Airports screen passengers coming in from china where new cases of a deadly virus have been confirmed. Lebanese police have fired at water cannon and tear gas against protesters demanding a resolution to the economic crisis there well than 200 people were injured in the capital beirut saying a honda has more from. Rage in the streets of the capital in what might be a new phase in an uprising against lebanons leadership that is now in its worst month fears confrontations between antiriot police and antiestablishment protesters turned downtown beirut into a war zone this is the epicenter of my protest movement that until a few days ago was relatively peaceful running battles began with demonstrators who want the Political Class they blame for mismanagement and corruption to leave power try to Storm ParliamentBuilding Security forces responded with tear gas i feel like the message is for protesters to back off and that they cant win and i think that the message of. Thing here is that the more Police Violence they face the more. The return lebanons economy has been in turmoil for months a proposal to tax whats up calls which should be a free service triggered the protests in mid october unemployment was rising and the lebanese local currency was losing value we are in an economy to crisis everybodys going to get hungry everybody is going to need to do this sooner i dont have to convince anybody about whats happening today its clear whats happening who can get hold of their money in the banks. There is anger at banks which imposed caps on withdrawals there is a shortage of dollars its been almost 2 hours since the violence began antiriot police have been using excessive amounts of tear gas to disperse the crowd but antiestablishment protesters are defiant the wounded were in the dozens both protesters and Security Forces were taken to hospitals there is a political vacuum many lebanese are growing impatient with politicians who are refusing to form an independent Government Free of the influence of Political Parties instead they are bickering among themselves for ministerial posts in the next cabinet this new government. Technocrats it was really just a smokescreen for the old ruling oligarchies elite so the protesters were really upset this is the 3rd night of violence since tuesday when activists said they planned to revive the momentum of the protest movement after a brief they announced what they called a week of rage they seem to be living up to that promise. The United Nations has already described events in lebanon as dangerous chaos it is what comes next that many fear senator the elders eat a lot. Well and not harbor is director of research at the arab sent to washington d. C. He joins us now via skype from the genea good to have you on the program so a part of us have been ongoing for months now but weve seen these obviously violent scenes again on saturday evening how do you see this all playing else. Playing out nobody really knows how its going to play out the problem is that the ruling class is not responding well to people on the streets was. Already building is just postponing it was phony and performing the formation of a new government even though the protesters have given the new. Prime minister designate percent vs. A whole month so far for the socalled government but apparently hes not being allowed even by the people who reviewed nominated him to do the job that hes not being allowed to vote and that government some of the economy and leave the area and in very bad shape the unemployment. Exchange rate of the local currency everything has collapsed and fingers are going well that i mean or whats happening or since today has been expected i mean that people cannot take it anymore this is with us and the 4th month and i think its going to go on like this at all told us a little bit more about the fight for my new government we had one ad lets take and find a space there but whats your take on it. Well you know. First of all the politicians the old can has the. Glasses but im going to really let Big Government be formed without that influence over it. Will be forming if technocratic government thats supposed to be apolitical which is the leaven on that is no such thing as a political protesters have been asking for a government that is really the government where People Knowledge and experience can take these these ministries and really do some sort of make some difference in the country this is not going to happen because if that happens that means available to the glass is not going to have it into the bank and. Theyre not going to approve of a new government so i think as far as im concerned this thing is only going to get worse the protesters have promised that they are not going to be this great and i mean you know the old system has actually be run its course. Cannot survive anymore like this because you know every new government comes in and does the same things as the old government has done until now and now the country is simply in and out of options except for that they go sharing the political system as well as they can on its just the frustration is very evident there on the street i was interested in what you wrote recently about how resistant and revolution to sort of forces that expression across parts of the middle east right now lebanon being one of those places tell us what you mean by that. Well the the this is this is really something i mean and levon on the forces aig zest you know the socalled Resistance Force thats led by about the boiler and and the force of the protesters that are asking for through democracy in that country so what should she is more important for the country both are important for their country the land and its standing against israel is supported by a whole lot of lebanese but given the same time a lot of lebanese want the country to be around democratically not unexpected and bases so its a its the they can be of if this combination can be done the problem is not you cannot resist israel you cannot do anything against you know imperialism whatever theyre calling it without even having a voice for the people and and then the people in the streets have no voice so far just. Like programming notes and like i hope you dont you dont mind i did not write that this is a friend of mine in around me who wrote that piece of the but i dont know these its really been very nice they are generally want to do so thank you so much echoing that i thank you for that thats not how theyre director of research at the advent to washington d. C. To libya now where warlords only for half hour and the leader of the un recognized government have arrived in berlin ahead of a highly anticipated peace conference thats hoped progress will be made in the german capital that would lead to a cease fire in the conflict the turkish russian and french president are all set to attend the un backed meeting which begins on sunday meanwhile forces loyal to her far have attacked 5 eastern oil ports in libya the state oil firm has closed down the sites thats expected to result in the loss of 800000. 00 Barrels Per Day of output well mahmouds of the wind is in tripoli and says the oil blockade is already having an impact on Global Markets in less than 24 hours the libyan dinar has lost about. 10 percent of its value compared to hard currency is be because of the blockade of the Oil Terminals and Oil Exporting Ports in the east of the country the United Nations support the mission in libya has fixed 1st concern over of the blue kade of the oil industry lesions and its sad that the. Must not be part of the conflict and no see thats the state oil for the National Oil Corporation must stay neutral away from the current of the conflict thats going on the oil revenues are the backbone of libyas National Income which is estimated at about 55000000. 00 a day lost because of the bookie. Well as i mentioned earlier World Leaders are gathering in berlin where that conference on libya is set to take place. Or has more now from the german capital. This was the moment livias archrivals was supposed to agree to a cease fire Prime Minister face the stars and warlord in moscow for a meeting brokered by Vladimir Putin and. But have to walked out of the last minute the collapse of those talks has been a setback for International Efforts to end the conflict many are now waiting to see whether leaders from 12 countries can achieve in berlin what eluded put in an add on in moscow and persuade rival factions to reach a truce what people in conferences try to do is get agreement between the states meddling in libya to stop their support to the warring parties problem is that western states on moderated put pressure on half that front office in particular the u. A. E. So the promise is that the formulas will american killing it in the ring hollow german chancellor Angela Merkel is pushing for a permanent ceasefire in libya and implementing an arms embargo but that may not be an easy task libya has been marred by an Armed Conflict for years. Is leading an offensive to capture tripoli backed by the u. A. E. Edge of saudi arabia friends and russia the general has brushed aside reconciliation efforts. Hes intent on defeating his opponent as Prime Minister of the International Recognized government based in tripoli. Any talks taking place when tripoli is under a question is an absolute disrespect for those who are killed for the sake of democracy it is a disrespect for those forced out of their villages and cities hotter has a list of demands he wants armed factions in the west to disband and his Libyan National army to take over he. It also made it clear that the military and maritime deal government signed with turkey should be scrapped the leaders attending the berlin peace talks the libyan conflict has reached a Tipping Point violence is on the rise and an arche has paved the way for a wave of mass in areas to join the conflict raising fears it could be prolonged and spillover threatening your security thats why the International Committee is determined to end war in libya. Well the uns envoy for libya Haasan Salama is already in germany says those attending sundays meeting must remember the interest of the libyan people. I think there is too much talk about libya and not enough about libyans the libyans have the right to be taking care of as well and they are the main beneficiaries of this truce so we wanted to last as long as possible and i hope that in berlin we will have the opportunity to turn it into a proper cessation of hostilities. He is a political analyst and the director of the tripoli based sunday institute earlier he told my colleague and again that he doesnt believe progress will be achieved in berlin. Over the last 45. 00 days huge shipments from Abu Dhabi Special forces base to be made made through egypt in eritrea into Eastern Libya it doesnt look like theyre preparing for a peace talk doesnt look like theyre preparing for a cease fire it looks at the preparing for another offensive and thats the danger here is that all of this illusion trying to bring putin there the assessment that putin was the strong man that was really giving have to all of the support putin going to get him to sign and that was a distraction the real danger here is that the military support and the diplomatic support that has been given to after not only in the last mind months but over the last 5 years has been given by france which is effectively gagged the u. N. Mission from essentially sanctioning condemning and criticizing after when antonio guitar was the chief of the u. N. Witnessed the offensive on april 4th but also has been giving a diplomatic immunity to his backers in egypt and the u. A. E. To continually violate the arms embargo over the last my months over the last 5 years what could have happened in berlin could have easily happened in a scott conference over the last 9 months what has changed today there is no new dynamic in the u. N. Security council there is a new dynamic in you this is an attempt by europeans to demonstrate that they want to do something but not a real attempt to actually solve the problems which are very very simple so how badly will this reflect on the europeans if this doesnt go well tomorrow if they walk away with nothing while today libyas a headache but some moral its a danger because the migration crisis that plagued europe only 4 years ago 5 years ago that led to the debate here and vote here that led to the rise of the far right in and leg up party in italy and germany and austria and poland those things emerged after libyas last migration crisis today its a nuisance but tomorrow is a small a massive massive danger in libyas oil in europe southern a neighborhood thats the problem it we cant expect anything its i sound like a broken record but it is a broken problem and its something that nobody wants to solve and its been broken by members of the International Community that have absolutely no intent on ripening. Any of the local factions we already know that sort of was it was willing to sign the deal because he signed in turkey and left he signed it under pressure from turkey and left moscow but half there didnt what would have changed in the last week apart from an arms embargo violation again a huge strike and only an hour an hour ago and the shutting down of libyas Natural Resources in the last 24 hours is its gotten worse since they last try to broker peace he said that the no one no ones going to no one wants to solve this moment turkeys president wants to have a go though i mean hes got hes got troops on the ground there in libya. Hes had a go at trying to defend the us at the g. 20 in tripoli the u. N. Backed government but a u. N. Backed government cannot rely on the u. N. Security council that brought it to life the u. N. Security council has a very Important Role that goes beyond the role that turkey can play and germany can play because theyre not members of the u. N. Security council the members of the u. N. Security council the u. S. U. K. France russia and china and one of those members is essentially trying to give diplomatic immunity or have to continue to not only commit war crimes in the way that has been investigated for the last 5 years but the continuous offensive its simple weve been distracted for the last 4 months by the idea an illusion of Russian Support there because putin invited him to moscow putins never met after. The left russia because he couldnt meet putin so i dont understand how west discussing the role that russia plays when a century the actors are simple france giving diplomatic immunity egypt in the u. A. E. Giving merger support if they want to solve it its that conversation they just start with they shouldnt start by playing a game of russian smoke and mirrors in berlin and expecting people to buy it this is a 9 year problem that has been essentially the same for the last 5 years its not repeat its not repeat unless you want to make a repeat. Thank you more ahead on the news hour including desperate people at a desperate system europes refugee crisis leaves cyprus at breaking point. Hong kongs government aims for more muted Chinese New Year but protesters at different plants. And the ultimate fighting championship biggest and most controversial stock on the grid makes its return to the cage car it will have more in sport. In yemen who the rebels have killed 30 government soldiers in an attack in the Northern Region of moderate dozens of others were killed when the who the missile strike struck a military Training Camp the government has been fighting the who the rebels for control of the area well Mohamed Salah top joins us now live from sana just for us up to speed with whats happening there whats the latest. Yes according to the sources that ive talked to they have revealed that the over the past 2 and 4 hours the there were some preparations and also advancement by the Government Forces in order to advance toward the region which is just 50 kilometers to the east of the capital sanaa. Have confirmed that they have for oil the such as. Over the last. 24 hours but their recent news that the we have received from my source from the ministry of defense that belongs to the whole of these that they have already captured this military camp which is a brigade that belongs to the 29th or mechanic military camp its. The region of now where the confrontations have been going on for over. 4 years. Since the beginning of the saudi. Military campaign but there is another source that confirms that it is a signal. That have hit a military Training Camp. Rep that have also inflicted heavy losses but they are the most likely the most. Reliable source that i have received from the ministry of defense of the whole season newspaper that has just revealed its. First page which will be revealed in the Early Morning to the people and to the audience that is it is. A military campaign that have been carried out by the host these and they have already come to skated the. V. A. Cause of the 29th the military count and also they have. Inflicted heavy losses according to the source and also now another source from the hospital has already received the sounds least 30 people dead. But in the coming hours we will receive more news to confirm to be confir