And former president s and their pandemic experts weigh in on the trumpet ministrations response of the corona Virus Outbreak. Hello thanks for joining us turkey says deadly attacks on libyas only functioning airport on Diplomatic Missions amounts to a war crimes and its warning it will take action against forces loyal to warlords if they continue turkey supports libyas un recognized government in tripoli which is launched a counter offensive following saturdays attack planes were damaged in a fuel tank set on fire his forces also struck nearby residential areas killing at least 5 civilians that there were heads in tripoli and he has more on turkeys reaction. Turkey is now threatening that if have to as forces attacks continue targeting its interests in libya then have to individuals or elements will be a legitimate target for turkey this comes after thursdays attacks targeted the embassy and to the police city center and killed 3 people in the vicinity of the Turkish Embassy in the city center now turkey also reiterated that it has it has been supporting its friendly and brothers in in libya and it said that it will continue according to the statement it will continue supporting the government of national called because it is diligent mut a government thats representing libya and is because mazed by the International Community the turkish intervention with the government of National Accord has changed the battle process on the ground dramatically it has shifted the balance of power in favor of the government of National Court especially after turkish drones were introduced to the battles and have been targeting have to his forces locations in many areas. Well libya has been engulfed by conflict for almost a decade now there was a brief hope for a reprieve when the un secretarygeneral called for a global ceasefire in late march responding to the bigger fight against coronavirus but far from a cessation of hostilities fighting has ramped up since then on thursday turkey and italy said the area around their embassies in tripoli was shelled and on saturday have to his forces launched its attack on and see if airport thats a facility targeted so often it has been forced to close lets get some analysis with us of the mater hes the founder and director of the sadic institute the 1st Public Policy think tank in libya hes joining us from london thanks for your time with us on the news hour what are we to read into turkey statements and what are turkeys options if their interests and Diplomatic Missions are targeted as they say you know those who are who are simply mentioned you know the really the options are close but none around 2 weeks ago they started at 16 to the coast of gaza us the this is. Really about the stronghold is in Eastern Libya and it was a clear demonstration of intent that they perhaps intend to launch an offensive against have to come up with. And that will have to be the case that would be a serious escalation and that would also be the 1st on the that if there was such a tool or the last 6 years the personally hes been in the box and this is really a major major move and it was a major statement in the last interview whats gone wrong since World Leaders met at the beginning of the year at the berlin conference and they promised to enforce an arms embargo and a cease fire and what has happened since then to get us to this point where theres an escalation in fighting and does this mean that there is any room for negotiation going forward. I mean really the question is whats going right in the last 4 years apart years since harry potter sparked a civil war and maybe 15014 we had a process that brought together all of the different factions and to be able to negotiate a settlement between algeria and morocco it was cool to set up a group that in political agreement was brokered by the way and they produced a unity government that sort of shit and was supposed to be the government thats in tripoli and we were told by the un thats on by the un cheaper than the and theres only one solution only one planet and it is the un but government of National Accord the week later after its up to reject and its continued as advances in various facets but there is at least in libya southern libya and then since last year since last april in tripoli the problem weve had has been the very same problem that has been there since 2014 what a doctor does display his behavior whether he commits war crimes the rocket i. C. C. Investigations in Eastern Libya whether he declares war is against the front communities displacing 100000 men gauzy killing a quarter of a population of displacing them or chill in them or injuring them in the city and then this 2nd campaign it doesnt seem but whether its in the last year displacing 200000 shelling different civilian neighborhoods killing some of the people in the city of tripoli and perhaps at this place to maybe even 250000 people from the capital despite all the behavior that its a legitimate never and has not been a single moment last 5 years unilaterally condemned him criticize them or threaten sanctions neither him all his backers in the u. A. E. Egypt saudi arabia or russia have been threatened with that and thats really a dentist ration of whats gone wrong in libya but really whats going wrong with our International System that we use the media and arbitrate conflicts the Security Council that is supposed to arbitrate and supposed to stop conflicts is broken and its a major problem here that goes well beyond that you know and will have an echo into the print conflicts yet and thats exciting to you in fact right about you say that this is going to explode or this could explore a new war that could have profound consequences for not only libya but north africa and and parts of europe as well what are the risks of the fighting doesnt stop. I mean the list would be endless i mean the very fact that in the middle of a pandemic like this that no one is able to put the leaders of and stop this conflict and stop the behavior that promotes this conflict could mean that we see it influx of migrants and refugees and potentially a time where in europe or in italy as theyre coming along in Southern Europe as theyre coming out of lot then a wave of migrants that they had in 2015 could be worse this time around and the fear and hostility towards the work of bringing a 2nd wave of the wisemen them i mean the numbers are just a solace from the very last about the libya need stability energy needs reconciliation and listening for trade but all that really gradually becomes a haven a safe haven for more terrorist organizations that breed as we have an unnecessary war against the civilians of libya people that just generally want to appear less that way of life versus those that want to return to the country to authoritarianism bring about Humpty Dumpty back together were going to just never happen i mean those things are endless that other libya could go into and now its the fall of thats when it came out of the revolution as one of the wealthiest countries in the world a decade ago those things are endless we go on with that with the list of rights i will have to leave it there we thank you very much and speaking to us from london. Now with antigovernment protesters back on the streets of the iraqi capital the new Prime Minister has made good on his pledge to free people detained during previous demonstrations its one of most of the means 1st the sessions following his inauguration on thursday so wonderful town has more from baghdad. Protesters are back atop the barricades but thats republican bridge demanding the downfall of a government that has only been in power for 3 days. Oh. The me was confirmed as Prime Minister last thursday nearly 6 months after antigovernment demonstrations forced his predecessor. To step down but people here see me not as a chance to start over but as the continuation of a system that has spilled them. Into beginning every Prime Minister makes concessions but we dont know what the end result will be were not protesting against one person we are protesting against all parties all the parties inside parliament are still the same so nothing will change since march to here square has been largely deserted after the government imposed a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus the curfew has since been partly lifted this is the largest demonstration here in years where in 2 months and even though the numbers are lower compared to last october protesters today have managed to send a clear message that simply replacing the head of state is not enough to make the movement go away on saturday the new Prime Minister announced a series of measures aimed at addressing the protesters grievances he formed a committee to bring those responsible for the killing of more than 600. 00 protesters to account and ordered the release of those still in the tension because i think. Well generations of them near we also ordered the release of all detainees who participated in the demonstrations and we asked the High Judiciary Council to cooperate in releasing those who have been sentenced for simple crimes except those who are involved in shedding iraqi blood and the Prime Minister also reinstated popular general abdel wahab by saadi at the helm of iraqs Counterterrorism Service saudis decommissioning last year was blamed on the cronyism and among the factors that sparked protests but there is no quick fix for years of mismanagement no easy way to restore the trust of many who say they have given up on the entire political establishment. And i mean are there any more we are tired of hearing those promises its like they gave us a general anesthesia for these protesters on the same this time were staying how long have they been in power 16 used they didnt do anything for us we will stay here until we have achieved our demands those demands include jobs Better Services and an end to corruption even if the best of intentions they will take years to fulfill and few here believe that iraqs new Prime Minister can serve the people more than the political interests which brought him to power simona fulton al jazeera but the bat. Coming up on the aljazeera news hour hong kong protesters say the government is using the coronavirus pandemic to suppress dissent. Praised for their success in fighting the virus itself career starts planning its economic recovery and mexico infections near their peak but our official numbers are concealing the really extent of the crisis. But 1st the u. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson has begun outlining how the country might ease itself from coronavirus restrictions introduced nearly 2 months ago on sunday johnson addressed the nation saying increased exercise would be permissible from wednesday while its hoped some schools could resume by the start of june with a global number of cases now passing 4000000 some countries that have begun easing restrictions are noticing a rise in the number of infections south koreas president warns of a potential 2nd wave later in the year germany said the reproduction rate there had risen to 1. 00 fronts had noticed a new cluster of link to a funeral and the chinese city where the illness was 1st noticed has reported its 1st infection in 5 weeks and the United States remains the global hot spot almost 80000 people have died there thats more than a quarter of all coronavirus related deaths globally well in the u. K. One of the new measures unveiled is a new virus alert system and people have been told they could return to work if theyre unable to work from home but for some the messaging from the British Government is not clear enough hope for an end has more from westminster. The sites of people basking in sunny parks and strolling along the river thames this weekend offered just a snapshot of the wide a reality that 7 weeks after they were introduced the u. K. s stay at home restrictions have stopped being strictly observed. Or strictly enforced now there is a new Public Health slogan stay at home ditched in favor of the new mantra stay alert theres also a 5 level alert system that will govern how quickly the lockdown can be eased the Prime Ministers priority is to find ways of getting people back to work the 1st step is a change of emphasis that we hope that people will act on this week we said that you should work from home if you can only go to work if you must we now need to stress that anyone who cant work from home for instance those in construction or manufacturing should be actively encouraged to go to work many elements of the Prime Ministers National Address had been widely previewed in recent days for example from weapons day the idea that people will be no longer restricted to just one hour of outdoor exercise per day and in fact people will be allowed to lounge in parks if they want to so long as they observe social distancing but any further freedoms will depend highly on the critical our number keeping the rate of infection below one throughout this period of the next 2 months we will be driven not by mere hope economic necessity. Will be driven by the science the data and Public Health the stay alert message has attracted criticism for being too ambiguous and open to interpretation but the police will find it unenforceable and the public might find it confusing it doesnt really mean anything theres no instruction in the same way as the last message and i think you saw in the Prime Ministers speech just now how the government has had to come back from some of the things they were thinking of doing earlier in the week because theyre just on shore about how to get this right and i weve already seen today in the United Kingdom there is going to be a lot of uncertainty and theres a lack of clarity about what it sees the government want people to do they should really have just found different wording to try to navigate these next 2 or 3 weeks to make things even more confusing since coronavirus restrictions are id volved matter with scotland wales and Northern Ireland setting their own policies those 3 nations are firmly rejected the Prime Ministers new slogan clarity of message is paramount if we expect all of you to know exactly what it is we are asking of you and as leaders we have a duty to deliver that clarity to those we had accountable to not to confuse it to that end i have asked the u. K. Government not to deploy the r. Stay away at Advertising Campaign in scotland because the message in scotland at this stage is not stay at home if you can the message is except for the essential reasons you nor vote stay at home fill stop from the outset it was realised that lifting the lockdown was always going to be far more difficult than imposing it in the 1st place the Prime Ministers heavily conditional sketch of a road map makes it abundantly clear just how complex its going to be paul brennan aljazeera westminster. China has reported the 1st case a covert 1900. For more than a month in wu han the city where the virus was 1st detected in december its National HealthCommission Says the new case was probably previously a symptomatic the capital of who province was the 1st city in the world to go into lockdown its been slowly returning to normal since restrictions were lifted last month a province in southwestern iran has in placed under lockdown because of a 60 percent increase in the number of coronavirus hospitalisations restrictions have slowly been eased across iran against the advice of Health Officials in an attempt to revive the struggling economy where gatherings have resumed in 180 cities and towns and schools will open next week but the governor of kazakhstan province says people havent been social distancing hes ordered offices closed and imposed travel restrictions for 10 counties in the oil rich province a new corona Virus Outbreak in seoul linked to nightclubs has led south koreas president calling for calm but hes also warning of a 2nd wave of infections later this year robert bride reports from seoul. South koreas response to the corona virus has been widely held up as an example to other countries at one time it faced the 2nd worst outbreak in the world after china but quickly brought it under control by encouraging people and companies to voluntarily social distance while conducting mass testing and Contact Tracing president moon use this National Address to promise further advances. We will reinforce our Epidemic Prevention and warrenton systems become the undisputed number one epidemic response country leading the world but he had a warning that the world was now on the verge of a Global Crisis because of the pandemic. Is fundamentally changing our daily lives and pushing the World Economy into an unprecedented crisis as an export driven economy south korea faces tough times a global recession means people will be buying less of what the country makes while restructuring of Industrial Production is likely to further hurt trade. Its a National Forum a panel of experts came togeth