Pain 2 countries ravaged by war 2 separate cease fire agreements are now in effect warring sides in syria and libya have agreed to put down their arms after negotiations brokered by russia and turkey the 2 countries support opposing sides in each call fates more in syria in just a moment but 1st to libya aljazeera as mom would opt in one hot has all reports from tripoli. After rejecting a cease fire call blade turkey and russia last week warlord 24 have to change his mind a few hours before it was due to go into effect. The general command of the libyan ira bomb forces announces a cease fire in the west inside of libya the cease fire starts from one minute past midnight on the 12th of january 2020 the other party should stop any type of military operation at the same time we will respond harshly to any violation of the cease fire. In a joint press conference earlier putin angular merkel made their position clear and into the ongoing violence in libya including peace talks to take place in berlin were going. To put an end to the opposition between the Libyan National army led by half that and the government of National Accord because you know you. Have to his forces have been trying to seize the capital tripoli from the baghdad government their attempts have so far fallen short but his forces have gained ground. Violence is collating of european and African Leaders fearing the conflict could destabilize civil countries to accuse president. Van has also called for fighting to stop a move will come to by the un look ignited a government in tripoli i like of course what does a car mushroom val come the russian Turkish Initiative and any other initiative to stop the aggression but any initiative should include a d. V. D. Or all of the aggressor forces german chancellor Angela Merkel is hoping turkish russian efforts to secure peace will indian success and once the United Nations involved or. We agree to the conference in berlin. To be held very soon in order to start the process of a peaceful libya. The talks wont include libyas warring parties and merkel says they will no doubt have to play a significant rule to help in the conflict when we are so much this year. Were going to have a conference about. Well. Well. Have to that has been backed by egypt the United Arab Emirates france and russia oil and back the government by turkey the fact that both warring factions have now agreed to a cease fire does not mean an end to hostilities especially with the government demanding that have those forces pull out from southern tripoli as a prerequisite to any settlement in this conflict. Tripoli. A cease fire has also come into effect in syria said late provincetown last rebel held territory violence had been escalating mess since russian backed Government Forces launched an offensive to retake the area in december but there are fears the pause wont last the tory gate and b. Has more. The aftermath of an attack by syrian Government Forces and their russian allies in italy provence the attack happened hours before russian and turkish brokered cease fire was due to come into effect. Volunteer white helmet paramedics were there within minutes to do what theyve done thousands of times during the war trying to save the lives of civilians weve also were going to look at with all of that there have been several airstrikes to different cities we went to the sites while we were helping people there were more airstrikes for sure there are people trapped in the rubble were still searching for survivors. And they rob was one of several villages hit by russian and syrian Government Forces in the last 24 hours this grandfather is burying 4 out of his 5 granddaughters. I wasnt here when the airstrikes happened but i was told my granddaughters had been killed and we came we found their bodies. In the hospital having surgery only 13 month old baby survived that was. 1300. 00 civilians have been killed since the government launched its offensive to retake it province in 2018 this territory is the last stronghold of groups opposed to president Bashar Al Asad russia which the poor sad and turkey which backs the rebels announce the ceasefire on thursday which has now come into effect. But it was too late for these children. The airstrike let them massacre the victims of children well you saw the dead bodies i want to look at the claims of bashar al assad. This rusher in turkey agreed to deescalation needed lip proven but attack continued many here believe this ceasefire will last item victoria gayton be. The sharon now and a government source has told aljazeera that the death toll from foes is attack on an army base has risen to at least 89. 00 it happened in drama close to the border with mali no one has claimed responsibility but last month another attack killed 71. 00 soldiers near border with mali and booking a fossil that prompted leaders of the regional g 5 sile nations to call for closer cooperation and International Support in the battle against on the groups french president Emmanuel Mccoy is expected to host leaders from the region on monday to decide the future of frances military presence in the cyo now theres been a surge in violence across west africa region the number of People Killed in attacks in booking a fossil molly any share jumps from 71720162 more than 4000 last year as largely because of a combination of attacks by armed groups and into common or violence remote areas where the states presence is weak are especially vulnerable the humanitarian cost is also growing the u. N. Estimates half a 1000000 people have been displaced a 10 fold increase in 3 days thats me to our regional correspondent who is in nigerias capital for as nigerias capital abuja the death toll from the states is the time jumping significantly what more are you learning about the 2nd chances of the attack itself. Well basically like you said these are areas that are less protected and if you look at the countries of this hell the evonne asked and largely and man did other countries able to police their borders they are saying its no good because simply simply because they dont have the manpower and resources to do that so these groups these 5 to groups actually are getting bolder and with the conflict in libya and other parts of north africa and west africa these groups are having a field day especially targeting military military convoys a military installations in that region so the attack in was actually carried out according to some sources by rebels or other fighters who came in from mali just like me incident in december 2019 when we so 71 killed in that attack now the government is talking about killing 6 to 30 fighters in the attack on the military base but a lot of people believe that these attacks will continue simply because the governments in the region do not have the manpower and resources to deal with these fighters who seem to be trained and korda well coordinated and also have connections with porting. Hardline groups like al qaida like ice like groups like book and if you look at the dynamics of the region as well its not only the countries of. Mali faso chide and the rest that have these problems come to the other side of the conflict. In nigeria what you have is growing bolder by the day attack in military formations setting up roadblocks and made high was the major area abducting people especially Security Forces and their families so all a lot of people think that before this situation gets any better it will probably get worse so yeah i did and the leaders of the region the silent particular have called for International Support there is a ready foreign presence that the french troops are on the ground as well as the aboriginal African Force these leaders are meeting the french president to mannion my call on monday next few days what can we expect from that when basically a promise will probably promise more but it wants to define the boundaries of what what kind of help it can give these countries and how far it can go already france has more than 4500 troops in the region in this particular and people in the region are actually wonder why are these attacks continuing for example in mali there are more than 15000 International Forces in that country and we continue to see violence not only in mali but spilling from mali into neighboring countries book in a fossil all these countries are not safe yet we have thousands and thousands of International Troops in the region and people in the region dont find it amusing at all a lot of people angry calling for withdrawal of these forces unless they are willing to take action to stop these fighters many people i spoke to one person in particular in bamako when aljazeera was there just a few weeks ago and he said look if the International Community wants this im ugly as he said as he called it to end it will probably end in one or 2 weeks simply because there are enough resources on the part of International Forces the United Nations if they want to end this they can support that we can allow mr dude with a problem however a lot of people are not happy but with the presence of many International Troops on their soil this conflict continue to claims lives and display thousands of people thank you for that im a dangerous life or a scene a bridge or nigeria. U. S. President donald trump reservoir is solidarity with protesters in iran and warned the government against cracking down on demonstrations anger is growing over the downing of a Ukrainian Airliner on wednesday and the governments initial failure to admit its responsibility rallies have been held across the country after irans revolutionary guard said it mistakenly shot down a jet killing 176 people and speak to our correspondent in tehran assad big assad so iranians very angry with their leadership. Yes definitely there have been demonstrations here into one maniac 2 universities people angry after the government denied that had shut down the Ukrainian Airline for 3 days but yesterday the revolutionary guard admitted went on t. V. And broadcast a message apologizing and admitting that they had shot down the line by mistake and said it was fumin error that there were some demonstrations last night hundreds of people attended here in the run to universities but we also understand that the British Ambassador to iran was present and he was briefly detained now state media allege that he was live broadcasting the event he was released he was eventually released but the British Foreign secretary tommy grab said that he was a flagrant violation of International Law now at this demonstration here that there were a chance against the authorities against the revolutionary guard here and people angry what they say were the lies that they were told now that demonstration was broken up by police using Water Cannons and tear gas that there is news on social media that there are other protests planned for today but we just dont know if those actually going to happen and how many people would be turning out but theres definite anger frustration and shock in the country after it was revealed that it wasnt fact iran that shut down the Ukrainian Airline after days of denying it so what happens next then as far as the investigation the revolutionary guard has admitted full responsibility the government has promised accountability what sort of consequences could we see from this. Well president Hassan Rouhani did say yesterday that this must be investigated thoroughly and those responsible held to account and prosecutions must follow but we know that a closed meeting took place this morning between parliamentarians and the head of the revolutionary guard hussein so long now the speaker of parliament has said this morning he said that they were talking about the cause of the incident and the preparation the revolutionary guard had made to counter the United States on that night and that was the wednesday night when iran had fired missiles at u. S. Forces in iraq so they want to know what happened and the problems that occurred he said that we hope the new measures that they are implementing that such an incident doesnt happen again but hes also asked the National Security council to investigate and to put together a report about the plane crash so it doesnt happen again that the head of that committee has praised the armed forces oh yes he said that they have protected the country for 4 decades from enemies but also he praised the head of the revolutionary Guard Aerospace division for actually accepting responsibility and coming on to tell the iranian people that actually it was a mistake thank you for that update as a big lie for saying tehran still ahead on aljazeera taiwan stays on a collision course with china as its growing dependence president wins a 2nd test. And venezuelas Opposition Leader one why dont rally as his supporters in a bid to restart his battle for the on. The. Hello now apart from temperatures europes winter is more or less where it should be its not particularly stream in any event well not yet anyway folks being persistent in russia Central Europe this kind in the north bringing in below cloud rain not so much snow youll notice because temperatures are those single figures high and they should be that includes moscow plus one however we have seen some pretty Stormy Weather recently and the next storm system is developing here which means that for monday once again youve got severe gales come across the whole of northwestern europe going to be affected by an increase in wind cloud eventually rain is precious little else there are a few shasta in the central med in italy in sicily in the greece but even turkeys improving here anchor is about plus for the athens at 14 as bitter consequence for north africa because the showers here youll find something developing i think hospital depression winding up just off the coast of tunisia so for now gerry in question is your libya shall seem quite likely otherwise north africas quietly got hamas and blowing which is true typically just on the across the so how this is sometimes Strong Enough to bring up a you know a lot of sand in the air but currently its not quite that strong. To. Talk to aljazeera we were told to go to the betrayal of ration has this been addressed by turkey we listen what is the proposal of spain. We meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter how does iran. Holding the powerful to account as we examine the u. S. Is room in the well on aljazeera. The war. Welcome back a recap of our top stories on aljazeera a ceasefire has come into effect in libya after warlord money for have to agree to the truce just hours before it was to start theres also been a pause in fighting in syria is it the province or russia and turkey broken both cease fires. The death toll from thursdays attack on an army base in the share has risen to at least 89 no one has claimed responsibility yet for the attack is the latest in a string of attacks across west africa so i have reached and u. S. President donald trump has voiced solidarity with protesters in iran and warned the government against cracking down on demonstrations anger is growing over the downing of a ukrainian. Which killed 176 people. Taiwans president says her reelection is a sign that the island wont to intimidation from china for independence incumbent citing when one with 57 percent of the vote scott high very poor some typing. In a Major Political comeback after being nearly sidelined a year ago taiwans incumbent president was handed a historic victory winning the most votes of any president in the islands election history. The comeback and victory are likely a result of the increasing tensions with china and how beijing has crackdown on prodemocracy protesters in hong kong you. Saw in her Pro IndependenceDemocratic Progressive Party led the charge against chinese pledges of reunification i wonder he go down the taiwanese people reject the one country 2 systems model we respect democracy and our sovereign right of the president of taiwan i must deal with the cross trade relations according to the. Well of the people. Size main competition con quo you called and congratulated her a few hours after the polls closed he and his Party Strategy with china was engagement its a big victory for sighing when and the d. P. P. Yes because it means another 4 years in the president s office but it also sends a strong message across the straits of taiwan the majority of the people here want this island to remain independent from china and they think shes the president to do it with the added importance of this election nearly 75 percent of eligible voters turned out more than the last 2 president ial elections you know what. The people of my age the threat from china could not have been. Where there is pressure from china there is resistance and the need for us to speak out against. This is only unlike previous elections we had more young people are speaking up this year their voice is louder and hurt during this election. So how do things move forward some think there will be major changes in the way Beijings Communist Party or p. R. C. Has been managing the tension. I dont think the p. R. C. Is going to suddenly decide that you know well i guess we have to work with her because shes been reelected. But i also dont anticipate that they will view this as an immediate provocation that they have to deal with. Whats the victory has been savored one of the major task for president size 2nd term will be getting beijing to respond to her promise of the willingness to start a positive dialogue its got either aljazeera type. Well taiwans Election Results have been welcomed by antigovernment protesters in hong kong joins us live there live from there now sara tell us about where you are whats been happening and the reaction to the Election Results in taiwan. Where the government rally which is being held in same strong. Place of the demonstrators here this is one of a number of rallies planned in coming weeks theyve having to ramp up. In the lead up to Chinese New Year which is that all of this month now this is one of the biggest traditional festivals in hong kong and the protest is planned to try to disrupt that festival and to try and get their message across this really where were at now it was granted a place approval we have another plan next sunday which will begin in central and we expect bigger numbers to attend that is yet to get Police Approval but certainly as you mentioned the reaction from the prodemocracy groups here this particular demonstration has been a positive one to taiwans Election Results and now a number of prodemocracy groups activists and Political Parties travel to talk i want to monitor and observe that version of course that were overwhelmed by the results and as scott hardly mentioned in his package or any story. A role in the Election Campaign in taiwan the unrest in hong kong fuelled resistance and certainly heartened the public sentiment thats going to also mentioned taiwan played a key role over us as a side to some of those protesters who fled hong kong over the last months of protest and the top ones president present child she gave them certain a certain type of asylum but like extending that tourist visa so they can stay on and stay out of hong kong and avoiding a rift now and talk what is also back to the protesters here over the last months providing supplies like. Helmets and all the rest over last month so this rally is boy its quite a book to galvanize their alliance with against beijings recent resistance and tutting grip on this city. Thank you for that sarah clarke live in hong kong. Now to oman where the new sultan hyphen bin tariq outside is officially receiving foreign dignitaries in his 1st full day as the gulf states new leader he was sorn in on saturday and has promised to uphold his predecessors approach as a Regional Peace maker he took power just hours after his cousin Sultan Qaboos died after a long illness at the age of 79. 00 so tom caboose is credited with transforming a man from a small underdeveloped country into a modern state lets speak to 70 decos in muscat for a suit on Qaboos Stephanie was. Of course a crucial mediator broker between many countries in this region and beyond tell us for us about some of the dignitaries paying their respects. Well weve had iran foreign minister here weve had kuwait mirror hes on his way actually weve had cutters emir the tunisian president in his 1st official visit as president by saeed weve had the ugandan president weve also had a king of uganda 5 kings and kingdoms within the borders of uganda the king of turow here along with the president paying their respects just gives an indication of the reach of this man but of course significantly youre going to see opposing sides coming in and out of this country over the next couple of days because that is the role that Sultan Qaboos and this country has played over the last couple of decades that of a mediator that of a peace maker that of a country that does not want to take sides so i think that is certainly significant the sultan did not want a lavish funeral with heads of state have this is why youre seeing these people coming in and out certainly the succession also was very swift also the 1st childs for world dignitaries to meet the new sultan and of course you know these are significant times for a month huge changes here and deed and the new assault on his promise continuity stephanie were not expecting i guess any major changes on regional or Foreign Policy but what about domestically oman has been struggling with high youth unemployment and International Debt what are some of the Socio Economic challenges he faces. Absolutely you mentioned if theyre high debt this is a country that does not have a huge amount of cash moving forward it has a growing young population there is a high unemployment so he has those kinds of issues to tackle at home i think its twofold here for the interesting the very important that this exception went smoothly and so quickly everyone will tell you that that is appeased a lot of worries here about any sort of power struggle moving forward of course because Sultan Qaboos ruled this country for half a century but the cracks if there will be will only start to show over time whether thats internally or whether that is externally of course you have neighboring countries that want this country to fall in line with their Foreign Policy a lot of neighboring countries not happy the fact that oman has this independent stance a neutral stance talking to everyone so these are all sort of minefields the sultan hite them is going to have to navigate very big shoes to fill certainly he is a man that has a lot of support here and many people believe could do the job but again i think only 3 time will tell about the challenges hes going to face and how hes going to execute any of those thank you very much for that Stephanie Decker reporting live from muscat oman capital australias foreign minister Scott Morrison says hell recommend establishing a high level inquiry into the bushfire disaster on saturday the Sydney Opera House was laid up with a tribute to the firefighters and volunteers one firefighter was killed on the same day in a state of victoria at least 27 people have died since september and more than 2000 homes have been destroyed morrison has also responded to fierce criticism hes faced over his response to the fires. You know there are things that i could handle on the ground much better theres a very rule emotional environments i go to say that 95 percent or thereabouts of the responses ive had in these cases of very very positive and and very appreciative. Now to venezuela where Opposition Leader who is trying to reignite his campaign to remove president Nicolas Maduro a year after he was declared by some countries as venezuelas interim president has lost momentum a lot america tennessee and human reports. A middle class neighborhood was the scene of Opposition Leader why does 1st rally this year. I guess if there are great fences or wall to jump we will jump them and if we cannot jump over them we will knock them down. On tuesday the majority opposition faction that he leads forced to sway into Parliament Just days after why they always prevented by soldiers from entering the legislature the government is now recognizing another Deputy Speaker of the house. Why though says he want to meet with the norwegian delegation that supported lee in caracas to attempt to restart negotiations a broke down last year between the government and opponents says there are no conditions for dialogue but while than israel is political and economic crisis worsens its clear that the opposition has lost momentum in january of last year tens of thousands of people mobilized in support of. 12 months later either out of fear frustration or the belief that the opposition simply doesnt have what it takes to unseat the military backed government like gore has only been able to bring out a few 100 people here. Nevertheless he pleaded for the news waylands not to abandon him. Today more than ever we need to all fight together to open the door to freedom because i confess to you we cannot do it alone. Whether venezuelans will heed his call and accompany him next week in a new attempt to Enter Parliament remains to be seen to see him human al just got acts. Hello again im fully back to go with the headlines on aljazeera a cease fire has come into effect in libya after war tiny for half time agree to the trolls just hours before it was due to start the pause in fighting was brokered by the leave is a russia and turkey who support opposing sides in the conflict. The general command of the libyan ira bomb forces announces a cease fire in the west inside of libya the cease fire starts from one minute past midnight on the 12th of january 2020 the other party should stop any type of military operation at the same time we will respond harshly to any violation of this cease fire island accord with the car marshall welcomes the russian turkey and any other initiative to stop the aggression or that any initiatives should include a d. V. D. Or all of the aggressor forces. A ceasefire has also come into effect in syrias italy province the countrys last rebel held territory violence had been escalating there since russian Government Forces launched an offensive to retake the area in december the death toll from thursdays attack on an army base in asia has risen to at least 89. 00 and no one has claimed responsibility its the latest in a string of attacks across africa region which has prompted leaders to call for more International Support u. S. President donald trump has voiced solidarity with protesters in iran and warn the government against cracking down on demonstrations anger is growing over the downing of a grainy an airliner and the governments initial failure to admit its responsibility. Taiwans for independence president is celebrating a landslide election victory sign way and says its a sign taiwan wont intimidation from beijing and omans new seoul time hyphen been tarik outside his officially receiving foreign dignitaries in his 1st full day as the countrys new leader he was he has vowed to uphold his predecessors approach as a Regional Peace maker its apologists hours after his cousin Sultan Qaboos died at the age of 79. 00 credited with transforming oman from a small underdeveloped country into a modern state those are the headlines talk to aljazeera starts now. Theres a wave of sentiment around the world where people actually want accountability from the people who are running their countries and i think often peoples voices are not heard because theyre just not part of the mainstream news narrative. Obviously we cover the big stories and report on the big events that are going on but we also tell the stories of people who generally dont have a voice i mean when i was a child my thats a never be afraid to put your hand up and ask a question and i think thats what i actually really does we ask the questions to people who should be accountable and also get people to give their view of whats going on. All. The reports in. The middle east Peace Process is a term its been used by World Leaders time and time again he refers to efforts made by the International Community to end the Israeli Palestinian conflict. One of the most significant events of the past 50 years is the oslo accords a set of agreements that were 1st signed in 1993 by the governments of israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization to put in place a series of procedures based on un resolutions for the eventual goal of an independent palestinian state and to oversee this agreement the u. N. Established the office of the special coordinator