Thirty seven years in power. This is al jazeera live from doha also coming up dramatic video of the rescue of a north korean soldier who was shot while escaping across the border into the south. Verdict you in the war crimes trial of former bosnian military leader. Accused of genocide in the one nine hundred ninety. And increasing concern in the search for submarine missing for almost a week. We begin with the resignation of Zimbabwes PresidentRobert Mugabe who stepped down after thirty seven years in power its box scenes of jubilation across the country with large crowds filling the streets in celebration of reports in the capital harare. Jubilation on the streets of harare across the country that Robert Mugabe rule for thirty seven years while to liberation was maybe even days. News demagogy was stepping down came as both houses of Parliament Sat in an extraordinary session to debase the president s impeachment to speak at the speed of the session and told m. P. s that hed received a letter. From. The. Mugabe wrote that he was resigning with the medias effect voluntarily in order to facilitate a smooth transfer of power. To the crowds outside those who was many thought theyd never have ever since i was born i have never seen this day im forty four thirty seven years we have been our fathers were there when. You went to war. What were going to carry to show. Your mugabes departure comes an emotional week off the minute she first took to the streets intervening in Party Politics over his succession it likely means that this man. Will become zimbabwes interim leader i had of elections in. The exuberant now some a cautious. And a person whos been proven by where you live to listen to people simply what you see what we. Know. Weve only one look. And politicians like for you to hold weve got to trouble me a couple through these demonstrations and which. Was to play the game fairly if it is not well to play the game fairly we will take him on. We are sick and tired of the sudden appear soon. I had for decades been a faithful mugabe lieutenant described as a president s enforcer close to the army and nicknamed the crocodile if you would describe him as a democrat. Many a right to wonder with his an era we much different from the past on this night and for now though not many k. That was. Liberated. No one knows whats going to happen next its a new dawn for the country for a people who have only known one leader since the one nine hundred eighty s. Had an. Aljazeera as paul brennan takes a look now at the life and times of the veterans zimbabwean leader they will never be the change. They would always be. In control that was two thousand and seven. Ten years later when the people left their views be known opiate encouraged by zimbabwes military Robert Mugabe ignored them and then surprise them when he didnt announce his resignation and is widely predicted t. V. Address i thank you. And good night after thirty seven years in control mcgarvie found it hard to let go hes made a career by deftly apa new phoring potential rivals. One of the first to be sidelined was joshua como a fellow liberation fighter and comer was leader of the zap to party with gabby merge them with his zanu p. F. Party their alliance was uneasy and income i was relegated to the figurehead role of Vice President. At the turn of the century the gobby started seizing farms owned by whites to a peace supporters angry at the slow pace of land reform the economy shrank by a third unemployment soared about eighty percent. Out of this economic turmoil another rival emerged we must give them a good sounding defeat morgan chang form the movement for Democratic Change it became popular enough to risk defeating mugabe in a president ial election runoff in two thousand and eight. I was beaten up frequently arrested and intimidated dozens of his supporters were killed allegedly by zanu p. F. Thugs and the m. D. C. Leader withdrew from the election worried about the stability of its neighbor south africa forced both men into a coalition chuang or i became Prime Minister but mcgarvie retain control of the police army and secret service and with that the real power of god he won the election four years ago by a landslide supporters said Voter Registration lists were manipulated critics said mccarthy was just as ruthless at dealing with rivals in his own party war veteran and Vice President joyce mature and was fired in two thousand and fourteen accused of corruption and plotting to assassinate the gobby this time a gabbys wife grace was seen as instrumental in engineering mature is down for it was the clearest signal yet the mcgarvie was now not only protecting his own position but also laying the path for his wife to succeed him the sacking of emerson made that obvious the Vice President nicknamed the crocodile had been in pole position to succeed mugabe. Firing him cleared the way for his wife. But this time the ninety three year old president had gone too far when a god is close to the military leadership and they stepped in after thirty seven years Robert Mugabes days of exercising unchallenged power well over. Well reaction from god as resignation has been coming in from around the world while he was a towering figure on the african continent his influence was also felt globally donna page reports from johnnys book. As the news that Robert Mugabe had resigned hit the streets of johannesburg there were celebrations relief that one of africas strongman had gone we dont want to. Listen to this him now its night. This is just so many years but that was to get a. Lot. Of. These are a fraction of the hundreds of thousands perhaps millions of zimbabweans who have lift their homeland in a desperate search for work and some who fled political persecution a sense that a profound change has taken place was echoed at the United Nations secretary general and his predecessors have made clear that we expect all leaders to listen to their people and from britains foreign secretary this is a moment of hope for zimbabwe and for the people of zimbabwe the state department was also looking to the future we look forward to and hope for free and Fair Elections he was a disport to some but remains an influential figure in african politics many zimbabweans believe countries like neighboring south africa help to keep him in power by approving elections some thought to questionable since about was military intervened South African president jacob zuma has encouraged a negotiated settlement but it was thembi as president it belonged who took the lead reacting to magog his resignation saying its time for the army to return to their barracks so zimbabweans can focus on cohesion and unity a call echoed by the main opposition in south africa the Democratic Alliance and other opposition party. The Economic Freedom fighters said zimbabwe should promote mugabes Land Reform Program that stripped white commercial farmers of property placing it in the hands of black people and stated views of Robert Mugabes legacy in this region will be mixed many people supported his ideals but not the way they were realized and for a long time many people have forty should step down that would be glad its happened pace fully but not that it took so long tawny a page out as there are johannesburg. To lebanon now on the return of Prime Minister saad hariri hes arrived in beirut two weeks after announcing his resignation one in saudi arabia is expected to attend lebanons Independence Day celebrations on wednesday the president michel aoun has refused to accept the Prime Ministers resignation believing it was done under duress when previously said hariri was being detained by saudi authorities riyadh has denied the accusations sent a hard ascent this update from beirut. Have a day back in beirut for the first time really since his resignation on november for sudden resignation which was delivered in a televised address from the saudi capital riyadh and it raised a lot of questions a resignation that it might take a crisis two weeks really of a lot of uncertainty not just surrounding his resignation but about his circumstances while in taba arabia many in lebanon believe that in one way or another really was being held off really now back in beirut definitely. Like i mentioned those mysterious circumstances there was a diplomatic turmoil over his fate but. There. Really is not immune to political crises or political instability and. People were worried because you had found itself really at the center of. The wire very between saudi arabia and iran. Is very nation was in saudi arabia move against hezbollah hezbollah being an ally of iran the law being a member of. Government they wanted to curb hezbollahs influence. Move lets say backfired because the lebanese came together from across the political divide they felt very humiliated by the fact that the Prime Minister. Was practically a hostage that is the feeling here of course saudi arabia denied this. The country came together but how long will this unity last because the differences are still there and the question remains. Just on his resignation or is he going to withdraw it we understand is that the president is going to try to dissuade him from resigning. To try to find a way. Out of a compromise. He will withdraw his resignation. North korea is accused of violating the korean war armistice agreement by chasing a defect over the border into the south this video shows the man being pursued and shot as he crossed the military demarcation line he was rescued by south korean soldiers who dragged him to safety on their side of the fun to hear the defector a soldier from the north is recovering in hospital after surgery the key findings of the special Investigation Team are that the k. P. A. Violated the armistice agreement by one firing weapons across the m. T. L. And two by actually crossing the temporarily you can see personnel at the j s a notified k. P. A. Of these violations today who are normal Communication Channels in panmunjom and requested a meeting to discuss our investigation and measures to prevent future such violations lots more still to come here in aljazeera including we had a great goal with president were talking about syria u. S. President donald trump talks up his phone conversation with his russian counterpart with both agreeing theres no military solution to the war in syria and from governments to hollywood Sexual Harassment in the workplace has been in the headlines a new report says its lower income employees who are most at risk more in the stay with us. Hello again theres plenty of unsettled weather across the middle east at the moment the satellite picture is showing plenty of clouds stretching through parts of saudi arabia all the way out to across the caspian sea and theres plenty more in the way of what weather following it as well of a some of us in turkey it is very very wet and a lot of that what weather is turning to snow so heavy snow then still with us all and wednesday although eventually for the western policy it is beginning to dry out that system then tries to move away further east with still as we head through thursday but another system following hot on its heels so yet more wet weather for the northern parts of turkey day elsewhere cloud around for parts of the middle east but not a great deal of rain some of the wet weather though is stretching a bit further towards the south its working down the gulf towards us here in doha so theres a lot of cloud around over the next few days and there is the risk of seeing a few cheri outbreaks of rain i think most likely will be on thursday and into friday because of an increase in moisture and a little bit more in the way of cloud or temperatures wont get as high as they have been either so i think our maximum on thursday would be around twenty eight degrees down towards the southern parts of africa and the rain that we saw of the cape town is now working its way eastwards its here over in there all wednesday for cape town is brightening up and the temperatures are recovering to. News has never been more available its a constant barrage of it with every day but the message is simplistic the frank good rational. And misinformation is rife dismissal and denial of well documented accusations and evidence is part of genocide the listening post provides a critical counterpoint challenging Mainstream Media narrative at this time on aljazeera. Welcome back a recap of the top stories here this hour Zimbabwes PresidentRobert Mugabe has resigned as the countrys leader after thirty seven years in its box scenes of jubilation across the country with large crowds filling the streets and celebrations. Lebanons Prime Minister saad hariri has arrived in beirut two weeks after announcing his shock resignation from south. Lebanon president he said hariri was being detained by saudi authorities which they denied. And the north koreans accused of violating the korean war armistice agreement by chasing a defector crossed the border between the two countries but also a soldier was pursued and shot as he crossed the military demarcation line rescued by south korean soldiers who dragged him to safety on the site. Now syrian president Bashar Al Assad has held talks with his russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a surprise visit to russia the meeting came ahead of a summit in sochi where putin will host the leaders of turkey and iran with a Syrian OppositionConference Also taking place in saudi arabia chalons reports from moscow. Ahead of a crucial few days for syria bloody may putin put on a last minute show with political Stage Management a surprise visit by Bashar Al Assad to russia and a meeting with the military top brass who prevented his government from collapse the night and he knows and he told me today during known talks of the thanks of the efforts of the russian army syria has been saved as a state much has been done to stabilize the situation i hope that in the very near future we will reach the final point in the fight against terrorism probably the other coming out of this will be thanks to your efforts and the efforts of our allies many syrians could return to their homes and i would like to express gratitude to you for what you have done on behalf of all the syrian people. Their meeting proceeds two events both beginning on wednesday and opposition conference organized by the saudis in riyadh and a summit in sochi where putin is due to greet president s of turkey and rouhani of iran. Russia iran and turkey have forged what some would say is a curiously Durable Partnership they support different sides in syria and have different goals every couple of months for nearly a year now the three have cosponsored talks with syrias government and Opposition Forces in the kazakh capital astana by posting this negotiation back to spearhead and them russia shows its growing influence in the region is that russias back after the soviet collapse it shows that russia is not a powerful player probably aspire for the United States at least that we want to present itself negotiations have resulted in four deescalation zones in syria though often violated and much criticized by the opposition zones are made achievement of the estimate talks russia turkey and iran say that fighting has reduced enough to now push ahead with a political settlement in geneva balancing their different priorities isnt easy russia wants to. Protect its regional interests turkey is still saying that. It is now primarily concerned with confronting the kurds and iran wants to finally crush all those saudi backed sunni rebel groups those disparate groups are facing pressure both on the battlefield and from their backers saudi arabias opposition conference is an attempt to instill unity and perhaps some more flexibility before any geneva talks on monday one of the oppositions most anti asad voices quits riyadh his job ahead of the High Negotiations Committee said his decision was forced after six years of conflicts in the syrian war as foreign stakeholders appear to be looking for a way out and asaad is looking more secure than he has in years glory chalons aljazeera moscow. You know our President Trump and that america had a lengthy phone conversation on tuesday both agree there is no military solution to the conflict in syria can really help it has more from washington d. C. The call between Vladimir Putin and donald trump comes on the heels of their very informal meetings along the sidelines of the apec economic summit in vietnam and while the two in this latest call did not discuss russian meddling in the twenty sixteen u. S. Election they did talk syria with both leaders agreeing that the way to resolve the crisis is diplomatically. We had a great goal with president bush were talking about syria. Were talking about north korea we had a poll that lasted almost an hour and a half we just put out a release on the go but were talking very strongly about bringing peace to syria what donald trump did not answer however when asked by reporters is whether its his view that the future of syria includes. Remaining in power now this is a very stark contrast to Donald Trumps predecessor barack obama not only did obama come close to ordering air strikes on syria following a two thousand and thirteen chemi