Protests. 3 years since the blockade of qatar by its neighbors we look at how the dispute continues online. All creatures great and small we look at the role biodiversity plays on our planet and the unprecedented threat its now facing. Im going to get your skill with the sports including. And so on and i will do better and i will be part of the solution and if our star quarterback drew brees say shes another apology after being criticized by fellow athletes for his comments on u. S. Race protests. Some breaking news out of libya where its Deputy Defense minister says Government Troops have taken control of top thats the last stronghold a wall of. In western libya about 65 kilometers from the capital tripoli on friday the un recognized government announced it had regained full control of tripoli heartens forces still hold a large swathes of territory in the east and the south of the country. Sami harmonies the editor in chief of the online Magazine International interest is joining us n
Neighbors there is still no end in sight for the worst political crisis in the gulf region and all creatures great and small we look at the war biodiversity plays on our planet and the unprecedented threat its now facing. Thank you very much for joining us we begin with breaking news out of libya this hour where the Deputy Defense minister says Government Troops have taken control of tower hona that is the last stronghold of warlord highly for have to in western libya about 60 kilometers from the capital tripoli on thursday the u. N. Recognize government announced that he had regained full control of tripoli have task forces still hold large swathes of territory in the east and south of libya lets bring in our correspondent Mahmud Abdel Watters just arrived in tire who will tell us about what youve seen since you arrived in what used to be. A strong. Hold in the west of libya and what made it possible for the Government Forces to recapture the city. 2 as you can see here and here behin
Of shouldnt really get the victory the defeat of half its forces in the city of sort of holding up now by losing. The nato allies to some holes in the west in libya as you know that that swift takeover of this start who now thats left. Over this if you opt out who is mainly at seabee to do to their. Military support for the Government Forces and also there was through all of that russian medicine raise from the bagnall group who have been fighting alongside after forces now. This city the city have to know about 75 kilometers south of the capital tripoli is very strategic very significant from here. Halftimes forces had a Central Command over the past year and from here Russian Military experts i dont agree with him are ati and Egyptian Military experts have been supporting kept at it they run the battles beyond the battles in southern tripoli from the certain Central Command and the city of tijuana from ted who would not have tied his forces received military enforcement reinforcement
Since the blockade of qatar by its neighbors well look at how the dispute is being played out online. All creatures great and small we look at the world biodiversity plays in our planet on the unprecedented threat its now facing. Im going to go with the sports. And so on. And i will do better and i will be part of the solution. And quarterback drew brees another apology after being criticized by fellow accolades for his comments on u. S. Protests. And we begin this news hour with developments in libya where fighters linked to the government of National Accord are celebrating after retaking the city. Thats the last stronghold of wallowed Khalifa Haftar in western libya about 65 kilometers from the capital tripoli on thursday the u. N. Recognize government announced it had regained full control of tripoli as forces still hold a lot of swathes of the territory in the east and the south of libya head as the latest from talk. As you can see here. The Government Forces are out and now it wil
Over Prime Minister or is Johnsons Corner virus trying to cheat in the u. K. And china reopens disneyland in shanghai even as new coronavirus cases are equal to it in one city. Thank you for joining us we begin with some breaking news out of saudi arabia for us which has announced major budget cuts and an increase in the value added tax as fire of measures aimed at shoring up state finances which have been battered by loyal prices and the corner virus pandemic according to the state news agency there. Has been increased threefold from 5 to 15 percent the government has also canceled the cost of living allowance for all Public Sector employees starting next month well bring you more details on this breaking news story as well as analysis and reaction later here on aljazeera now and. Libya and the battle for tripoli turkey says attacks on the countrys only functioning airport 10 Diplomatic Missions in which civilians have been killed amount to war crimes and its warning it will take acti