it's been a night of. square in downtown cairo as those poor mubarak an anti mubarak supporters take on one another in front of the cairo museum there have been a molotov cocktails thrown there have been people lifting road signs out of the road or 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 very 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 and there have been scenes of people also praying very square which is the size of about one mile there was a moment yesterday before these two groups went into a 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 on horseback and on camels and started whipping

the crowd and we now understand that they are workers from the nearby glaeser permits were 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 square there on the perimeter on the periphery and as i walked here i must have passed at least a 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 immobilisation there are no doubts that these poor mubarak supporters are receiving support from the government there are fears they will receive reinforcements and that their 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 help follow 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 by the silence they almost seem to support him there is the question of course being asked about what this means for islam as we have heard reading cause not only here in egypt but certainly around the world as my colleague found us. egypt in turmoil young men out on the

streets calling for the unity of the muslim nation ruled by shari'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 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 so they were going to i think once they're in power they've seen how the with the legislation specifically so i think they'll carry on monitoring the group but won't do anything to prescribe the trouble in egypt prompted this london demonstration with the british arm of his but terror it jumping on the bandwagon to promote their own islamic state in front of the embassy in london was a big demonstration in support and solidarity to the uprising in egypt and.

demonstration wanted to do in. front of the embassy. refused and. demands and has nothing to do with it. and you want to put this down because this is according to understanding of 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. creation from the one nine hundred twenty s. . they did. fifty's and sixty's there some of those factions. but still this is quite a leap. of the muslim brotherhood with the look into their background their essential if they pretend to be islamists but they're essentially

a fabrication of the globalists. 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 stockholm bomber and although the organization claims it doesn't advocate violence the links are there for all to see she bomber richard reid influenced by his but 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 influence by his but terrorism 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 terry are allowed to demonstrate so you plainly hear calling for an end to democracy and the instigation of syria law.

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 whether the every voice with an opinion on egypt's future has the rights to be. your advocates o.t. . international political consultant alya sheindlin says it is a role that's particularly afraid of an islamic takeover in age it 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 you have to keep in mind these are obviously the biggest things on israel's mind that's always going to come first 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 and there was already you know a politician who was saying that egypt 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 as the u.s. government struggles to decide on who to support an edge of professor side mohammad marandi says america has only one goal in the region to prevent the arab and muslim world from getting stronger. they're not on the side of the people in the people recognise that they're playing a double game they're on the one hand very much on the side of the establishment on the side of. the most with a man but on the other hand they tell the kitchen people that they hear their voices and they wish and pray for their freedom but we all know that the ruling establishment cannot last without american support and the church and people know that these countries do not want them to be free not only because do they want the

americans and the europeans who want to remain in power and have their head to be in these countries but they also know that an independent egypt independent jordan and independent arabia meaning so to arabia is something that would be detrimental to the israeli regime so the united states and the europeans will wish very much to prevent the people of the region from empowerment. they watching r.t. live from moscow coming up in just a few minutes a ticket to take off his first mass produced passenger jets in soviet times gets ready to soar into a high flying market plus. art he's close a visit to the town that produces the world's most popular weapons and reveals the secrets behind a famous kalashnikovs. well while the whistle blowing web site 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 it by a songe. finds out its 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 i know mattick 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 slickly weeks 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 u.s. 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 sent up some red flags 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 to 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 is whole wiki leaks flat wiki leaks scandal but even mainstream media echoing the government's criticism talk much less about lindsay britney and charlie sheen when wiki leaks whacks the world with a new load of secrets surrounding government corruption they do 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 material that is important we will accept and we will . and you and we will publish it you can't turn away material simply because it comes from not 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 became going to wiki leaks to get our information we began 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 seduced a source reap the rewards and then. hurried up or not r.t. new york. r.t. spoke to swiss journalist al burke who thinks there could be apple let acoa jannah behind a sonorous case where the u.s. driving it he says there is a long history of american influence in sweden the full interview is coming up in about fifteen minutes time here in our team. it's always had a big influence at least since the great wave of immigration of sweets states in the nineteenth century and i created a kind of a reservoir of goodwill interest in all things that are really major turning point was entry into the european union. and european union as you probably know is in terms of foreign policy and military intelligence the subordinate to the united states really and nato is completely infiltrated you know 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. sweden was adapting its foreign policy to. the needs of nato the interests of you in the united states and so forth. russia's first post saudi passenger plane a super jet one hundred has been given the go i had to take to the skies there's a lot expected of the aircraft with its designers confident it will be popular around the world and as our explains its first flights will provide an opportunity to prove itself to the international market. at last cleared for takeoff the much of a delayed superjet one hundred is due to be certified to make commercial flights

over russia and the former soviet republics. you know 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 waited for them. heavily backed by the government the super jet one hundred is the first mass produced civil 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 go to super jet carrying passengers by two thousand and eight but then problems have caused delays and many airlines took a decision to wait and see. one hundred seventy orders to two. to gain profit. at least. five hundred five five hundred six hundred taught us so it's my fault to have to be down now that the super jets will exist as more than

just show exhibits so coy are hoping the floodgates will open. the brazilian and the canadian bombardier have considerable head start's but they're more expensive the chinese rival has been built which will not fly commercially for several years . before the window of opportunity is by no means shut as long as 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 who grows so large they will definitely get their shot. for the super judge will be receiving worldwide certification will see it spread its wings and soar into the high flying foreign markets. see moscow and now a sick look at some other stories from around the world and a powerful storm consider this really as worst in a century has left entire towns of queensland devastated while there have not yet

been reports of casualties thousands have been left homeless emergency services have been working to clear blocked roads and reach cut off communities the storm is also reported to have caused hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage to crops meaning further financial trouble for queensland following the floods there. the us senate has rejected a republican attempt to repeal president obama's health care plan passed almost a year ago the reforms widen medical insurance coverage to the poor and those with existing illnesses and of what include thirty million who had known before but the measures which have been attacked by the republicans and the riaa socialist and the world judges have ruled out the compulsory nature of medical insurance was illegal meaning the reforms could yet be decided by the supreme court. and now our close up team takes two center of russia to explore the mother want of

a famous kalashnikov assault rifle the town of which i ask. jasc is the capital of the republic located in the western euro area formally an engineering town and a close city during soviet times it's been a place where all kind of metal work was done especially the manufacture of machinery and weaponry it's also worth me how kalashnikov design is famed a.k.a. assault rifle but it's not the only invention that the city's famous for as discovered. some call it the ultimate firearm the changed the world the famed kalashnikov assault rifle it was developed soon after the end of the world war two of 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 qualities from the assault rifle they want a combination of a sniper and a short barreled weapon a rifle 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 bit of ways to do that other then shooting range. the a k forty seven has a 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 a year 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. 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's a risk 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 over places where humans cannot or should not set food rushes ministries of defense and emergencies and anti terrorist center are so. all of us all iran's most prominent customers i think it's because you need i mean when you live next door like i do to mr kalashnikov you know you have a story in your life too you make it big so we try to make it big our company started here because the main engineers main thinking block was here from centuries old weapon making traditions to the latest cutting edge technology when it comes to

national security truly lives up to its reputation is russia's fortress of defense manufacturing he didn't. like the public order. while we are today here in our t.v. kareena will bring his latest business news next. hello and welcome to business thanks for joining me which is the largest lenders bear bank is planning to buy investment firm troika dialog that's according to the. newspaper the state bank will initially acquire an eighty percent stake in the company for around one billion dollars the remaining shares are to be bought within the next three years south africa's standard bank which report thirty three percent of troika in two thousand and nine will be the first to share a buyout plan a rose after. the task of creating an investment business. the second day of the russia forum is underway in moscow this year it's attracted

a record number of business leaders investors and officials from all over the world artie's missionary denko brings us the latest from the far. russia's finance minister yesterday was saying that in order for russia to maintain a sustainable rate of growth for more than even four percent a year and russia needs to track seven to ten percent investment more per year while the figures that the privatization program plays a large part in this and the finance minister said yesterday for example that. the second largest banks not ten percent will be privatized but twenty percent and today we've heard the president's economic advisor actually back this initiative to have privatization going at a faster larger scale. was to surplus and. i completely agree we have to be more aggressive in tribal ties in states companies on you i also concur with the idea that should be fully almost fully privatized if it plans to buy other

banks in addition i believe that the states shane bank should also be reduced to under fifty percent and not just fifty percent plus one share. in the gift cards talk more about what to expect from the state privatization program we're joined by boris jordan from renascence insurance the present of race and service thank you so much for your time with us so do you agree with this approach that privatization to go to larger scale yes absolutely i mean. the more the government sells our stake to the russian companies the more competition will be between russian companies and the state will therefore have much less influence in the competition and business so it's our view that it solves two issues one is comparatively less number two is it raises the much needed money for the russian government to further go its investment program. now is that a look at the markets asian shares are mixed on thursday after a sluggish lead from wall street japan's nikkei finished a quarter of

a percent lower trading was subdued as much region as last week when markets were closed for the lunar new year holidays investors are also cautious after turmoil in egypt center stage again. in europe stock markets open lower on thursday with investors awaiting the e.u. central banks in trades interest rate decision at economic reports in the us shelves of biggest oil companies slumped over three percent after a fourth quarter results germany's dax is moving half a percent the sour. and russian markets have reversed from earlier games with most of the blue chips trading in the red at noon energy shares have retreated with look oil trading lower this hour and gas puncturing over a quarter of a percent. is the biggest loser so far down one point three percent. and that's all the latest i have for you but you can always find more stories on our website r.t. dot com slash.

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clothes at anthony. welcome back here with. these are the top stories and it hit the army have reportedly started arresting anti-government protesters and the turmoil in cairo acco as in many other countries with terrorism related groups calling for the creation of an islamic state hitting the streets of the u.k. the country were the radical organization partly responsible for the gyptian unrest was created. the new york times is under fire for its treatment of wiki leaks founder julian assange the paper made a fortune off the back of stories coming from the cables leaked to it but has distanced itself from a soundtrack for the launch of a criminal investigation. and russia's first mass produced passenger jets in soviet times gets ready to soar into

a high flying market after overcoming several delays the super jet one hundred is about to be approved to perform commercial flights in russia and the c.i.s. . and the founder of the whistle blowing web side we can leaks julian assange just 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 spoke to us what is journalist al burke who things there could be apple logical agenda behind a sonorous case. alber thanks for sitting down with us today here in stockholm in the work that i've had a chance to read of yours you seem to think the u.s. has a growing influence on sweden in bigger and bigger ways tell us more about that well of course it's always had a big influence the least since the great wave of.