rebels demand the extradition of kids after his family after they fled to iran and syria and claim they've killed the colonel young inside all this while no one knows the whereabouts of the libyan leader himself. with revolutionary sentiments growing dowley in syria fears are known saying about the political crisis may be spiraling into a religious war. and palestinian alert is relative friends forces reportedly prepare for an authorized thing handing out tear gas and stun grenades to some players as the u.n. vote for palestinian statehood or projects.

fired from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching our team with me nice and now it's four pm here in the russian capital to be out in tripoli and the libyan transitional government is demanding the extradition of colonel gadhafi his family after they fled to neighboring algeria this comes as the rebels claim to have killed the colonel's youngest son his personal bodyguard backed up a claim that nice gadhafi was dead he was the commander of an elite team of the libyan army however it's not the first time information about his death has appeared in the media only later to turn out false meanwhile in the capital people are struggling for stability following the recent rebel take over as artie's ransom notes no reports. graffiti you around the sea chief for claims will continue to treat. the city has indeed changed appearance recently. what used to be one of the most beautiful on the african images rain incased now looks neglected and dirty.

with fighting still continuing in parts of the city and in the rebels and gadhafi forces and an army of another kind has taken to the streets. saying here. we have forty one year old gift in the midst of this and now. all three of us in. with police no longer on the ground armed will in tears maintain order something that ordinary residents are very concerned about if there is a gun they say it will fire sooner or later i was. on the beach. i . came to the biggest aquaduct in the world tripoli has been without running water for more than a week already and you authorities claim is your technical problems not because of

the street fight in a way that's not good weapons in the hands of youngsters on professional people sami calls himself a libyan middle class another reach now coup or his family lives in a modest house and the center of tripoli but just like every resident yes traveling . this is hard i wish clothes like women were doing fifty years ago not hands like this but this battle is nothing compared to what's behind the scenes and. this was still was on television just now all water now for the fourth but. at least we get that done. at least we have our freedom and peace seems to be shared by many here signal that today may not be the best place to leave it's dangerous from both humanitarian and security point of view such as a water medicine food coupled with people with guns everywhere and no police but

the residents of the libyan capital say they've been living without fresh air for forty two years of khadafi israel since they get it back nothing else matters there is not an hour to safely leave. columnist for foreign policy in focus can how women such as the nato operation in libya is the implementation of a large prepared bush era plan to bring africa under its control to. the united states has for the past sixty years well if it is to have a little or economic influence in a particular country were region it also has to have a military footprint but i think what people need to do is to see that this is the first need or want to ration in africa and that this goes back to documents during the bush administration which called for the creation of an african command which has been done which calls for an invasion of an african country not using troops

here our navy all of these things are done they have to do. with control of resources and right now africa is up for grabs. the u.n. has already prepared a document that will ensure its presence in libya claims human rights activists and journalists matthew lee. in some places this ten pages martin says things like we can do this without getting a new mandate from the security council i.e. we can move peacekeepers from missions that already exist and put them in there we can send military advisors there was not there's one line where they just say they don't say this is controversial at all they say the security council's protection of civilians mandate implemented by nato does not end with the fall of the khadafi government and therefore nato would continue to have some responsibilities this is what i found surprising because that's a controversial statement that's a that's certainly the position of some countries but the idea that ban ki-moon would take that as his position without any equivocation is probably wrong here with our c.n.n.'s on your head for you this hour including more contracting exposed

u.s. senate committee finds thirty billion dollars of taxpayer wasted or stolen by contractors in afghanistan and iraq warning that as much again still at risk. and the rural exodus young people flee russian villages leaving that's full of fields and probably health care riving communities on stood. now a lingering violence in syria shows no sign of abating a more brutal battle may be on the horizon nourished by a series of fierce political clashes the fragile sectarian balance of start is crumbling and it's hard. for syria's religious minorities are under threat. protests in syria start out with political slogans. and violence breaks out people come to blows over issues of faith not politics. with more than four thousand years

of history damascus like the rest of syria has been home to multiple faith for centuries but with an increasing political unrest many are starting to wonder whether this could upset the delicate balance of religious tolerance in the country for now who is enjoying the quiet comfort of her home like most christians in a country it's a life she's been used to since her childhood i was growing up in a place with christians jews muslims and everyone got along just fine and still do actually but it's not like this everywhere more than seventy percent of syrian population are muslim and just like christians most muslims here belong to different branches of the religion take for example the president himself was shot on our side is a follower of the our branch of islam who are a minority among a predominantly sunni population so some of those dissatisfied with the current regime spread there in a market it's awards all of its if someone a problem with the government. some people believe this because of this the gene

pool distinct and we have to struggle against the sick and this can be a bloody battle. i don't know why my son was killed he was just working in a shop and his killers knew that he was not politically active but he also knew he was an alawite and that must have been the reason for his murder so she violence is something that's new to syria where religious minorities have a special status largely because the country's leader is himself a member of such well we are protected by law which allows us to live according to our customs since the protests started a lot has changed and it's strange for us it must be coming from the outside. whoever is rocking the boat of syria which is tolerance aren't reaching their goal just yet the prevailing attitude on the streets is still bad of acceptance but if the political unrest worsens the lives of many religious minorities in syria could be at stake if you look at him ask us. well to discuss more about what

the near future holds for syria i'm joined live by dr embry him hours for faster at the university of jordan do you believe the political turbulence and violent clashes in syria are rocking fragile to just stability and how do you think this is going to play out. well first i'm a professor at zaytuna university but regarding syria and the situation there i think that the nato alliance using some regional tools like and the gulf cooperation council are working very hard to instigate instability in syria and this sort of instability will take a sectarian bent specifically they are working on agitating a civil war within syria and they want to call that evolution they can have they want to but the purpose of such

a war is to bring syria down to its knees to the strongest syria like they did with iraq and libya course the point is to recreate the scene and syrian regime in a way that is more favorable to the united states government the nato alliance and the royal regimes from saudi arabia tomorrow i'll call president outlined has started implementing promised reforms but will he be given enough time do you think to put his reforms into action and do you think these measures are likely to bring back any kind of peace. well for one thing i don't think that the united states government or the allies obion ited states are even interested and they see it and regime reforming itself that is just a read that they have thrown to justify their interference and meddling and then plan out of syria it doesn't matter what the syrian regime does what is required of

the c.n.n. regime to do is specifically and the foreign policy of the syrian regime is required to accept that the states of the united states and israel and the so-called peace process to stop harboring resistance spock sions be they lebanese policy than in order to cut off relations with iran last but not least not to try to chart for itself an independent course with the help of allies like russia china and the brics states so basically this discussion about reform does not really employ me mainly because the united states throwing that into the media to justify actions on the ground and the syrian regime on the other hand is really trying hard and many people are saying just give them some time and they're really serious about this already the emergency law has been repealed repealed the state

court has been abolished and a new law for monthly apart the system is being implemented them the same thing for the freedom of the media but the united states so they are a b. and turkey you want to have none of the because the point is something else completely. and you mentioned syrian allies moscow has challenged a stance taken by the u.s. and others in the un on how to resolve the situation it's prepared its own draft resolution in fact which calls for dialogue its western partners however are pressing for more sanctions which roadmap is better in your opinion. well i really appreciate it and many arabs do what russia has done but again we are seeing the scenario of yugoslavia here being replayed all over again it doesn't matter what kind of concessions and reform you're implementing the syrian

regime has called openly for dialogue but the opposition groups are refusing to engage in such dialogue because they are being strengthened by regional and international callers telling them that they should not engage in dialogue i have seen firsthand in the city of hama the kind of damage that the armed gangs that call themselves peaceful demonstrators have inflicted on state institutions be it that the street corners or as the central police station but what i wanted to say was there were slogans written on the walls during the time they controlled the city saying now all dialogue with the regime and they are not employed as that and dialogue they have already said they want to bring down assad and they want to bring down the syrian regime and in this regard i would like to draw to that than

some of your viewers that while in tunisia and. both regimes being allies of the united states and the nato under the head of the state was removed whereas in syria and libya not only the head is to be removed but the whole state is to be dismantled and replaced by something more congenial to the and trusts and the power structure of imperialism and the reads on basically a dialogue is much better of course it's better for in thousand on peace in syria we want the syrians to talk to each other and be able to come out with the summer. for and by themselves without exploding out of medley so absolutely i think is the way to go but it doesn't work this way this is not about oh. your argument is it's. whether you use force or not this is the argument of force not the force

of your argument so to speak i think russia should be a defense more vigorously at these more than they did in the case of libya especially. the way the nato alliance have played their cards in libya using the resolution one thousand seven hundred thirty two just before you militant runs on the ground i think they're going to try to do the same thing in the united nations all right i every time i lose the university i was there too low we have run out of time very sorry your input very much appreciated here on our team thanks for that thank you very much thank you. more than a hundred thousand worshippers have spilled into the streets of moscow to celebrate the end of the holy month of ramadan as muslims around the world mark the festival . tens of thousands of muslims fox mosques around the capital during the early

hours of the morning the turnout was so great the vast majority of worshippers were forced to pray outside many streets became blocked however causing chaos on moscow's road network by far he's commented on how calm the celebrations were and said there had been no incidents islam is the fastest growing and second biggest religion in russia with more than ten million followers. the israeli defense forces reportedly preparing settlers for the mass uprising of palestinians expected after the un votes on palestinian statehood in september the preparations include handing out tear gas and stun grenades to civilians are too small the slayer has more on how israelis are bracing themselves for what they see as imminent unrest. israeli army is preparing for what it's calling operations on the sea it is preparing for september when it's widely expected that the united nations general assembly will vote in favor of establishing a palestinian state now the army has identified ridge lines around if we settle

into this country what this means is that as palestinian protesters approaches their own and at first there will be five after the tear gas if they've been continue to approach closer to the settlements soldiers will be given the order to fire at their feet and use any other kinds of means they feel is necessary for dispersing the crowd the army does seem to be disparate it has been holding intensive training for internal security establishments with in the settlements themselves it's also giving specific orders on what it should be doing if people approach the borders if indeed the roads are blocked here but someone has incorporated the community it is also a growing fear here there comes a timber they will be sure to get in fuel and gas and groceries it securely within the system and send to this it would save lives have been given instruction to stock up and now the working assumption of these really depends establishment is that comes will be violence they will be confrontations between israelis and

palestinians they will be what is being termed here public disorder what we're hearing from the army and from the various reports that are being bandied about is that they anticipate that they will be marches by palestinians to main roads into into junctions between main streets that they will be poaches held communities it will be the destruction and the damaging of any kind of symbols that are as closely as israeli government and who both in the army is also comparing it to the worst case scenario which is essentially violence shooting and any kind of terrorist activities. well when the un votes on the creation of a palestinian statehood israeli diplomacy will undergo the ultimate test that's what the former director general of the israeli ministry of foreign affairs expects and his interview was coming up in less than fifteen minutes. the last few months have proven disheartening for america in afghanistan with july and august

being the two deadliest for u.s. troops since the war began a decade ago that comes as a senate committee into wartime contracting has found thirty billion dollars of taxpayers' money missing or stolen by contractors the final report claims the money was squandered due to poor planning a lack of oversight and outright fraud by u.s. contractors and federal employees and also more as another thirty billion could be wasted unless top measures are taken the findings are now to be presented to congress as a cash strapped washington prepares to trim defense spending to tackle its enormous debt that american economists and radio host richard wallace says the measures the government are undertaking are insufficient. to get by for two to three years now well president obama has been saying that his program to deal with unemployment is to provide incentives in stimulus for the private sector to hire people that clearly has not worked and what we need is to have the courage to break in there

and have the government really do something we're ninety was throwing up as a man's and saying well we'll just wait basically and hope that the economy comes back which in a basic way has been the policy now for three years and the fact that it doesn't work seems not to be a sufficient frightening prospect for these politicians and leaders to do something but i think they're making a terrible mistake because the costs of this delay of not doing anything are very very severe i don't impacting the majority. the american people in ways that are going to have impact on our country for years into the future it's a desire of those who've made a bundle over the last forty years to get through this crisis without paying the price and to put the burden of the bailouts of the banks of the crisis itself on the mass of people to have the conversation always about shall we cut social

security shall we take away medicare shall we take away medicaid to have the whole conversation about the burden on the backs of people rather than on themselves. a look at some world news in brief for you this hour hundreds of a.n.c. protesters have clashed with police in south africa ahead of a disciplinary hearing of the ruling party's new we are julius malema is accused of sowing divisions in the party and embarrassing the president by calling for votes one of the city to be ousted police are trying to break up the stone throwing demonstrators with water cannons rubber bullets and stun grenades leymah faces expulsion from the amc at the closed door hearing. frantic to try his workers have been polled from an illegal coal mine after spending a week trapped underground they got into difficulties last tuesday after drilling through a neighboring pet that was flooded one man died in the incident all three others

were reportedly rescued on saturday and china's mines are notoriously deadly the country has been trying to make reserves sick to recruitment. you. know it's the drive of many young people in rural russia to move to a big city in search of work and a new life but as you groups going over of course the youth exodus is leaving behind ghosts religious and even the most fertile parts of the country. no hot water or stable electricity supplies the nearest pharmacy post office and grocery store or miles away but for such on a some sort or even vast is not the most difficult thing to cope with it's having no neighbors that. they used to be so many families living here again some people die some little well everybody's gone now even the roads you know. it used to be a successful tiny agricultural community were everyone knew each other's names and celebrated birthdays together that's young has been here all her life but know

nearly all that's left of the village are her memories. this used to be a collective farm back in saudia times and now it looks more like ancient ruins rather than something which actually functioned not so long ago it's astonishing especially knowing that we are just around two hundred miles away from moscow. as a hobby sygate travels around the country and explores deserted towns and villages he says he's used to seeing tumble down barns and abandoned houses even in these areas known for centuries old or green harvests. when i feel that i am not i think this is fertile land you can stick a pole in the soil here and it will have peppers growing on its one cycle and tomatoes on the other shore some agricultural facilities are still left in some areas but mostly the lands and abandoned. official figures show that over three

thousand villages in russia became deserted last year alone i mean a small schools and hospitals have shut down there is simply no one to educate or treat any more life in the countryside is no longer attractive especially for young people who are fleeing to cities and looking for a better life when. it's not the village which is becoming extinct because the youth is reasons for self motivation people are leaving their villages for big cities where they often don't know what to do there so they can find a job or a family build a life. of course there are examples of successful forming businesses in russia but experts agree there are only a drop in the ocean and aren't enough to motivate the youth to work in with the community and as many try to survive in cities looking for work the countryside is dying out although some traces of the wife still exist here and there it may not be through all you for the fall silent all together. but i think

it will let. me. he got this north central russia. business news is next here on r t a with. hello and a very warm welcome to the business program it's been a strong start to the financial year for russia's biggest company gazprom increased net profit by forty four percent to sixteen billion dollars that's about forecasts the result was supported by both growing global sales and prices however you saw a negative free cash flow for two hundred forty four minute dollars during a period the company says it had an unusually absent investment program at the start of the year spending almost fourteen billion dollars. results looking for a strong order broke off the pricing in europe. in europe and

this was so dearly expected trend but at the same time will come mostly to share prices we saw quite significant and could use and kept talks going the truth this could be said truly. to make way to complete the but this is also greater exposure for the rest of the year we expect companies result will be to be strong and that all depends on the company of the supreme interest of capital sprinters at this stage we see good care to explain the ahead for forecasts for potential for. the year or estimated. which brings us to the market's brant crude slipped from three week highs on tuesday as the dawn of the back of data from the united states suggesting the world's top is not sliding back into recession france has retreated from earlier highs of one hundred twelve dollars a barrel and covering it eighty six dollars a barrel. and

a quick look at precious metals now gold remains strong after prices dropped more than two percent in the previous session it's currently trading above eighteen hundred dollars per ounce while silver is flaunts trading just down to forty one dollars per ounce. and european markets gains an afternoon trading that's in the wake of danger showing a shop full. in an economic sentiment indicator for the euro zone if it see is an output forming the europe as you came versus where you catch up with the rest of the world on their return from a holiday weekend with banks rallying on validation grounds though germany's dax is down point eight percent. finally here in moscow both the arches and the might say it's a fluke slid into red interrupting their three day winning streak orland mining stocks are dragging the indices into negative territory for a quick look at some of the individual moves in the minds of promise trading low that's just by flows to strong for us to force results applies particularly video is in the black after seeing forty eight percent net profit in the first top of the

spare bonkers also low the sol that's just spiked reports that russia's biggest lender has dispersed. more than three fold to a billion dollars. spunk will get its european expansion at a lower price russia's biggest lender has agreed to buy full spot international with a thirteen percent discount now the coalition is estimated as five hundred eighty five minute hers down from the lowest price of six hundred seventeen million the drop is due to the latest volatility in the markets went to one point v.p. i lost twenty two percent of its value how was the deal so hospital separate by the shareholders of the east european by. ok that wraps up the business. as you can log onto a website argue dot com slash business or join me for another business update and less than one us time so stay with us.

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