under the microscope. the future. egypt's military rulers say they're sorry for the deaths of almost forty demonstrators killed in the worst clashes since february revolt. protests to save the army's apology insincere but many vowing not to turn out in next week's parliamentary elections more from cairo in just a few moments. arab foreign ministers are also real egypt but it's syria that's on the agenda as they threaten damascus with sanctions both fronts proposes what it calls a humanitarian intervention. and no plans to stop the reset. of moscow says it will pull out of the nuclear disarmament treaty and place pockets

on its borders if the u.s. goes ahead with its missile defense shield in europe. and in business russia suffers a setback to supply more gas to china china has signed a deal with many to buy significant game or about its natural gas turning twenty minutes for more on that now that's what. international news and comment live from moscow twenty four hours a day egypt's minute tree has apologized for the deaths of nearly forty protestors over several days of violent clashes with police however thousands until his square say they're not buying it some plan to boycott next week's elections. has more from . the situation here is calmer but it's far from as calm as it can be as you can see behind me tens of thousands of protesters remain into this where the numbers

are still on this and there were this time yesterday but we still hear ambulances going through the square although nowhere near as many as we spoke yesterday only of the army apologized for the loss of life and the youngsters who had been injured we're talking to protesters here many of them have been telling me that they believe that that apology was insincere the army also says that it is committed to folding fundamental elections next week monday but again many protesters asking the question how can you hold even actions in a climate like this and what kind of the just want to see all those elections heard there was also a rather bizarre and non-slip that was made by the ministry it says it will find some five hundred different pounds which is the equivalent of some eighty three u.s. dollars on every egyptian he does not vote next monday so people there laughing it off and saying really what kind of democracy is this the army has also said that before monday it will have a new cabinet in place but no word yet on who will be the new prime minister tasked

with forming a new government the latest figures we have thirty nine people dead and still more than two thousand injured the situation in egypt has not been discussed arab league meeting which is quite bizarre and i want to meet the purpose of the meeting is to look at the escalating violence in syria and the question of whether or not to impose sanctions on that country the unique supposal is to send some five hundred observers to damascus until now syria is used to this saying that it infringes on the sovereignty and he says word though from the iraqi foreign minister is that the masters is not prepared to come to the party and find a protocol that will see this accepting these hundreds of observers now as the masses has one day it has until this time tomorrow to sign this pledge it the arab people we need to. again on saturday if indeed the syrians sign this will be any indication if they have given into pressure to try and contain sanctions against

him be the options on the table where not only sanctions of course also travel bans again soon officials the stopping of commercial flights in and out of syria if indeed the syrians don't sign for them the arab league will need to make good on its threats and if it means to be seen what decision the league will make on the weekend but certainly this is receiving a lot of criticism not only here in the region but internationally where people are increasingly out of need of double standards and pick up the seat again saying lost so many people here in egypt have been killed and injured in this situation here is unfolding almost hour by hour with the lead chooses not to discuss the situation in egypt but only to discuss what's going on in syria. there is also keeping us updated her twitter feed is a taste of her latest post we can see on screen i'll just walk past the banner she writes he goes we won't find another one that says the people will topple the national fallen for his tweets for live updates there from egypt.

while the arab league is discussing sanctions against syria france has become the first western country to suggest intervention on a humanitarian basis from laughlin from the institute for democracy and cooperation in paris says the move echoes the build up to foreign involvement in libya. the french proposal has been to create a humanitarian corridor or and this is where the similarity with libya lives i'm sure your viewers remember the libyan campaign which started off in the name of a humanitarian operation to protect civilians now the french the british and american still to get a united nations resolution on this but they are trying effectively the same thing again they're trying to get humanitarian aid or they say they're trying to get humanitarian aid in there but i think that russia and the world in general should regard this initiative with the greatest possible skepticism we know from libya that the claims made about massacres of civilians were untrue we know that they

were exaggerated and they were manipulated for the purpose of overthrowing protests in my view the same motives are at force here for humanitarian corridor all opened it will allow among other things secret service agents to penetrate into syria and they will presumably be there with the goal of overthrowing the regime so i think is an extremely dangerous and unwelcome development. from laughlin their violence has flared up in northern kosovo with nato soldiers using tear gas against local serbs trying to stop their barricades being dismantled troops in riot gear attempted to remove concrete barriers put a barbed wire fence to try and control restore control of the area gunshots were reportedly heard when hundreds of ethnic serbs poured into the streets to remove the wire tensions have been on the rise over disputed border crossings since july. try to take control of checkpoints to impose a trade in goods and that's what analysts. told me earlier that the serbian side is

every reason to defend itself. there is no doubt that nato has a legitimate presence in the whole of cost of all it's not a problem of whether they should be there and it's not a problem that they are the ones that are the only illegitimate force that we should act upon such a situation but the problem is that they are exceeding their limits and they are exceeding their authority nobody wants to see it all night at some barricade and. nobody has something better to do the problem is that people are really scared there are threats all the time there are incidents from your being inside there are there are people getting shot there are all sorts of pressure and there is a great number of people especially from being inside and somebody a supporter of both in both in europe and even in serbia which are constant people happening with the so-called croatian scenario and that is the worst thing that could happen. well coming up a little later in the program here on r t one for all all for one the leaders

pledged closer ties but collective boring remains a divisive issue it's a new low as it's classified junk one of the world's leading ratings agencies. and no choice for just as we reported market after son saif al islam hasn't been extradited to the war crimes court amid fears of a death penalty for him at home. is to restore the country but first moscow says it's not planning to hold a reset of ties with washington but is ready to pull out of the nuclear arms reduction treaty if the u.s. goes ahead with its defense shield plans in europe washington says it will not review its program despite russia warning that it could move its own offensive missile systems to its borders in response was he's a nice and only explains. press's reaction to the active development of plans for this missile defense shield in eastern europe came in the form of an announcement from president meets major where he highlighted five steps that the russian federation would take if the u.s.

and nato don't reconsider their plans first of all activated immediately will be early radar warning stations in kaliningrad which is russia's most western enclave the country's nuclear strategic forces will be strengthened significantly he pointed out that this needs to happen folks urgently are the country's strategic missiles will be fitted with advanced kind of trace systems and latest generation warheads and he's also notify the armed forces that a system needs to be developed that could destroy data exchange in the control systems of this planned missile defense shield if these steps are not enough the president pointed out that this would be russia's last resort. just keep each other measures are insufficient russia will deploy a contemporary strike systems in the west and south east in order to prevent further damage from u.s. missile systems deployed in europe the system of the deployment of us going to missile systems in accounting. will be one such step if the situation develops in an unfavorable way russia will reserve the right to seize further steps in the area

additional english and arms control. even unix to give a link between strategic offensive and defensive weapons yet reasons could emerge from russia's withdrawal from the strategic arms reduction treaty just before this is a vision within the content of the treaty the president pointed out once again emphasizing that he believes dialogue is the way to go and that cooperation is still possible it's not too late but promises are just not going to be enough russia needs the legally binding agreements from nato and the us that these systems are not meant as a deterrent against that firm there was a lot of the same rhetoric that russia has been listening to for years again that this system is meant aimed against so-called rogue states like iran and north korea that it's not anyway meant again. rush said that they do believe that russia and the west should have separate systems from the representatives from the national security council be heard that cooperation again they praise president mismated statement about further cooperation but also pointed out this is very important

that they will continue to cooperate but that pursuit of cooperation will in no way be limited or changed or changed the plans for missile defense shield and then from secretary general rasmussen of nato we heard again praise for the statement on dialogue and cooperation but he say that he is disappointed by president medvedev statement that it's not in the spirit of russia nato cooperation but again if you look at a map you will see very clearly that nato is rapidly expanding eastwards on russia's what some of these words on russia's western border you have the united states in their bases all throughout the middle east and then up russia's eastern seaboard you have bases in japan and south korea so basically russia is being surrounded and it's pretty easy to understand why this is such a major concern for their national security. and he said we want to know how you think russia's warnings over america's missile shield plans will play else add to

our website well if you don't call them cost you'll vote less if you believe it could trigger a new arms race you can see there opinion history between those who think the pentagon's only speeding up deployment and those who say washington will compromise and agree to moscow's demands the rest of you think the russians objections will lead to europe saying no to the u.s. . don't come online all the time. but the euro zone's debt levels continue to hold high france and germany say they will propose changing either treaties to improve financial governance in the region presence or causey and chancellor merkel have been talking in. their meeting the newly appointed italian premier the leaders are also reaffirmed their commitment to the single currency the idea of collective eurozone boring though it's still a divisive issue championed by e.u. technocrats in paris but strongly opposed by the region's cash cow berlin's who would help raise much needed capital for the nation's but largely germany's expense as its current cost would rise investment advisor patrick young says the eurozone

needs someone able to make executive decisions. the problem is first of all to go back to what we always keep hammering on a boy we really need leadership mr barroso is trying to push forward this idea of your reponse amongst others alternately also germany either has to decide that it wants to be sickly take away the vote and through a lot of other members out of the euro zone club because they view them as not being worthy of being membership or they're going to have to essentially bite their tongue and they're going to have to come forward and do something with the marketplace and in some way find a solution the problem we have is you know euro bonds we were talking about those a year ago fifteen months ago but the difficulty has been all along the lack of political leadership and right now if there is definitely a palpable smell of fear in brussels over what's going on when you're in the euro parliament in the coffee shops the huddled corners are discussions about whether

the euro was going to survive in any shape or form and hopefully that's going to be a calculus to see and critique of leadership and i predict of government and we will find a solution whether it's a collective euro bond or some other form of transfer that at least gets the market working again on the laws countries to borrow this crisis is like a pandemic a financial panic nobody really thing you see if in the euro zone and that's why germany must come out and leave a euro bond is basically a case of putting lipstick on the pigs quite literally in every possible sense and of course the other countries who are currently shut out of the borrowing market or have to borrow at very expensive writs want to be part of a club where hopefully they will be able to borrow money and they'll be able to borrow it much much more cheaply than they can get it in their own right. all of those countries was hit by the crisis portugal has received a vote of no confidence from ratings john fits lisbon's credit score was reduced to junk status fitch cited high debt levels and low growth despite

a seventy eight billion euro bailout earlier this year this comes as the country has grown to a halt over twenty four hour strike workers have walked out of their jobs angry at the cost of the government imposed to balance the books air traffic controllers joined the protest the ranks practically grounding the flights in and out of this bins international level and that even a political reports more and more desperate portuguese and all seeking a better life abroad. now expired readers ready to go leave your homeland has probably never being easier i think it will become eistein portugal when we know that architects with five years' experience are paid just eight hundred euros a month is a question a lot of young specialists have been asking themselves lately and the surprising answer may be to leave for portugal's former colonies like brazil since the father through has been rather stable they had their national truth and then a massive reconstruction process began so there are a lot of opportunities for

a civil construction companies especially and a lot of what he has sort of african companies winter and they're currently very very active and go maybe know something but many portuguese are starting to do it at least in the present day. an african country rich in diamonds an oil resources presents an appetizer an opportunity for a lot of people who have lost hope of finding a decent job at home from envoy to or you could ever tell i am moving abroad and variably says brew and can you get me a job two friends of mine asked me to take their c.v. . according to some reports that around ninety thousand portuguese are currently living in goa compared with just ten thousand in two thousand to some golden key for better income but most are simply looking for something something better than ever worse the situation is called recently. salaries some fortunately are not the main reason and the main reason is the lack of opportunities in the portuguese markets due to the well to the crisis the mass exodus of portugal's young smart

educated labor turned the end of an era for the country i want to specialize people where higher education scientists brain drain as your gods go in ward weaver broad and study abroad and those to stay there and watch of course will most likely never recover and all's human assets like greta they hardly think twice different moving abroad it is a to work for a decent salary far outweighing any possible fear of flying if you go straight to respond we can have what you dot com our website for more on the crisis marching through the eurozone but across the atlantic the u.s. has apparently found an unconventional way to save its own currency. what some say could be behind the recent threats of a strike against iran's nuclear sites more on that story for you online also there . we explore some of the possible reasons behind the failure of russia's

interplanetary probe for. suggestions as interference from an american research station in alaska. or stories online dot com after colonel gadhafi is killing last month there had been hopes he's captured son saif would receive a fair trial but there are growing fears that that will not happen with the case handled by libya's new rulers and his arteries i've been reports are a part of figures outside the country who may have an interest in keeping the younger the story under wraps. say foul islam gadhafi is a man with a lot to say he's the last chance the world has to know how they get there the regime turned from public enemy number one to prison buddies with britain and the other western powers but the international criminal court in the hague says it's not going to extradite him allowing libya to try him instead of libyan officials

already calling for the death penalty many fear it's a tactic to keep those dirty secrets hidden forever that's a controlled forum or the the western interests look at look at what happened with the trial of little bitch you can be sure that the information that they could offer a family has about the relationship between could offer you and the cia over decades will not come out safely daffy with his father's right hand man the crucial mediating go between the west he enjoyed a playboy lifestyle in london counting tony blair peter mandelson and prince andrew amongst his pals there are even reports he was entertained of buckingham palace this is where safety that he was given a place to study i want to london's top universities he was even invited back here to do a speech as recent as last year or is introduced by his old professor as someone who looks to democracy civil society and think liberal values for the core of his

inspiration a far cry from the good that he's previous role as international pariahs libya's oil wealth meant it had a lot to give some details of what britain want in return have already emerged safe daffy's album art it was given one and a half million pounds by his charitable foundation as part of a deal to educate hundreds of libya's future civil servants and it wasn't just britain according to get daffy libya funded nicolas sarkozy's path to the presidency but they get that he's fall from favor was sudden and spectacular according to safe their former friends to be. and to cover up any links since turning against them desperate to stave off a trial at the international criminal court. under the what they are trying to negotiate with us a deal to get to this the we will take care of the court course what does it mean it means is it is a court is controlled by those countries. which attack us with and i don't think

it's going to be in anyone's interest for the supremacy of the new government in libya want blood that's my reading of it europe wants silence and wants to move on to try to because of course the hypocrisy in the double dealing of europe with one hand condemning human rights abuses is rather limited point of way the same time deporting daffy's enemies back to libya who were tortured almost at the very point when tony blair was meeting gadhafi in the tent so i think there's an awful lot of truths that ought to come out and i really doubt it will i. was. libya insists it's capable of giving a fair trial despite its judicial system not being independent for over forty years it's still unclear where say forget that he will be tried rival ruling factions are fighting over who gets to exact revenge with the death penalty likely it seems seek

a deaf ear and his secrets will be silenced by the bennett artsy london. it's not check out some other international news before kareena joins us with the business news a triple bombing in a market in the iraqi city advancer has killed at least eleven and left dozens injured police say two bombs hidden in a motorbike exploded one after the other and a third bomb was detonated after people had gathered at the scene of the victims are said to be police officers and military personnel as the third major attack in iraq in a month with u.s. troops completely pull out by the end of this year. bloodshed continues in yemen a day after the country's president announced his resignation at least five people are reported killed off the crowds the molly the bullet and put on trial the thought on by supporters of the regime will be to transfer power to his deputy and exchange for immunity from prosecution once a protest of the brutal crackdown by government forces in yemen has left almost nine hundred dead. in tripoli libya the transitional government has formally

been sworn in the twenty four ministers were now stay in power until elections in june next year and to be upbeat and optimistic they replace opposition several tribes refuse to recognize the new government and they've been clashes between loyalist to the former leader moammar gadhafi government troops in the city of bani walid leaving seven dead. germans are out in force to protest against the arrival of a train packed with nuclear waste to be reprocessed in their country shipment originated in france where police clashed with hundreds of anti nuclear protesters as the train began its journey that security forces use rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the crowds and at least five were a little spooked by japan's fukushima disaster germany decided early this year to phase out using nuclear power. either but with the summer of our main news stories and six minutes from now the meantime as promised business is next with kareena.

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hello welcome to our business up at the south thanks for joining me russia has suffered a setback in the race to supply more gas to china asia's biggest country has signed a deal with to buy significantly more of its natural gas volumes will rise by almost two thirds to sixty five billion cubic metres a year that's an equivalent to ten months of china's gas imports this part of the deal trying to has agreed to give took many stand loans to buy oil and gas equipment also to go to negotiating a deal to supply gas to try and have but the two sides have been unable to agree on pricing russia reluctant to sell gas for less than it gets from europe while china refuses to offer more than pays for central asian supplies because a gingery partner from u.b.s. says nostromo now has to be more flexible and the pressure. makes china position during peace negotiations more we really need stronger. more

talkative in terms of price so you can do for us by the year two thousand and twenty china will need to block one hundred fifty billion cubic meters of important guests and have come from beyond you and another from from the pipeline and here are just a few opportunities your existence is not a. let's have a look at the markets now commodities first oil rises from the lowest price in two weeks after a surprise drop in u.s. stockpiles p.w.i. is just under one hundred seven dollars a barrel about brant is selling at under one hundred ninety eight dollars per barrel the u.s. markets are closed for thanksgiving holiday markets in europe have raised gains on thursday afternoon after trading higher for most of the day britain's benchmark fell in afternoon trading after a german chancellor again dismissed calls for euro bonds to ease europe's sovereign debt crisis investors also took a news that fitch credit rating agency cut portugal's debt rating to junk status.

here in russia markets ended lower for the first dane three on thursday with both indices closing in the red on to the main movers on the mines it's now energy mage's it raised earlier gains look or lost almost six percent while wilson it was down more than three and a half percent banking stocks also lost their no momentum of russia's second largest bank the t.v. was down almost two percent and market is not the metropole wraps up today's trade for us where you see they're trading two days sideways and there are several reasons for that i think one is that the market wants to see more concrete actions from your peer authorities particular from me she'd be in addressing bizarre crisis is the reason we're not going down today we're going sideways is that we went down quite a bit the last few days so basically. allowing profit taking there are we seeing where i think there's a good chance will in the next few days significantly lower. below where we we are

at today. foreign companies will be able to listen russia from next year the country's financial regulator is introducing a special regime for overseas crimes took place shares on the market access is currently limited to russian read the legislation doesn't comply with international corporate rules analysts say the market is initially most likely to attract from central asia. well that's it for me here but you can find all stories just on to our website at he dot com slash business stay with us for headline news coming up.

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