris for talks with the french president in mataram across all just two weeks after suddenly announcing his resignation in saudi arabia. I my a twitter thank you for joining us. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have been rallying in this a mob way in capital harare to demand the resignation of president Robert Mugabe the protest is backed by the veterans of zimbabwes independence war and influential groups who have traditionally supported the president and now even mugabes own zanu p. F. Party has called for him to step down mugabe is said to be asking for more time to leave the presidency but many zimbabweans have had enough. People power in the center of. Mcgarvie must go very these demonstrations chant its more