on the egyptian capital. it's mean and light of unrest here in tahrir square in downtown cairo as those pro mubarak an anti mubarak supporters take on one another in front of the cairo museum there have been molotov cocktails thrown there have been people lifting road signs out of the road to use the poles to fight one another there are people that have formed almost some kind of system where one carries buckets of stones and then moves back and reinforces the next that violence showing no sign of abating ambulances are there they've been ferrying the injured forwards and backwards there are makeshift clinics operating there as well a lot of fear a lot of anger a lot of frustration there have been scenes of people also praying very square which is the size of about one it's really mild there was a moment yesterday before these two groups into violent confrontation when. down and prayed between them and it seemed as if the situation could be defused when all of a sudden seemingly out of nowhere a man arrived on horseback and on the camels and started whipping the crowd and we

now understand that they are workers from the nearby permits who are frustrated and angry that tourists have been kept away having said all of that a few moments ago the curfew was lifted and i needed to walk through the streets of cairo not far from tahrir square to get to this live position i had to pass through quite a lot of military checkpoints but having said that the military itself is not inside turkey a square there on the perimeter on the periphery and as i walked here i must have passed at least half a dozen cars with foreign citizens holding up their passports scared and frantically making their way to the airport as international countries citizens to get out what is certainly becoming clear is that this is president hosni mubarak's mobilization there are no adults that he's probably supporters are receiving support from the government there are fears they will receive reinforcements and that that violence will only intensify as the day carries on questions. as to who

can move forward well mubarak certainly is not giving up without a fight despite the rallying call of these protesters for him to step down immediately mohamed el baradei is a figure that has been supported and is being supported by the west but he is seen here as really a an american puppet and as a person who will follow the will of the international community much more than helpful of the will of egyptians so there is the hope that the military might still intervene as i mentioned they're standing on the perimeter but they would be the force that would be able to actually do something but the fact that they're standing there and doing nothing and not putting any push on mubarak to stop the standoff is sending out a message of a warning message that bob is silenced they almost seem to support him there is the question of course being asked about what this means for islamists we have heard reading cause not only here in egypt but certainly around the world as my colleague found asked. egypt in turmoil young men out on the

streets calling for the unity of the muslim nation by sugaree a law but this is in cairo it's london where young men are also out on the streets calling for an islamic state this is his but taria an organization linked to terrorist activities throughout the world it's banned in russia and in some arab countries including egypt but in the u.k. it's allowed to operate freely in britain it's very hard in the current legislation to ban his book to hear the government when they're out of power said they were going to i think once they're in power they're seeing how difficult it is with the legislation specifically so i think carry on monitoring the groups but won't do anything to prescribe them the trouble in egypt prompted this london demonstration with the british army has put terror it jumping on the bandwagon to promote their own islamic state in front of the embassy in london there's a big ministration in support and solidarity to the uprising in egypt. and. the.

demonstration wanted to do in. front of the embassy. refused and they said this is. demand. has nothing to do with it. and we. want to put this down because this is according to. the influence runs both ways the muslim brotherhood egypt's main opposition and a notable incisive of the current demonstrations is according to some a creation of british intelligence you might get the muslim brotherhood. to oppose more during the basic thing that they did in the fifty's and sixty's there some of those factions in there may have no lord but still this is quite a leap. the muslim brotherhood if we look into their background their essentially they pretend to be islamists but they're essentially

a fabrication of the globalists the. outside muslim countries has but enjoys its strongest support here in the u.k. it's organized on university campuses including luton which was attended by the stock bomber and although the organization claims it doesn't advocate violence the links are there for all to see she read influenced by his put terror preaches to british suicide bombers who attacked a bar in tel aviv in two thousand and three had contacts. who tried to detonate car bombs in london and glasgow in two thousand and seven influenced by his but terror in members while studying the government's policy on radical islamic organizations while they operate inside the law in the u.k. involves dialogue and debate groups like his but terry are allowed to demonstrate so you can leave here calling for an end to democracy and the instigation of soon.

but the violence in egypt has already spread to the u.k. in the full of demonstrations here at the embassy and the question now being asked is what that every voice with an opinion on egypt's future has the rights to be haute. international political consultant dalia sheindlin says its role that's particularly afraid of an islamic takeover in egyptian israel has a lot of fears on its mind it's not just a general fear it's a very particular things you know israel's afraid of an islamist takeover of egypt israel's afraid of destabilization spreading to the palestinian areas and israel's afraid of a leader who might not be a full partner in dealing with iran and that's something that you have to keep in mind these are obviously the biggest things on israel's mind that's always going to come first and there's been a sense for a long time that mubarak is pretty much the only thing holding egypt in place as a peace partner so israelis are clearly very nervous they kept pretty quiet in the beginning but you saw early on that there is not a great deal of trust that

a change in government in egypt will be good for israel there was already you know a politician who was saying that just is not ready for democracy necessarily it took our prime minister a long time to make any statement in support of democratic change in egypt and that's really that really comes from a place of fear. and you're watching live from moscow coming up in just a few moments a ticket to take off russia's first mass produced passenger jets in soviet times gets ready to soar into high flying market plus. artes close up visits the town that produces the world's most popular weapons and reveals the secrets behind the famous kalashnikovs. now the new strategic arms reduction treaty between russia and the u.s. is now just one step away from finally coming into force it's been signed by president barack obama following months of hurdles and debate on both sides of the atlantic the historic deal that will cut the country's nuclear arsenals by around

a third will see its completion this saturday when the sides exchange sign documents. has the details. we saw the u.s. president signing this incredible treaty in the oval office he was joined by a whole host of members of his administration and this of course pushes the treaty one more step towards final completion and the next step that we're expecting is for u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton to meet with her russian counterpart foreign minister sergey lavrov at the sidelines of the security council this week conference this weekend the date that we're hearing is february fifth where the two sides are set to exchange the so-called documents of ratification the actual signed documents which will officially bring this agreement to force and it's one that we've been waiting for for quite some time now the bigger stumbling blocks that we've seen for this historic agreement have been right here in washington we saw force a minority but yet a vocal minority of republican lawmakers opposing this treaty which is part of the

reason that we've had such a long delay in getting this document ratified. arizona republican senator jon kyl one of the vocal critics of this treaty even earlier this week raised criticism of the of the agreement saying that the united states did not have enough time to look over this document but it really is a minority opinion as the consensus here in washington is that this is a critical step towards improving international security something that both sides have worked so hard to achieve for so long and at a time when we see so much global insecurity starting with the unrest in egypt so while there have been some stumbling blocks a does look like this historic agreement has finally been pushed through and we await the exchange of the documents this weekend for it to fully come into force. well the whistle blowing website and we can leaks has been nominated for a nobel peace prize the controversial news comes as its founder julian assange finds himself in yet another scandal this time with a new york times the paper made a fortune off the back of the u.s.

diplomatic cables leaked to a biased songe but as are found out it's gratitude only goes so far. it was a love story in the making i don't blame the new york times for running the story a nomadic are strongly in with classified u.s. documents and american newspaper with the power to print that in june of last year i got a fairly mysterious phone call from the editor in chief of the guardian newspaper in london asking if we were interested in partaking in a vast trove of secret u.s. documents the new york times and julian a songe developed a relationship all other u.s. mainstream media outlets envied boycie leaks wiki leaks wiki leaks wiki leaks wiki leaks wiki leaks the new york times first introduced readers to the popular whistleblower website in june publishing classified u.s. war logs posted on wiki leaks in the midst of declining readership and a shrinking budget a songe was

a blessing for the times. the paper has printed two hundred stories on a songe more than five hundred on wiki leaks articles detailing shocking field reports of u.s. operations in afghanistan chaos and illegal activity behind the iraq war and embarrassing diplomatic tactics used by the us state department but like many passionate romances he told us he wouldn't sleep in one place more than one night if he had to the gray lady has kicked the blonde out of bed and is now selling juicy details of a six month affair for just under six bucks mitchell impressions of julian assange you know send up some red flags a digital book called open secrets wiki leaks war and american diplomacy in addition to releasing before video from the helicopter cockpit they released an edited version that had been turned into kind of a piece of the war propaganda a new york times employees describe a songe as a source not

a partner or collaborator a man who acted like a fugitive conspiratorial and contemptuous of the u.s. government it seems to me exteriorly opportunists to take the. information the deal with the guy to use the information and then to say well he's more of a villain or man on the loose or on the run when in fact they're using his information and trying to disparage his character at the same time the timing may not be a coincidence the u.s. justice department is conducting a criminal investigation into wiki leaks reportedly looking into the espionage act to prosecute a songe government official say publishing secret documents from the pentagon and state department created a national security risk controversy or wiki leaks founder his whole wiki leak flat wiki leaks scandal but even mainstream media echoing the government's criticism talk much less about lindsey britney and charlie sheen when wiki leaks wax the

world with a new load of secret surrounding government corruption or to play a different good songe in an interview with sixty minutes says it's about giving people information they need if you are a whistleblower and you have a material that is important we will accept and we will defend you and we will publish it you can't turn away material simply because it comes from states yet ironically our first amendment powerhouse within the united states is turning its back on a man utilizing free speech to garner government accountability and transparency they have a vested interest in new york times in making julian or songe out to be something that the public cannot rely on because once the rest of us begin going to wiki leaks to get our information and we begin bypassing the new york times then the new york times loses more and more business and eventually it disappears in this case the new york times has gone from writing about the story to making itself

a part of the story and now it's up to readers and viewers to decide if the newspaper in this narrative is a protagonist and hero or just a slimy heartthrob that. just source to reap the rewards and then. marina for not artsy new york. and he spoke to swedish journalist alberg who thinks there could be a political agenda behind us on just case was the us dr again he says there is a long history of american influence in sweden the full interview is coming up in less than fifteen minutes here on r t. it's always had a big influence the least since the the great wave of immigration of sweets the united states in the nineteenth century and i created a kind of reservoir of goodwill interest in all things a really major turning point was entry into the european union and the european union as you probably know it is in terms of foreign policy and military

intelligence subordinate to the united states really and nato was completely infiltrated. so as soon as the social democrats announced that they were going to lead the country into the european union you started to see very clear signs that this region was adopting its foreign policy to. the needs of nato the interests of the with the united states and so forth. and russia's first post passenger plane a super jet one hundred has been given the go ahead to take to the skies there's a lot expected of the aircraft with designers confident it will be popular around the world as are you arrive that explains its first flights will provide an opportunity to prove itself to the international market. at last cleared for takeoff the much trumpeted end of a delayed superjet one hundred is due to be certified to make commercial flights

over russia and the former soviet republics would portion the canyon but this it if it is the most important document to be given to any plane it's a ticket into the world of aviation finally see how he will be able to deliver the planes to the airlines that have patiently waiting for them where it's heavily backed by the government the super jet one hundred is the first mass produced several aircraft launched by russia since soviet times with around one hundred seats it's aimed at the booming regional plane market taking orders for the last five years the makers sukhoi promised to build a super jet carrying passengers by two thousand and eight the tension problems have caused delays and many airlines to decision to wait and see as for now they have are all one hundred seventy i want us to toll. to gain profit. at least. five hundred five five hundred six hundred taught us which walked to be

down now to the super jets will exist as more than just as show exhibits so coy are hoping the floodgates will open. the brazilian and the canadian. have considerable head but they're more expensive the chinese royal has been built but will not fly commercially for several years no was more than a window of opportunity is by no means shout as not to prove that they can manufacture the planes the russian market is a given since none of the other similar planes have been certified internationally the demand grows so large they will definitely get their shot. for the superjet will be receiving worldwide certification spread its wings and saw into the high flying foreign markets. altie moscow. and now our close up team tasters central russia to explore their mother one of the famous

kalashnikov assault rifle the town. jasc is the capital of the republic located in the western area for a way out engineering town and a close city during soviet times it's been a place where all kinds of metal work was done especially the manufacture of machinery and weaponry it's also where kalashnikov design is famed a.k.a. assault rifle but it's not the only invention that the city's famous for. now discovered. some call it the ultimate firearm the change the world the famed kalashnikov assault rifle was developed soon after the end of the world war two. an engineer at the weapons factory. it was created with the experience of war in mind with consideration for all the requirements for

a firearm which were in place to run the war today our customers demand new pool that is from the assault rifle they want a combination of a sniper and a short barreled weapon. that will have high accuracy it be easy to carry and use. that we know how that legendary weapon works in theory let's find out how it is in practice and what a better place to do that other than sitting range. the a k forty seven has few moving parts so it doesn't jam resistant to cold heats rain and snow it can lie buried in sand for years and still be ready to use if you just clean it up a bit in the central russian republic of as in the rest of the country members of the special operations units of the ministry of internal affairs rely almost exclusively on kalashnikovs and not just because they're made in the capital of the woods yet many of them use the a k in anti terror operations in chechnya.

when you're in combat it's very important that a rifle be easy to use and careful especially in the caucasus which i'd say it's the best weapon there is and deserves very high praise. but there just isn't just the city that produces the world's most popular weapon it's also a stronghold of defense manufacturing and innovative technologies. is the leading producer of unmanned aerial vehicles in russia because they're hard to spot easy to use and can fly were places where humans cannot or should not set food rations ministries of defense and emergencies and anti-terrorist center are some of the most prominent customers i think you need i mean when you live next door to mr kalashnikov's you know you have. to make it big so we try to make it big our company started here because the main engine is main thinking from centuries old weapon making traditions to the latest cutting edge technology when it comes to

national security is just truly lives up to its reputation as russia's fortress of defense manufacturing he didn't go. the public order to. well brings us up to date here in our current over here where the business news shortly. now and welcome to business good to have you with us russia's largest lenders the better bank is planning to buy russian investment from troy could dialogue according to that of mr newspaper the state bank will initially acquire an eighty percent stake in the investment company for around one billion dollars the remaining shares are to be bought within the next three years south africa's

standard bank which while thirty three percent of total two thousand and nine be the first to sell the buyout plan a rose after burbank set itself the task of creating a full fledged investment business. and the second day of the russia forum is underway in moscow this year it has attracted a record number of business leaders investors and officials from all over the world and i'm now joined live by our correspondents who made a dent. and so many what issues are being discussed today at the fore. well of course there was a lot of talk here in the in the hallways about this deal of troika dialog and it's burbank it was supposed to be an initial announcement of the deal at around nine thirty in moscow tying up a press conference given by standard bank because burbank and choi benchley was canceled saying that there's nothing on paper and will wait until the twentieth of february for a final agreement to be reached but there was

a panel meeting here in the blue hole of the world trade center and what's being discussed today is where is investment in warsaw the risks we've heard to distinguish the economics of neural roubini and nassim taleb perform already with that with their speeches coming out now nouriel roubini mentioned that the global economy right now is like a glossy hall full and half empty because there's of course the risk of having a double dip is significant you know but still the leverage is very high for example and to talk more about risks let's now join scott beauty the managing director for financial institutions at standard post thank you so much scott for you for your time for being with us so where do you see the main risks for the global going to be the highest risks right. at the broader question i. know that a big risk is that the this double digit growth in china which is has continued for a decade or two decades would stop that's great probably if you just want the

single largest wrist it's probably had a decrease in the growth rate and growth expectations for china would would have repercussions on asian economies. in the u.s. because of china's investment profile and on the world economy because china is a big player the consumer of a lot of resources and exports to china so probably for social reasons or live for reasons that imbalance with respect to credit and capital allocation you know in china that's probably the biggest. right stand up most recently very good hands simple so. easy money to do any of the countries. we did we did do the revision in japan. might have shocked the stock market but it really was the result of some very slow moving trends in demographics and in the economic structure and production that are actually present in european countries

as far as is reuse we re you continually credit the credit profiles of all entities that have credit ratings and we also put some on a watch watch positive or watch negative if there are some factors that are here and now type factors that will lead to a change in the credit and so we have ireland on credit watch negative for example so we would be reviewing ireland. over the next couple months and there's there's things going on with respect to negotiations and some plans being put into place just to support the banking system of government that will look at it or take our decision there and then italy's we have some credit watch and other actions in the in the middle east and that will continue in the face of the social upheaval which which can change in a material way the credit profile but countries will be looking at tunisia egypt and some other countries in the middle east as russia's great things. just

russia it has a triple b. credit rating it's it's at the lower part of investment grade there's a stable outlook on russia and it's been there for a couple years i believe. the a disable outlook means that over the short to medium term we don't expect that the you know the credit profile will change that we don't expect that our credit rating will change russia you know there are serious maybe slower moving issues for russia also with respect to the institutional infrastructure that would be. that would come into play as far as a positive or negative influence on the regime would be looking at those type of vicious right scott beauty thank you so much for your time there was this cohesion managing director for financial institutions at standard post talking to us here at the troika investment forum in moscow and back to you to reno and trade with at a time. well thank you retreat and we'll be hearing more from you on what's going on at the day thanks very much. as well for now we'll bring you the latest from the

economic forum on the way in moscow in less than fifteen minutes from now hope you join me. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from the realms.

we've gone to huge earth covered. back here with our team here's a look at the top stories in age of the army have reportedly started arresting anti-government protesters and the turmoil in cairo actos and many other countries with terrorism related groups are calling for the creation of an islamic state hitting the streets of the u.k. the country or the radical organization partly responsible for the egyptian unrest was created. and president obama signs a new no clear cut strain between russia and the u.s. following months of hurdles and debate on both sides of the atlantic a story deal will come into force saturday when both sides exchange signed documents. and russia's first mass produced passenger jets and sometimes gets ready to soar into high flying market after overcoming several delays the super jet one

hundred is about to be approved to perform commercial flights and russia and the c.i.s. . well the founder of the whistle blowing web side with the leaks julian assange is still wanted in sweden on sex assault charges and could be extradited there from britain but there have been reports that the u.s. also wants him on charges of espionage r.t. spoke to swiss journalist al burke who thinks there could be a political agenda behind us not just case. thanks for sitting down with us today here in stockholm in the work that i've had a chance to read to viewers you seem to think the u.s. has a growing influence on sweden and bigger and bigger ways tell us more about that well of course that's always had a big influence the least since the great wave of immigration of three states in the nineteenth century a very creative.